1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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SJSU | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
UNLV | 32 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 91 |
Young scores 24, No. 25 UNLV women start fast, dominate San Jose State 91-55
LAS VEGAS -- — Desi-Rae Young scored 24 points and No. 25 UNLV used a big first quarter to kickstart an easy 91-55 win over San Jose State on Wednesday night.
The Rebels took care of this one early, hitting five 3-pointers in the first quarter and making 13 of 24 shots overall (54%) to race to a 32-8 lead. UNLV has won 27 straight games against conference opponents.
Kiara Jackson scored 14 points for the Rebels (13-1, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) and Alyssa Durazo-Frescas and Amarachi Kimpson both had 12. Alyssa Brown had 14 rebounds as UNLV had a 47-22 rebounding advantage, 18-6 on the offensive end.
Jyah LoVett had 26 points for the Spartans (6-9, 1-3) and Amhyia Moreland had 10.
After the Spartans opened the scoring, Young started and ended a 9-0 spurt. After San Jose's second basket, Durazo-Frescas hit consecutive 3s to start an 11-0 run for a 20-4 lead.
It was 52-22 at halftime, with Young scoring 14 points and Jackson 12 and Brown grabbing 10 rebounds, matching San Jose State's total.
UNLV had 22 points off 18 San Jose State turnovers and had a 23-2 advantage in fastbreak points.
The Rebels play at Air Force on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brenda Pantoja
- Kenneth Nash
- Brian Woods
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Air Force | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UNLV | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Nevada | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San José State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Utah State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |