Overview
- Howie Fleming Jr. scored 25 points with 21 before halftime, and freshman Issac Williamson added 25 with six 3-pointers in his first start.
- UNLV shot 50 percent, scored 23 fast-break points, and turned 18 Memphis turnovers into 30 points.
- The Rebels opened 6-for-7 from the field, surged to a 27–13 start, led 49–36 at the break, and pushed the margin to as many as 21.
- Memphis cut the deficit to 82–74 with 4:20 left but got no closer; Julius Thedford led the Tigers with 16 as they fell to 1–2 and UNLV moved to 2–2.
- Yahoo Sports reported Dug McDaniel struggled with six points on 10 percent shooting and six turnovers and described the result as the Tigers’ worst home loss of the Penny Hardaway era.