How They Scored: UNLV vs. Washington State
WSU -=- 35
UNLV - 27
WSU 14 14 0 7 - 35
UNLV 7 13 0 7 - 27
FIRST QUARTER
Washington State 7, UNLV 0, 8:17 - Marquess Wilson 4 pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick). Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:07. Key play: Halliday completes a 47-yard pass to Gabe Marks to the Rebels' 4-yard line.
Washington State 14, UNLV 0, 8:17 - Isiah Myers 18 pass from Halliday (Furney kick). Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:19. Key play: The Cougars convert a fourth-and-1 on Carl Winston's 4-yard run to UNLV's 24.
Washington State 14, UNLV 7, 2:36 - Marcus Sullivan 37 pass from Nick Sherry (Nolan Kohorst kick). Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49. Key play: Tim Cornett takes a delayed handoff and runs 32 yards to the Cougars' 37 to convert a third-and-4.
SECOND QUARTER
Washington State 21, UNLV 7, 12:18 - Gabe Marks 52 pass from Halliday (Furney kick). Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:40. Key play: Marks catches the pass in stride at about UNLV's 25 and is gone.
Washington State 21, UNLV 10, 6:22 - FG Kohorst 22. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:56. Key plays: Roughing-the-pass and pass-interference penalties, both on third downs, extend the drive for UNLV.
Washington State 28, UNLV 10, 5:27 - Wilson 81 pass from Halliday (Furney kick). Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55. Key play: Wilson easily beats Kenneth Penny, converting the third-and-6 and scoring easily.
Washington State 28, UNLV 17, 5:14 - Sullivan 75 pass from Sherry (Kohorst kick). Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13. Key play: Sullivan catches the pass over Washington State's Damante Horton and then fights him off at the 20 to dash into the end zone.
Washington State 28, UNLV 20, 0:00 - FG Kohorst 18. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:05. Key play: Sherry completes a 17-yard pass to Caleb Herring at the Cougars' 43 to convert a third-and-5.
THIRD QUARTER
No scoring.
FOURTH QUARTER
Washington State 35, UNLV 20, 14:07 - Leon Brooks 3 run (Furney kick). Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 3:44. Key play: The Cougars go for it on fourth-and-3, and pick it up when Halliday completes a 13-yard pass to Myers to UNLV's 3.
Washington State 35, UNLV 27, 1:44 - Jake Phillips 4 pass from Sherry (Kohorst kick). Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:41. Key play: A personal foul on Washington State safety Deone Bucannon converts a third-and-2 and moves the ball to the Cougars' 24.
Attendance - 17,015.
TEAM STATISTICS
WSU, UNLV
First downs 18, 26
Rushes-yards 21-83, 33-109
Passing 378, 351
Comp-Att-Int 26-45-2, 33-49-1
Return Yards -1, 26
Punts-Avg. 4-53.2, 4-40.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0, 2-0
Penalties-Yards 12-128, 4-60
Time of possession 24:28, 35:32
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Washington State, Winston 12-58, Brooks 6-35, Halliday 3-(-10). UNLV, Cornett 20-89, Randle 6-18, Bradford 3-11, Sherry 4-(-9).
PASSING - Washington State, Halliday 26-45-2 378 yards. UNLV, Sherry 33-49-1 351 yards.
RECEIVING - Washington State, Marks 6-126, Wilson 5-110, Myers 5-45, Bartolone 4-27, Ratliff 2-30, Williams 1-20, Winston 1-8, Bontemps 1-7, Brooks 1-5. UNLV, Sullivan 6-136, Herring 5-68, Davis 5-36, Phillips 5-30, Williams 2-22, Randle 2-16, Cornett 2-15, Barnhill 2-8, Bradford 1-15, E.Johnson 1-5, M.Johnson 1-1, Mataele 1-(-1).
