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FINAL
Feb 24, 2023

Game Recap

Harkless put back lifts UNLV past Air Force, 54-53. EJ Harkless put back an offensive rebound with a second left to lift UNLV to a 54-53 win over Air Force on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
AFA262753
UNLV252954
Air Force Falcons logoAIR FORCEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Rytis Petraitis395-90-16-8101005316
14Beau Becker402-81-50-09621045
24Jeffrey Mills120-10-00-00000020
5Ethan Taylor301-61-50-04410323
3Jake Heidbreder356-124-60-001104316
42Marcell McCreary70-00-00-01002120
30Camden Vander Zwaag90-40-30-01220000
4Carter Murphy286-111-20-021521113
TOTAL20-5139.2%7-2231.8%6-875.0%2715115141753
Unlv Rebels logoUNLVMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12David Muoka283-30-01-25103017
10Keshon Gilbert332-80-20-03100214
3Shane Nowell243-70-30-03010036
2Justin Webster231-31-20-03100003
55Elijah Harkless309-170-65-772307423
0Victor Iwuakor120-10-00-03002110
14Keyshawn Hall152-40-01-11000215
24Jackie Johnson III181-61-50-03120033
5Jordan McCabe171-41-20-04320403
TOTAL22-5341.5%3-2015.0%7-1070.0%32985161454

