Cold-shooting Rebels trail by 10 at halftime, 35-25

LARAMIE — UNLV held Brandon Ewing to a season low 7 points in the first meeting between the two schools on Jan. 17 in Las Vegas, a 83-66 Rebel victory.

The 6-foot-3 senior from Chicago, shooting for his third straight Mountain West Conference scoring crown, is doing much better in tonight’s rematch at Arena-Auditorium here.

Ewing already has scored 16 points in the first half, including 3-of-4 3-pointers, in leading the Cowboys (14-10, 3-7) to a 35-25 halftime lead over the cold-shooting Rebels.

UNLV (19-6, 7-4) shot just 30.3 percent (10-of-33) from the floor and is 0-for-12 from 3-point range. The Rebels have made at least one trey in all 731 games since the NCAA adopted the rule in 1986-87, an NCAA record.

The Rebels are fortunate to be down by just 10 at intermission. Wyoming has already committed 15 turnovers which have resulted in 10 points for UNLV.