Hamilton, Nuga lead UNLV over California 55-52
LAS VEGAS -- — Bryce Hamilton scored 12 points and Mike Nuga added 10 and UNLV held off California for a 55-52 victory on Saturday night.
Cal (0-2) was scoreless in the final two minutes but had its chances in the closing seconds. UNLV's Royce Hamm Jr. blocked Jordan Shepherd’s layup attempt with 27 seconds remaining. Shepherd missed a 3-pointer four seconds later and another 3-point shot with three seconds to play.
Hamilton was 5 of 14 from the floor and Nuga was 4-of-10 shooting, and they each made two 3-pointers.
Grant Anticevich scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Cal. Shepherd finished with nine points.
Hamilton's jumper gave UNLV (2-0) a 53-48 lead with 2:56 to play. Jalen Celestine made a pair of free throws and Andre Kelly's layup pulled Cal to 53-52 with 2:00 left.
Cal used an 11-0 run for a 44-38 lead with 9:20 remaining. But Jordan McCabe and Hamilton each hit 3-pointers between a Donovan Williams layup for a 49-46 advantage, and the Rebels led the rest of the way.
The Golden Bears outrebounded the Rebels 35-30 and but shot 37% (21 of 57) from the floor and 4 of 14 from long range. The Rebels weren’t much better shooting overall at 38% (21 of 56), but they made 10 of their 29 3-point shots.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Arizona | 18-2 | - | 33-4 |
UCLA | 15-5 | 3 | 27-8 |
USC | 14-6 | 4 | 26-8 |
Colorado | 12-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
Washington State | 11-9 | 7 | 22-15 |
Oregon | 11-9 | 7 | 20-15 |
Washington | 11-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Arizona State | 10-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
Stanford | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
California | 5-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
Utah | 4-16 | 14 | 11-20 |
Oregon State | 1-19 | 17 | 3-28 |
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Boise State | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Colorado State | 14-4 | 1 | 25-6 |
San Diego State | 13-4 | 1.5 | 23-9 |
Wyoming | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
UNLV | 10-8 | 5 | 18-14 |
Fresno State | 8-9 | 6.5 | 23-13 |
Utah State | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Nevada | 6-12 | 9 | 13-18 |
New Mexico | 5-12 | 9.5 | 13-19 |
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San José State | 1-17 | 14 | 8-23 |