Dedan Thomas Jr. made a layup and a 12-foot fadeaway jumper to cap a closing seven-point run by UNLV, which defeated No. 22 Utah State 65-62.

The UNLV basketball team answered some questions on Wednesday. Questions such as, are they capable of beating a good team? Are they tough enough to compete with

The Horned Frogs (19-1, 7-0) surged to take a 19-9 lead in the first quarter as Utah (13-5, 4-3) had six turnovers and just two field goals during the period. The synergy of the Horned Frogs on defense stood out as TCU aggressively fought through screens, trapped Utes near the paint and was active in the passing lanes to force turnovers.

Utah State basketball team suffered just its second loss of the season Wednesday night, falling at UNLV, 65-62. Tucker Anderson led the Aggies with 19 points, but the Aggies missed its last six shots of the game,

The Utah State Aggies have had an impressive season this year. Coming into January 15th, they were undefeated in Mountain West play and 16-1 overall. The Rebels, on the other hand, have struggled, entering the game with a 3-2 conference record and 9-7 overall.

UNLV took on the number 22 ranked team in the country, Utah State last night as five point underdogs. It was the biggest game of the season for UNLV. They had home court advantage and they took full advantage of that.