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Thomas' 19 lead UNLV over San Diego State 76-68

AP
Jan 18, 2025

SAN DIEGO (AP) Dedan Thomas Jr.'s 19 points helped UNLV defeat San Diego State 76-68 on Saturday night.

Thomas also had five assists for the Rebels (11-7, 5-2 Mountain West Conference). Brooklyn Hicks scored 13 points while going 5 of 7 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jaden Henley shot 2 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Miles Byrd led the Aztecs (11-5, 4-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Nicholas Boyd added 16 points for San Diego State. BJ Davis had 10 points and four steals.

UNLV led San Diego State at the half, 31-23, with Jailen Bedford (eight points) its high scorer before the break. Thomas scored a team-high 12 points after the break.

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1st Half
UNLV
Rebels
31
SDSU
Aztecs
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Runnin' Rebels gains possession)
19:30		Jeremiah Cherry misses two point jump shot
19:28		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
19:28		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
19:15		BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:13		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
18:54		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Magoon Gwath steals)
18:28		Jeremiah Cherry shooting foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
18:28	+1	Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:28	+1	Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
18:14		Nick Boyd personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
18:06		Jeremiah Cherry misses two point hook shot
18:04		Aztecs defensive rebound
18:03		Jalen Hill personal foul (Magoon Gwath draws the foul)
17:45		Magoon Gwath misses three point jump shot
17:43		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
17:35		Miles Byrd blocks Jaden Henley's two point layup
17:33		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
17:26		Jalen Hill turnover (lost ball) (Magoon Gwath steals)
17:20		Magoon Gwath turnover (lost ball)
17:06		Magoon Gwath personal foul (Julian Rishwain draws the foul)
16:51	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists)	3-2
16:32		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
16:30		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
16:18		BJ Davis shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-2
16:18		Jalen Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:18		Jalen Hill offensive rebound
16:05		Jalen Hill misses two point jump shot
16:03		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
15:54		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
15:52		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
15:34		Jared Coleman-Jones personal foul (Pape N'Diaye draws the foul)
15:34		TV timeout
15:24		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:22		Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
15:21		Jailen Bedford turnover
15:00		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
14:58		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot	6-2
14:23		Pape N'Diaye personal foul
14:11	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Pharaoh Compton assists)	6-5
13:51		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
13:49		Miles Heide personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
13:47		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
13:45		BJ Davis defensive rebound
13:36		Jacob Bannarbie personal foul (BJ Davis draws the foul)
13:23	+2	Miles Heide makes two point layup (BJ Davis assists)	6-7
13:11	+3	Brooklyn Hicks makes three point jump shot (Jacob Bannarbie assists)	9-7
12:56		Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot
12:54		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
12:42		Jacob Bannarbie turnover (traveling)
12:31		Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
12:29		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
12:21		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
12:19		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
12:12		Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot
12:10		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
12:09		Miles Heide personal foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-7
12:09		Brooklyn Hicks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:09		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
12:07		Brooklyn Hicks personal foul (Taj DeGourville draws the foul)
11:52		Jaden Henley shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
11:52	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-9
11:28		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
11:26		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Taj DeGourville makes two point jump shot	10-11
11:15		Jalen Hill shooting foul (Taj DeGourville draws the foul)
11:15	+1	Taj DeGourville makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-12
11:02		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
11:02	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-12
10:46		Wayne McKinney III turnover (traveling)
10:20		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:18		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
10:00		Taj DeGourville turnover (bad pass)
9:42		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
9:40		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
9:16		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point layup
9:14		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
9:12	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup	12-14
8:49	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot	14-14
8:31		Nick Boyd turnover (traveling)
8:11		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
8:09		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
7:58		Miles Byrd misses two point jump shot
7:56		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
7:47		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
7:45		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
7:38		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
7:36		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	16-14
7:01	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Pharaoh Compton assists)	16-17
6:49	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	18-17
6:31		Pharaoh Compton turnover (lost ball) (Jailen Bedford steals)
6:31		TV timeout
6:17	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brooklyn Hicks assists)	21-17
6:00		Demarshay Johnson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Julian Rishwain steals)
5:54	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point dunk	23-17
5:52		Aztecs 30 second timeout
5:32		Julian Rishwain blocks Miles Byrd's two point layup
5:30		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	25-17
4:37		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Taj DeGourville draws the foul)
4:37		Taj DeGourville misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:37	+1	Taj DeGourville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
4:09	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point jump shot	27-18
3:57	+3	Taj DeGourville makes three point jump shot	27-21
3:45		Taj DeGourville blocks Jaden Henley's two point layup
3:43		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
3:36		BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
3:34		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
3:15		Jaden Henley turnover (traveling)
3:15		TV timeout
3:04		Miles Byrd misses two point layup
3:02		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
2:56		Jared Coleman-Jones blocks Jaden Henley's two point layup
2:54		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
2:45		Brooklyn Hicks personal foul (Pharaoh Compton draws the foul)
2:45		Taj DeGourville turnover (lane violation)
2:27		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:25		Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
2:17		Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
2:15		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
2:00		Aztecs 30 second timeout
1:49		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
1:47		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
1:38		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball)
1:24		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
1:22		Aztecs offensive rebound
1:18	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup	27-23
1:18		Pape N'Diaye shooting foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
1:18		Jared Coleman-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:18		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	29-23
0:45		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
0:43		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
0:16		Wayne McKinney III shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
0:16	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-23
0:16		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:08		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
0:06		Wayne McKinney III offensive rebound
0:03		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNLV
Rebels
45
SDSU
Aztecs
45

