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11/27 18:04 CST Ogbole sets career highs with 21 points, 13 boards and Rutgers beats UNLV to end Players Era tourney Ogbole sets career highs with 21 points, 13 boards and Rutgers beats UNLV to end Players Era tourney LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Emmanuel Ogbole set career highs with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Dylan Grant added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Rutgers ended a three-game losing streak with an 80-65 victory over UNLV on Thursday to conclude the Players Era tournament. Rutgers trailed 39-33 at halftime before scoring the opening 11 points of the second half, with seven points from Grant, for a five-point lead. Ogbole's dunk with 10 minutes left put Rutgers ahead by double-digits for good at 57-47. Grant reached 14 second-half points with 6:12 remaining, while UNLV had just 13 points on 4-of-21 shooting. Darren Buchanan Jr. scored all 15 of his points in the second half as Rutgers made 11 of 23 field goals and 22 of 27 free throws in a 47-point half. Tariq Francis added 11 points for Rutgers (5-3), which was coming off losses to Central Connecticut, then-No. 17 Tennessee and Notre Dame. Tyrin Jones, Kimani Hamilton and Al Green all scored 13 points apiece for UNLV (3-5). Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 10 points. UNLV did not have a timeout for the final 10 minutes.

Up next UNLV: Has a week off before playing at Stanford on Dec. 7. Rutgers: Begins a tough two-game stretch against No. 1 Purdue on Tuesday and No. 7 Michigan on Dec. 6. Then the Scarlet Knights close the year with games against Seton Hall, Pennsylvania and Delaware State. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

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