The UNLV Rebels absolutely dominated their Week 5 Mountain West Conference game against the Fresno State Bulldogs, coming away with a 59-14 on Saturday.
The Rebels outclassed Fresno State in each quarter despite playing without starting quarterback Matthew Sluka.
UNLV shut Fresno State out in the first half for a 21-0 lead and a fourth-quarter burst added gloss to the scoreline.
The Rebels are now 4-0 (1-0 MWC), while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-2 (1-1 MWC).
Let's take a look at the box scores and the stats to see how things played out.
Fresno State vs. UNLV box score
Fresno State vs. UNLV box score
Fresno State box score
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UNLV box score
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Fresno State vs. UNLV Game Summary
This result was never in question as the UNLV Rebels controlled the game from the get-go. They scored 28 points before the Fresno State Bulldogs opened their account. Ricky White III had three touchdowns (two receiving, one blocked punt).
Fresno State's bright spot was Raylen Sharpe, who recorded 10 receptions for 116 yards, but outside of that, the Bulldogs offense could not do too much.
The rushing attack was the difference as Fresno State had 30 carries for 31 yards (1.0 yards per attempt) while UNLV was able to run 39 times for 252 yards (6.5 yards per carry).
Let's take a deeper dive into the scoring summary to see how these teams put points on the board.
- 6:20 1Q: Hajj-Malik Williams 6 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 UNLV
- 0:27 1Q: Ricky White III 13 Yard Blocked Punt Return TD | 14-0 UNLV
- 1:57 2Q: Hajj-Malik Williams 12 Yard Passing TD to Ricky White III | 21-0 UNLV
- 12:48 3Q: Hajj-Malik Williams 17 Yard Passing TD to Kaleo Ballungay | 28-0 UNLV
- 6:52 3Q: Caden Chittenden 45 Yard Field Goal | 31-0 UNLV
- 2:33 3Q: Malik Sherrod 6 Yard Rushing TD | 31-7 UNLV
- 14:52 4Q: Hajj-Malik Williams 15 Yard Passing TD to Ricky White III | 38-7 UNLV
- 11:04 4Q: Jai'Den Thomas 7 Yard Rushing TD | 45-7 UNLV
- 6:36 4Q: Mikey Keene 9 Yard Passing TD to Mac Dalena | 45-14 UNLV
- 6:24 4Q: Jai'Den Thomas 90 Yard Kickoff Return TD | 52-14 UNLV
- 3:10 4Q: Cameron Friel 1 Yard Rushing TD | 59-14 UNLV
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