UNLV basketball team to host NAIA’s Benedictine Mesa
January 20, 2021 - 1:53 pm
Game day
What: Benedictine Mesa (1-6) at UNLV (4-6)
When: 5 p.m. Thursday
Where: Thomas & Mack Center
TV: Cox YurView Las Vegas
Radio: KWWN (1100 AM, 100.9 FM)
Line: None
About UNLV: The Rebels have won three straight, including a two-game Mountain West sweep of New Mexico. Bryce Hamilton leads UNLV with 20.3 points per game and is second with 5.4 rebounds behind Mbacke Diong’s 8.3.
About Benedictine Mesa: The NAIA Redhawks, out of Mesa, Arizona, were a late addition to the Rebels’ schedule. The game will count as an exhibition for them. They have faced three other Division I schools in exhibitions and lost them by an average of 26.3 points. Guards Austin Denham (14.7) and Tre Carolina (14.3) are Benedictine Mesa’s leading scorers.
Jason Orts Review-Journal