Play-by-Play

1st halfafaunlv
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (19:42) Shane Nowell missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (19:39) Keshon Gilbert Offensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (19:37) David Muoka made Dunk. Assisted by Keshon Gilbert.
    02
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (19:07) Beau Becker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Taylor.
    32
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (18:47) Shane Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (18:44) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (18:24) Foul on Keshon Gilbert.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (18:24) Rytis Petraitis made Free Throw.
    42
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (18:24) Rytis Petraitis made Free Throw.
    52
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (18:10) EJ Harkless made Layup.
    54
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:51) Jake Heidbreder Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (17:51) EJ Harkless Steal.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (17:48) David Muoka made Dunk. Assisted by EJ Harkless.
    56
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:24) Jeffrey Mills missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (17:24) David Muoka Block.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (17:21) David Muoka Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:11) Foul on Jeffrey Mills.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (17:04) Shane Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (17:00) Rytis Petraitis Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:54) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (16:41) Keyshawn Hall missed Layup.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:41) Carter Murphy Block.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:37) Rytis Petraitis Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (16:23) Beau Becker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (16:20) Jordan McCabe Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (15:53) EJ Harkless Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (15:53) Ethan Taylor Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (15:48) Rytis Petraitis made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Taylor.
    76
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (15:21) Jordan McCabe missed Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (15:19) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (14:58) Beau Becker missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (14:55) Jordan McCabe Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (14:46) Jordan McCabe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (14:43) David Muoka Offensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (14:41) David Muoka made Layup.
    78
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (14:23) Ethan Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Beau Becker.
    108
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (14:05) EJ Harkless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (14:02) Carter Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:55) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (13:55) Jordan McCabe Steal.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (13:40) EJ Harkless Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:40) Carter Murphy Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (13:24) Carter Murphy made Layup.
    128
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (13:06) Keshon Gilbert missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (13:03) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (12:45) Carter Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Beau Becker.
    148
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (12:27) Keshon Gilbert missed Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (12:23) Rytis Petraitis Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (12:11) Foul on Keyshawn Hall.
  • (12:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (12:11) Rytis Petraitis made Free Throw.
    158
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (12:09) Rytis Petraitis missed Free Throw.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (12:08) Victor Iwuakor Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (11:55) EJ Harkless Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (11:55) Carter Murphy Steal.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (11:52) Foul on EJ Harkless.
  • (11:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (11:38) Rytis Petraitis missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (11:38) Victor Iwuakor Block.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (11:37) Air Force Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (11:26) Air Force Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +3 (10:57) Jackie Johnson III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McCabe.
    1511
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:44) Carter Murphy missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (10:40) Shane Nowell Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (10:31) Justin Webster missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:31) Carter Murphy Block.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:27) Rytis Petraitis Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (10:16) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (9:51) Victor Iwuakor Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (9:28) Ethan Taylor Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (9:15) Foul on Beau Becker.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (9:15) David Muoka missed Free Throw.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +1 (9:15) David Muoka made Free Throw.
    1512
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (9:15) UNLV Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (9:03) Jake Heidbreder Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (9:03) Shane Nowell Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (9:03) Foul on Jake Heidbreder.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (8:52) EJ Harkless made Layup.
    1514
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (8:33) Jake Heidbreder missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (8:33) David Muoka Block.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (8:30) Justin Webster Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (8:21) EJ Harkless Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (8:05) Jake Heidbreder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camden Vander Zwaag.
    1814
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (7:48) Keshon Gilbert Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:48) Carter Murphy Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:41) Carter Murphy missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (7:39) EJ Harkless Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (7:32) EJ Harkless Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:32) Camden Vander Zwaag Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (7:27) Beau Becker made Layup. Assisted by Camden Vander Zwaag.
    2014
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (7:02) Foul on Carter Murphy.
  • (7:02) Official TV Timeout
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (6:56) Keyshawn Hall made Layup. Assisted by Justin Webster.
    2016
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (6:56) Foul on Jeffrey Mills.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +1 (6:56) Keyshawn Hall made Free Throw.
    2017
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (6:38) Rytis Petraitis Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (6:38) Jackie Johnson III Steal.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (6:20) Jackie Johnson III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (6:19) Camden Vander Zwaag Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (6:19) Foul on Victor Iwuakor.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (5:49) Camden Vander Zwaag missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (5:46) Keshon Gilbert Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (5:43) Keshon Gilbert Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (5:43) Camden Vander Zwaag Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (5:19) Camden Vander Zwaag missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (5:15) Justin Webster Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (5:08) Keyshawn Hall Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (5:08) Beau Becker Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:55) Ethan Taylor Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +3 (4:36) Justin Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McCabe.
    2020
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:15) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (4:12) Beau Becker Offensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (3:58) Foul on Jackie Johnson III.
  • (3:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:49) Jake Heidbreder missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (3:47) Shane Nowell Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:47) Foul on Rytis Petraitis.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (3:33) Jordan McCabe Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:33) Beau Becker Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:19) Beau Becker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (3:15) Carter Murphy Offensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (3:05) Foul on Shane Nowell.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (2:54) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (2:51) Jackie Johnson III Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +3 (2:41) Jordan McCabe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackie Johnson III.
    2023
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (2:27) Carter Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (2:23) Ethan Taylor Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +2 (2:18) Carter Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Taylor.
    2223
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (2:07) Jordan McCabe Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (1:57) Foul on Shane Nowell.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +1 (1:57) Rytis Petraitis made Free Throw.
    2323
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:57) Rytis Petraitis missed Free Throw.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:56) Beau Becker Offensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (1:47) Jake Heidbreder Turnover.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    +2 (1:31) Keyshawn Hall made Layup.
    2325
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:59) Jake Heidbreder missed Layup.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (0:56) EJ Harkless Defensive Rebound.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (0:43) Keyshawn Hall Turnover.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:43) Jake Heidbreder Steal.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    +3 (0:22) Jake Heidbreder made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Beau Becker.
    2625
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (0:20) UNLV Timeout
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (0:04) EJ Harkless missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:00) Beau Becker Defensive Rebound.
  • Air Force Falcons logo
    (0:00) Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Unlv Rebels logo
    (0:00) UNLV Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

53Points54
20-51(39.2%)Field Goal(%)22-53(41.5%)
7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)3-20(15%)
6-8(75%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70%)
29(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)
15Assists9
11Steals8
5Blocks5
16Turnovers17
17(1)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
7Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, February 24, 2023 · 9:30 PM
Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 5,831 (32.4%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: UNLV -9.5
over/under: 139.5