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UNLV forward Darris Santee pulls a rebound away from forward Carlos Lopez during the Rebels FirstLook scrimmage Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 | 2:05 a.m.
| Player | FG | FT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darris Santee | 5-6 | 10 | |
| Matt Shaw | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Steve Jones | 1-2 | 3 | |
| Derrick Jasper | 3-4 | 1-1 | 7 |
| Oscar Bellfield | 4-7 | 9 | |
| Brice Massamba | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Kendall Wallace | 1-4 | 2 | |
| Tre’Von Willis | 2-4 | 5 | |
| Carlos Lopez | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Justin Hawkins | 0-1 | ||
| Tyler Norman | 0-1 |
UNLV Basketball: First Look
Rebels fans got their first taste of the 2009-10 UNLV basketball season at First Look, an intrasquad scrimmage, Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Six days after a public scrimmage at the Thomas & Mack Center, it was the same tune Thursday afternoon inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym.
In The Dungeon, like he did in the Mack, senior center Darris Santee led everyone with a team-best 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Last Friday night, he was the lone Rebel in double figures in scoring with 13.
It was the first time since the FirstLook event at the Mack that UNLV coach Lon Kruger put his players through a scrimmage with officials, and Santee stood out.
Once again, sophomore forward Chace Stanback (left ankle) and freshman guard Anthony Marshall (right hamstring) were sidelined from practice with injuries.
A closer look at Thursday's four 3-minute scrimmages (see chart to the right for complete statistics):
Game 1 – White 8, Black 6
Santee started the scoring by hitting a jumper along the right baseline, but on his team’s next possession he traveled and the Black interior defense broke down.
Brice Massamba, Oscar Bellfield (twice) and finally Derrick Jasper scored inside for the White for the victory, and Matt Shaw hit a late jumper for the Black.
Game 2 – White 9, Black 2
Shaw hit a jumper to get the Black within 4-2, after Bellfield canned a 3-point shot, and then Tre’Von Willis took over.
The junior guard converted a banker from the right side, Kendall Wallace missed a jumper, and then Willis drilled a 3-pointer from the right side.
Game 3 – White 6, Black 5
Freshman post player Carlos Lopez’s three-point play got the Black to within 4-3, but Santee answered with a jumper along the right baseline to double the White’s margin.
Wallace tallied a late lay-in to make it look good.
Game 4 – White 12, Black 2
Santee started and finished this one strong, with a three-point play to start the scoring and a pair of inside baskets, one in transition, to finish it.
Lopez scored inside late to at least put the Black on the scoreboard.
In between Santee’s flurry, Steve “Chopper” Jones hit a 3-pointer from the left side and Jasper swooped in with his long strides along the right baseline for a scoop shot.
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