Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Wink Adams scored 19 points to lead the UNLV Rebels to a 65-60 victory over the San Diego Toreros in non-conference action.
Oscar Bellfield posted 13 points and six assists for UNLV (1-0), which has won 16 straight games at the Thomas & Mack Center. Joe Darger tallied 10 points for the Rebels, and Rene Rougeau pulled down 10 rebounds.
Rob Jones had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for San Diego (0-1). Brandon Johnson finished with 14 points, five assists and three steals for the Toreros.
UNLV led 34-29 at intermission despite shooting 5-of-18 from three-point range in the first half.
The Rebels connected on a lowly 27.3 percent of their field goal attempts in the second half, but 16 points from the foul line over the final 20 minutes sealed the victory.
San Diego committed 19 turnovers in the tilt and shot 37.7 percent from the field.
