HENDERSON, Nev. -- No. 8 Creighton had its three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night with a 79-64 loss against UNLV at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.
UNLV improves to 4-4 with its first non-conference top-10 win since 2014, while Creighton fell to 8-2.
After making three wide open shots to surge to an 8-2 lead in the game's opening minutes, Creighton's offense went cold as UNLV went on a 7-0 run to take a lead it would hold for much of the rest of the half. The Runnin' Rebels would remain in control for most of the first half and taking a 36-28 lead into the intermission.