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Thomas' 18 help UNLV knock off Wyoming 68-57

AP
Feb 08, 2025

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Dedan Thomas Jr.'s 18 points helped UNLV Rebels defeat Wyoming Cowboys 68-57 on Saturday night.

Thomas shot 6 of 13 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line for the Rebels (12-12, 6-7 Mountain West Conference). Jailen Bedford shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 14 points. Jaden Henley shot 5 for 9, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Rebels broke a five-game slide.

Obi Agbim led the way for the Cowboys (11-13, 4-9) with 14 points. Wyoming also got 10 points and six assists from Cole Henry. Abou Magassa had nine points.

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UNLV next plays Tuesday against Air Force at home, and Wyoming will visit New Mexico on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UNLV
Rebels
30
WYO
Cowboys
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jeremiah Cherry vs. Cole Henry (Jaden Henley gains possession)
19:33		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
19:31		Cowboys defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	0-2
18:43	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point layup	2-2
18:16		Matija Belic misses two point jump shot
18:14		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
18:07		Jalen Hill turnover (traveling)
17:43	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	2-4
17:25	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:05		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
17:03		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
16:55		Kobe Newton personal foul (Runnin' Rebels draws the foul)
16:47	+2	Pape N'Diaye makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	6-4
16:29		Cole Henry misses two point dunk
16:27		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
16:19		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
16:17		Cole Henry defensive rebound
16:05	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (Obi Agbim assists)	6-6
15:42		Brooklyn Hicks misses two point jump shot
15:40		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
15:30		Kobe Newton misses three point jump shot
15:28		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
15:21		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:19		Obi Agbim defensive rebound
14:58		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
14:56		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
14:44	+3	Jaden Henley makes three point jump shot (Julian Rishwain assists)	9-6
14:14		Jaden Henley personal foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
14:14		TV timeout
14:09		Jacob Bannarbie personal foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
13:52	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	9-8
13:12		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (out of bounds)
12:48		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
12:46		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
12:34		Brooklyn Hicks misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jacob Bannarbie offensive rebound
12:29		Jacob Bannarbie misses two point layup
12:27		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
12:14		Oleg Kojenets misses two point hook shot
12:12		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
12:09		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
12:07		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
12:00		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (traveling)
12:00		TV timeout
11:41		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
11:39		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
11:12		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
11:10		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Cole Henry makes two point hook shot	9-10
10:30		Jeremiah Cherry offensive foul (Cole Henry draws the foul)
10:30		Jeremiah Cherry turnover (offensive foul)
10:16		Touko Tainamo misses two point hook shot
10:14		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point hook shot	11-10
9:39	+3	Touko Tainamo makes three point jump shot (Cole Henry assists)	11-13
9:11	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point hook shot	13-13
8:45		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
8:43		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
8:35		Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot
8:33		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Touko Tainamo makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	13-15
8:08	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Cherry assists)	16-15
7:35		Jeremiah Cherry blocks A.J. Wills's two point layup
7:33		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
7:33		TV timeout
7:20		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:18		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
6:49		Matija Belic misses two point jump shot
6:47		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
6:41		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul (Runnin' Rebels draws the foul)
6:29		Matija Belic shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
6:29	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-15
6:08	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	18-17
5:49	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point layup	20-17
5:21	+3	Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot (Dontaie Allen assists)	20-20
5:03		Obi Agbim personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
4:50		Jalen Hill misses three point jump shot
4:48		Cowboys defensive rebound
4:27		Scottie Ebube misses two point hook shot
4:25		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot	23-20
3:54		Obi Agbim misses two point jump shot
3:52		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
3:49	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point layup	23-22
3:28		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup
3:26		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
3:17		Scottie Ebube turnover (bad pass)
3:17		TV timeout
3:08	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	25-22
3:08		Obi Agbim shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-22
2:43		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
2:41		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point layup	28-22
2:18		Kobe Newton turnover (bad pass)
2:01		Jeremiah Cherry turnover (traveling)
1:47		Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
1:45		Matija Belic offensive rebound
1:43		Matija Belic misses two point layup
1:41		Matija Belic offensive rebound
1:40		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
1:38		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
1:36		Jaden Henley turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Nesbitt steals)
1:29		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
1:27		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
1:13		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
1:11		A.J. Wills defensive rebound
1:00		Jeremiah Cherry personal foul (Cowboys draws the foul)
0:54		Dedan Thomas Jr. shooting foul (Abou Magassa draws the foul)
0:54		Abou Magassa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Abou Magassa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-23
0:47		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:45		Brooklyn Hicks offensive rebound
0:41		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
0:39		Cowboys defensive rebound
0:39		Jacob Bannarbie personal foul (Cowboys draws the foul)
0:33		A.J. Wills misses two point layup
0:31		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
0:23		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:05	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	30-23
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNLV
Rebels
38
WYO
Cowboys
34

