UNLV blitzes San Jose St en route to a 94-56 victory
LAS VEGAS -- Joel Ntambwe scored 16 points and Noah Robotham added 13 and UNLV trounced San Jose State 94-56 on Saturday and in the process secured an NCAA record.
Robotham's 3-pointer a minute-and-a-half in set an NCAA record as the Rebels now have registered a made 3 in 1,056 straight games. And they didn't stop there, hitting 15 3s for the game.
The Rebels were 9 of 18 from beyond the 3-point line and 18 of 34 overall from the field before halftime. San Jose State was 1 of 7 behind the arc at intermission. UNLV (10-7, 4-1 Mountain West Conference) led 46-25 at halftime and continued its onslaught in the second starting with a 20-6 run pushing the advantage to 66-31 with 13:41 remaining. UNLV finished with 15-made 3s.
UNLV is off to its best conference start in seven years.
San Jose State (3-14, 0-5) now has dropped eight straight games. Michael Steadman led the Spartans with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Meaux
- Eric Anderson
- Tom O'Neill
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 14-4 | - | 28-7 |
| Nevada | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
| Boise State | 13-5 | 1 | 22-11 |
| UNLV | 12-6 | 2 | 21-13 |
| San Diego State | 11-7 | 3 | 26-11 |
| New Mexico | 10-8 | 4 | 26-10 |
| Colorado State | 10-8 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Wyoming | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Fresno State | 4-14 | 10 | 12-21 |
| Air Force | 2-16 | 12 | 9-22 |
| San José State | 2-16 | 12 | 9-23 |
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