UNLV Basketball Dominates Lincoln in Final Exhibition Despite Injuries

UNLV’s men’s basketball team cruised to a 123-59 exhibition win over Lincoln University despite missing five scholarship players (Mason Abittan, Myles Che, Ladji Dembele, Emmanuel Stephen and Issac Williamson). Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led the way with 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting (5-of-8 3PT), seven assists and no turnovers, while Naas Cunningham (23), Jacob Bannarbie (14), Al Green (14) and Kimani Hamilton (13) provided balanced support; the Rebels outrebounded Lincoln 72-31, recorded 34 assists on 50 made field goals (68%), held Lincoln to 28.4% shooting and forced 20 turnovers. Coach Josh Pastner praised the ball movement and effort but said there is work to do on transition defense and execution as the team prepares for its Nov. 4 regular-season opener after an earlier exhibition loss to Washington. UNLV football, coming off a 56-31 loss at Boise State and its third bye, rewatched the game film and plans to move forward under coach Dan Mullen with a matchup versus New Mexico next, emphasizing ownership and corrections. Statistically the football team shows strengths (a 45.9% third-down conversion rate, a +10 turnover margin, nationally ranked near the top in that category) but also glaring issues (averaging 76.9 penalty yards per game), and local reports also note the Las Vegas Raiders signed veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett to bolster their receiving corps.