UNLV 101, Tennessee-Martin 78

Wednesday December 18, 2002

LAS VEGAS (AP) Marcus Banks and Jermaine Lewis scored 17 points apiece to lead UNLV past Tennessee-Martin 101-78 Tuesday night.

UNLV (6-1) went 38-of-63 from the field. Banks was 7-for-10 with eight assists and seven steals, while Lewis had eight rebounds and was 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.

Sophomore guard Ernest Turner added a career-high 15 points.

Tennessee-Martin's Earl Bullock scored 26 points. The Skyhawks (6-2) shot 28-for-58, and Okechi Egbe added 21 points.

After trailing 44-32 at halftime, the Skyhawks cut the UNLV lead to 57-52 with 14:04 left but came no closer.

The Rebels used a 15-4 run to build their largest lead at 96-70 with 2:50 left.

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