Huggins scores 31 to carry Fresno St. over UNLV 83-65

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Braxton Huggins had 31 points as Fresno State defeated UNLV 83-65 on Saturday.

Huggins hit 6 of 9 3-pointers.

Deshon Taylor had 18 points and six rebounds for Fresno State (17-6, 8-3 Mountain West Conference). Noah Blackwell added 13 points. Nate Grimes had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the visiting team.

Kris Clyburn had 15 points for the Runnin' Rebels (12-11, 6-5). Cheikh Mbacke Diong added 12 points. Joel Ntambwe had 11 points.

Fresno State plays Boise State at home on Wednesday. UNLV plays Air Force at home on Tuesday.