A short-handed UNLV basketball team wore down in the second half for a third consecutive game in the Players Era Festival, concluding the event 0-3 with a 80-65 loss to Rutgers at Michelob Ultra Arena.

The Rebels (3-5) were without four scholarship players and had several others on minute restrictions as they faded after halftime yet again Thursday.

UNLV led 39-35 at halftime only to allow an 11-0 run by Rutgers (5-3) out of the break as it started to figure out the Rebels’ zone. The Knights later posted an 8-0 run to pull away.

Kimani Hamilton, Al Green and Tyrin Jones all had 13 points to pace the Rebels.

The event, which saw UNLV play power conference schools in the three games, was a measuring stick early in the season for coach Josh Pastner to see where the Rebels are right now in

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