UNLV rallies to beat Stanford on late free throw

Emmanuel Stephen had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Kimani Hamilton made the game-winning free throw for UNLV in a come-from-behind 75-74 stunner over host Stanford on Sunday.Hamilton and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn each posted 15 points for the Runnin’ Rebels (4-5), who ended a three-game losing skid. UNLV shot 48.3% from the field as it improved to 2-0 on the road this year.Ebuka Okorie had 18 points, and Oskar Giltay posted a team-leading 14 rebounds with nine points for the Cardinal (7-2), who dropped their second game at home this season.Ryan Agarwal added 13 points and Benny Gealer had 11. They each made three 3-pointers.Jeremy Dent-Smith’s layup gave Stanford a 64-63 lead with 5:06 remaining, and his two free throws extended the lead to 70-66 with 2:58 to play. But Tyrin Jones and Gibbs-Lawhorn drew four straight shooting fouls and made 6 of 8 from the foul line to flip the lead.Okorie’s three-point play restored Stanford’s edge at 73-72 but Hamilton scored in the paint to put UNLV back on top. Okorie was sent to the line and missed the first free throw but made the second to tie the game.Hamilton got back to the line with two seconds and made one free throw from Hamilton, and Okorie missed a buzzer-beater to seal the Rebels’ victory.

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