CEDAR CITY, Utah — UNLV held off repeated surges by Southern Utah, pulling away on two late shots by Jovan Mooring to win 89-81 on Wednesday at Centrum Arena.
Clinging to a two-point lead, Mooring delivered a 3-pointer with 2:24 left for an 80-75 lead. Then he drove for a layup about a minute later to stretch the advantage to seven points.
Mooring finished with 16 points, but Dwayne Morgan led the Rebels (5-2) with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Six UNLV players finished in double figures.
Randy Onwuasor, who entered the game averaging 20.3 points led Southern Utah (2-5) with 19 points, but he scored only three in the second half and fouled out with 4:59 left.