UNLV loses Aussie finale; chat with Kruger today

By Rob Miech

Published Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | 8:56 a.m.

Updated Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 | 10:15 a.m.

(Filed at 11:09 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, Cairns time.)

UNLV finished its six-game tour of Australia with an 86-84 defeat to the Cairns Marlins on Wednesday night.

The Rebels went 4-2 Down Under.

The Marlins led by 19 points in the second quarter, but the Rebels rallied to take a 75-74 advantage with six minutes remaining.

Tre’Von Willis drilled a 3-point shot and Rene Rougeau converted a steal into a breakaway slam dunk to give UNLV its edge. At the end, Kendall Wallace missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Joe Darger led UNLV with 23 points, Willis had 20, Wink Adams scored 14 and Wallace tallied 11.

Rebels coach Lon Kruger will conduct a live chat session with fans from Cairns today at 4 p.m. Yes, that's Las Vegas time, so Kruger will be chatting from the Great Barrier Reef around breakfast time Thursday. Click on the Live Chat from Australia page at the Rebels Web site to participate in the unique discussion.

UNLV will tour the Great Barrier Reef before returning to Las Vegas on Saturday.

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