LAS VEGAS (AP) — Samuel Harris ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns and Wyoming held off UNLV's rally for a 41-35 win on Saturday evening.
Down 41-21, UNLV scored touchdowns with 22 seconds left within the third quarter and with 8:32 left within the fourth.
The Rebels flirted with taking the lead, however Wyoming ended the risk when Tyson Shamsid-Deen intercepted reserve quarterback Alex Orji in the long run zone. It was Shamsid-Deen's second interception of the sport.
On the next play, Wyoming's Markell Holman ran left, broke 4 tackles, reversed discipline and ran 49 yards and Wyoming (6-3, 5-1 Mountain West) proceeded to let time expire.
Holman ran for 110 yards.
Wyoming took the lead when Erik Sandvik's discipline objective broke a 7-all tie with 5:02 left within the first.
Early within the second, Harris ran it in from the 1, and with 6:42 left earlier than halftime, on a double-pass, reserve quarterback Landon Sims threw an 18-yard landing move to Jake Wilson for a 24-7 lead.
UNLV (5-4, 3-2) responded scoring two touchdowns within the final four-and-a-half minutes of the primary half.
Jackson Arnold threw a 33-yard landing to Kayden McGee. Then, following a Wyoming fumble, the Rebels took benefit and three performs later, Arnold threw an 8-yard landing to Taz Reddicks to scale back the UNLV deficit to 24-21 with 1:55 earlier than halftime.
It nonetheless proved to be greater than sufficient time for Wyoming because the Cowboys scored in slightly greater than a minute with Sims working it in from the 13.
Following Shamsid-Deen's first interception, Sandvik kicked a 34-yard discipline as time expired within the first half to place Wyoming up 34-21.
Arnold threw two landing passes for UNLV.
Up subsequent
Wyoming: Travels to face UTEP on Saturday.
UNLV: Heads to New Mexico to face the Lobos on Saturday.
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