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Miles Byrd turnover
19:30		Magoon Gwath personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
19:17		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
19:11		Jeremiah Cherry blocks BJ Davis's two point layup
19:09		Magoon Gwath offensive rebound
19:03	+2	Magoon Gwath makes two point layup	31-25
18:55	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Cherry assists)	34-25
18:37		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
18:26	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point hook shot	36-25
18:02		Julian Rishwain personal foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
17:58		Julian Rishwain personal foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
17:54	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point layup (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	36-27
17:54		Jalen Hill shooting foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
17:54	+1	Miles Byrd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-28
17:40		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:38		Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
17:36		Miles Byrd personal foul
17:27	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	38-28
17:10		Jump ball. Magoon Gwath vs. Julian Rishwain (Runnin' Rebels gains possession)
17:10		Magoon Gwath turnover (lost ball) (Julian Rishwain steals)
16:56	+3	Jaden Henley makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	41-28
16:38	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	41-31
16:16		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
16:14		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
16:09	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot	41-34
16:06		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
16:06		TV timeout
15:43		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
15:41		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
15:16		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
15:14		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
15:08		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
15:08		TV timeout
14:41		Wayne McKinney III turnover (lost ball) (Brooklyn Hicks steals)
14:36	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point dunk	43-34
14:22		Taj DeGourville misses two point layup
14:20		Miles Heide offensive rebound
14:19		Jaden Henley personal foul (Miles Heide draws the foul)
14:16		Pharaoh Compton misses two point layup
14:14		Miles Heide offensive rebound
14:09		Miles Heide misses two point layup
14:07		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
14:05		Taj DeGourville blocks Julian Rishwain's three point jump shot
14:03		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
13:56		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:54		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
13:48	+3	Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot (Taj DeGourville assists)	43-37
13:20		Brooklyn Hicks misses two point jump shot
13:19		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
13:18	+2	Pape N'Diaye makes two point dunk	45-37
13:18		Miles Heide shooting foul (Pape N'Diaye draws the foul)
13:18	+1	Pape N'Diaye makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-37
13:06	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point layup	46-39
12:41	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	48-39
12:41		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
12:41	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-39
12:24		Pharaoh Compton misses two point layup
12:22		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
12:14		Jared Coleman-Jones personal foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
12:13		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jared Coleman-Jones steals)
12:08		Taj DeGourville turnover (bad pass)
11:53		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
11:51		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
11:39		Miles Byrd misses two point layup
11:37		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
11:33	+2	Julian Rishwain makes two point layup (Jalen Hill assists)	51-39
11:30		Aztecs 30 second timeout
11:30		TV timeout
11:16	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point dunk (Miles Byrd assists)	51-41
11:02		Jalen Hill turnover (lost ball) (Taj DeGourville steals)
10:57		Taj DeGourville misses two point layup
10:55		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
10:50	+3	Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	51-44
10:22		Jeremiah Cherry misses two point layup
10:20		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup (Taj DeGourville assists)	51-46
10:14		Julian Rishwain shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
10:14		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:14		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
10:01		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:59		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
9:58		Jailen Bedford personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
9:47		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Miles Byrd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
9:47	+1	Miles Byrd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
9:29		Jeremiah Cherry misses two point jump shot
9:27		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
8:57		Aztecs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:44		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:42		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
8:34		Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
8:32		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
8:15		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
8:08		Brooklyn Hicks misses three point jump shot
8:06		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
7:59		Miles Byrd shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-48
7:59	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-48
7:42		Miles Heide turnover (lost ball) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)
7:37		Miles Byrd shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-48
7:37	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-48
7:15		BJ Davis misses two point layup
7:13		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
6:53		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:51		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
6:45		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Pape N'Diaye draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Pape N'Diaye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-48
6:45		Pape N'Diaye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:45		Aztecs defensive rebound
6:34	+2	BJ Davis makes two point layup	56-50
6:34		Pape N'Diaye shooting foul (BJ Davis draws the foul)
6:34		BJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:34		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
6:14		Jeremiah Cherry misses two point hook shot
6:12		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Taj DeGourville makes two point layup	56-52
5:39	+3	Jaden Henley makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	59-52
5:15		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
5:13		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	61-52
4:48		Jared Coleman-Jones shooting foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
4:48		Jeremiah Cherry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:48		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
4:31		Jeremiah Cherry blocks Miles Byrd's two point layup
4:29		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
4:25		Jaden Henley turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
4:18	+2	BJ Davis makes two point layup	61-54
3:52		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:50		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
3:33		Taj DeGourville misses two point layup
3:31		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
3:30		Taj DeGourville personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-54
3:30	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
3:11	+3	Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot	63-57
2:43	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point layup (Jeremiah Cherry assists)	65-57
2:28	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	65-59
2:28		Dedan Thomas Jr. shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-60
2:07		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
2:07	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
1:59		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
1:57		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
1:53	+3	Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	67-63
1:51		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
1:38	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	69-63
1:20	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point layup (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	69-65
0:53	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	71-65
0:45		Jeremiah Cherry personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
0:45		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:45	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-66
0:42		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
0:40		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
0:38		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
0:37		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-66
0:37	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-66
0:32	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	73-68
0:23		Jared Coleman-Jones personal foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
0:23		Brooklyn Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
0:19		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
0:17		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
0:15		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-68
0:15	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-68
0:13		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
0:11		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaden Henley defensive rebound