Fort Collins, CO – Dorian Green dropped in 16 points on 6- 11 shooting and Colorado State used a monster second half to knock off No. 59, at Moby Arena on Wednesday.
Wes Eikmeier finished with 11 points, while Greg Smith and Will Bell donated nine points apiece for the Rams (18-10, 7-6 MWC) who bounced back from a 74-66 loss to San Diego State on February 25 and finished undefeated in conference play for the first time since 1960-61.
The Rams will finish their regular season and conference schedule on Saturday against Air Force.
Oscar Bellfield drained five three-pointers en route to a game-high 17 points for the Runnin' Rebels (24-7, 8-5), while Anthony Marshall added 11 points and six rebounds in defeat.
The loss drops UNLV into third place in the Mountain West Conference behind San Diego State and New Mexico. The Rebels will finish the season against Wyoming on Saturday before hosting the conference tournament, which begins next week.
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