73°F
weather icon Mostly Cloudy

UNLV 70, Western Michigan 61

Wink Adams scored 18 points and Rene Rougeau 11 as UNLV survived a sluggish performance and defeated Western Michigan 70-61 today at the Orleans Arena.

Martelle McLemore’s jumper in the lane pulled the Broncos within 59-54 with 5:24 remaining. Adams made two free throws, Rougeau scored inside and Adams hit a baseline jumper to put UNLV up 65-54 with 3:10 to go.

Derek Drews had 17 points for the Broncos (2-8). The Rebels (8-2) return to the Thomas & Mack Center to host Santa Clara on Wednesday.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed

Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian terrorists on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left aid crossings inaccessible, U.N. officials said.