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Cole Henry personal foul
19:40		Jaden Henley turnover (traveling)
19:30		Cole Henry misses two point layup
19:28		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
19:24		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul (Runnin' Rebels draws the foul)
19:12		Jalen Hill misses two point hook shot
19:10		Matija Belic defensive rebound
18:56	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point jump shot (Cole Henry assists)	30-25
18:43	+3	Julian Rishwain makes three point jump shot	33-25
18:24		Cole Henry offensive foul (Runnin' Rebels draws the foul)
18:24		Cole Henry turnover (offensive foul)
17:58		Dontaie Allen blocks Jeremiah Cherry's two point layup
17:56		Matija Belic defensive rebound
17:56		Jaden Henley personal foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
17:45		Jalen Hill personal foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
17:40		Obi Agbim turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Henley steals)
17:36	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point layup	35-25
17:18		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (out of bounds)
17:01	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point hook shot	37-25
16:35		Jeremiah Cherry shooting foul (Oleg Kojenets draws the foul)
16:35		Oleg Kojenets misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:34		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
16:34		Abou Magassa turnover (lane violation)
16:15		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
16:13		Abou Magassa defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point layup (Dontaie Allen assists)	37-27
15:32		Abou Magassa shooting foul (Runnin' Rebels draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-27
15:31	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-27
15:07		Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
15:05		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
14:58		Touko Tainamo blocks Julian Rishwain's two point layup
14:56		Pape N'Diaye offensive rebound
14:34		Pape N'Diaye misses two point hook shot
14:34		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Abou Magassa makes two point hook shot (Obi Agbim assists)	39-29
14:15	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	41-29
13:58	+3	Jordan Nesbitt makes three point jump shot (Obi Agbim assists)	41-32
13:25	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot	44-32
13:05		Pape N'Diaye blocks Jordan Nesbitt's two point layup
13:03		Pape N'Diaye defensive rebound
12:53		Julian Rishwain misses three point jump shot
12:51		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
12:35	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	44-34
12:12	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot	46-34
11:53	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point jump shot	46-36
11:50		Cowboys 30 second timeout
11:50		TV timeout
11:40		Jailen Bedford turnover (out of bounds)
11:40		TV timeout
11:27	+2	Obi Agbim makes two point layup (Matija Belic assists)	46-38
11:27		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Obi Agbim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-39
11:16		A.J. Wills shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
11:16		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
11:09		A.J. Wills turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Cherry steals)
10:51		Brooklyn Hicks misses three point jump shot
10:49		Jaden Henley offensive rebound
10:37	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot	49-39
10:11	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)	49-41
9:52		Obi Agbim blocks Brooklyn Hicks's two point dunk
9:50		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Jeremiah Cherry makes two point hook shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	51-41
9:26	+2	Cole Henry makes two point layup (Kobe Newton assists)	51-43
9:12		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
9:10		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
8:53		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
8:51		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
8:45	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup	53-43
8:45		Dontaie Allen shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-43
8:25		Jailen Bedford personal foul (Obi Agbim draws the foul)
8:20		Jaden Henley personal foul (Cowboys draws the foul)
8:13		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
8:11		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
8:08		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
8:06		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
7:57		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
7:55		Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
7:39		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
7:37		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
7:15		Jailen Bedford turnover (lost ball) (Obi Agbim steals)
7:11		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point layup
7:09		Matija Belic offensive rebound
7:05	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup	54-45
6:38		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
6:36		Matija Belic defensive rebound
6:14		Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
6:12		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
6:10		Touko Tainamo personal foul (Julian Rishwain draws the foul)
6:10		TV timeout
6:10	+1	Julian Rishwain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-45
6:10	+1	Julian Rishwain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-45
5:47	+2	Matija Belic makes two point layup	56-47
5:29		Kobe Newton shooting foul (Julian Rishwain draws the foul)
5:29		Julian Rishwain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:29	+1	Julian Rishwain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-47
5:11		Julian Rishwain shooting foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
5:11		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:11		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:11		Cole Henry offensive rebound
5:08		Kobe Newton misses three point jump shot
5:06		Jeremiah Cherry defensive rebound
5:05		Matija Belic personal foul (Jeremiah Cherry draws the foul)
5:05		Jeremiah Cherry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:05		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
4:49		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cole Henry steals)
4:41		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
4:39		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
4:28		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
4:28		TV timeout
4:19	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	60-47
3:52		Matija Belic turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Henley steals)
3:49		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-47
3:49	+1	Jaden Henley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-47
3:45		Jailen Bedford personal foul (Matija Belic draws the foul)
3:45	+1	Matija Belic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-48
3:45		Matija Belic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:45		Jordan Nesbitt offensive rebound
3:44		Jaden Henley personal foul (Jordan Nesbitt draws the foul)
3:44		Jordan Nesbitt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:44		Julian Rishwain defensive rebound
3:18		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-48
3:18	+1	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-48
3:06	+2	Cole Henry makes two point hook shot	64-50
2:39		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup
2:37		Cole Henry defensive rebound
2:32		Jeremiah Cherry blocks Jordan Nesbitt's two point layup
2:30		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
2:00		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
1:50	+2	Cole Henry makes two point hook shot (Jordan Nesbitt assists)	64-52
1:48		Cowboys 30 second timeout
1:35	+2	Julian Rishwain makes two point layup (Jailen Bedford assists)	66-52
1:19		Kobe Newton turnover (bad pass) (Julian Rishwain steals)
0:54		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:52		Kobe Newton defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	66-54
0:45		Matija Belic personal foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-54
0:45	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-54
0:38		Kobe Newton turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
0:12		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:10		Kobe Newton defensive rebound
0:05	+3	Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot	68-57
0:00		End of period

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Kobe Newton makes three point jump shot