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UNLVAway

45

UTEPHome

28

FinalSep 23, 2023 · Sun Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
UNLV	14	14	0	17	45
UTEP	7	7	7	7	28

Game flow

UNLV won by 17 · 11 scores

Lead changes

0

2 times tied

UTEP biggest lead

—

never led

UNLV biggest lead

+17

Q4 1:56

Time in front

UTEP 0% · UNLV 86%

tied 14% · 0:00 vs 51:28 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line UTEP is ahead, below it UNLV. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

9:27

TD Jai'Den Thomas 12 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)1 play, 12 yds, 0:07 · from UTEP 12

UNLV 7–0 UTEP

3:20

TD Gavin Hardison 1 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)

UNLV 7–7 UTEP

2:14

TD Jai'Den Thomas 17 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)

UNLV 14–7 UTEP

2nd quarter

5:11

TD Gavin Hardison 1 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)10 plays, 57 yds, 5:35 · from UTEP 43

UNLV 14–14 UTEP

3:18

TD Donavyn Lester 1 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)

UNLV 21–14 UTEP

1:01

TD Jai'Den Thomas 5 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)

UNLV 28–14 UTEP

3rd quarter

11:12

TD Torrance Burgess Jr. 11 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)

UNLV 28–21 UTEP

4th quarter

14:30

TD Jai'Den Thomas 1 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)6 plays, 77 yds, 1:47 · from UNLV 23

UNLV 35–21 UTEP

11:07

TD Jeremiah Ballard 27 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Buzz Flabiano Kick)9 plays, 75 yds, 3:48 · from UTEP 25

UNLV 35–28 UTEP

7:39

TD Courtney Reese 32 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)

UNLV 42–28 UTEP

1:56

FG Jose Pizano 30 Yd Field Goal

UNLV 45–28 UTEP

Drives

UTEP 3/7 scoredUNLV 3/6 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1		UNLV	UNLV 22	8	25	3:51	Punt
Q1		UTEP	UTEP 20	3	4	1:30	Punt
Q1	9:27	UNLV	UTEP 12	1	12	0:07	Touchdown
Q2		UNLV	UNLV 27	9	30	3:21	Downs
Q2	10:46	UTEP	UTEP 43	10	57	5:35	Touchdown
Q2		UTEP	UTEP 25	3	-4	1:00	Interception
Q3		UTEP	UTEP 25	9	75	3:48	Touchdown
Q3		UNLV	UNLV 17	18	77	8:26	Interception
Q3	2:40	UTEP	UTEP 22	3	6	1:23	Punt
Q3	1:17	UNLV	UNLV 23	6	77	1:47	Touchdown
Q4		UTEP	UTEP 23	6	77	3:16	Touchdown
Q4		UNLV	UNLV 34	9	66	3:22	Touchdown

Win probability

UNLV 100% · no pregame line on file, so it starts at 50–50

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jayden Maiava	15/27	190	7.0	0	1	54.5

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jai'Den Thomas	13	100	7.7	4	46
Vincent Davis Jr.	13	97	7.5	0	56
Courtney Reese	6	58	9.7	1	32
Jayden Maiava	6	28	4.7	0	7
Donavyn Lester	8	18	2.3	1	6
Jordan Younge-Humphrey	2	6	3.0	0	4

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ricky White III	2	62	31.0	0	53
Tim Conerly	2	33	16.5	0	23
Senika McKie	2	33	16.5	0	21
Jacob De Jesus	4	21	5.3	0	9
Vincent Davis Jr.	2	18	9.0	0	9
Jai'Den Thomas	2	14	7.0	0	9
Shelton Zeon III	1	9	9.0	0	9

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Jaxen Turner	2	0	0
Cameron Oliver	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jose Pizano	1/1	100.0	30	6/6	9

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Marshall Nichols	3	148	49.3	2	1	55

Biggest plays

UNLV +29% Q1 9:27 Jai'Den Thomas run for 12 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)

UNLV +27% Q2 3:18 Donavyn Lester run for 1 yd for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)

UTEP +22% Q2 5:11 Gavin Hardison run for 1 yd for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)

UTEP +22% Q3 11:12 Torrance Burgess Jr. run for 11 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)

UTEP +21% Q4 11:07 Gavin Hardison pass complete to Jeremiah Ballard for 27 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)

Team stats

Stat	UNLV	UTEP
1st Downs	23	21
3rd down efficiency	10-17	4-14
4th down efficiency	0-1	1-1
Total Yards	497	316
Passing	190	225
Comp/Att	15/27	14/31
Yards per pass	7.0	7.3
Rushing	307	91
Rushing Attempts	48	34
Yards per rush	6.4	2.7
Penalties	10-96	8-74
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	1	3
Possession	29:51	30:09

Play by play

Q4 1:56 3rd & 2 at UNLV 35 pass incomplete to Emari White UTEP Penalty, Offensive holding (Zuri Henry) to the UNLV 35

Q4 1:56 2nd & 2 at UNLV 35 Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Marcus Bellon, broken up by Jett Elad

Q4 1:56 1st & 10 at UNLV 43 Gavin Hardison pass complete to Torrance Burgess Jr. for 8 yds to the UNLV 35

Q4 1:56 4th & 4 at UTEP 43 Gavin Hardison pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 14 yds to the UNLV 43 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:56 3rd & 4 at UTEP 43 pass incomplete to Jostein Clarke

Q4 1:56 2nd & 10 at UTEP 37 Gavin Hardison run for 6 yds to the UTEP 43

Q4 1:56 1st & 10 at UTEP 37 Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Marcus Bellon, broken up by Cameren Jenkins

Q4 1:56 1st & 10 at UTEP 25 Gavin Hardison pass complete to Kelly Akharaiyi for 12 yds to the UTEP 37 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:56 Andre Meono kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 0:00 1st & 11 at UTEP 36 Courtney Reese run for 16 yds to the UTEP 20 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:56 4th & 3 at UTEP 13 Jose Pizano 30 yd FG GOOD

Q4 4:30 3rd & 4 at UTEP 14 Courtney Reese run for 1 yd to the UTEP 13

Q4 4:30 2nd & 7 at UTEP 17 Courtney Reese run for 3 yds to the UTEP 14

Q4 4:30 1st & 10 at UTEP 20 Courtney Reese run for 3 yds to the UTEP 17

Q4 0:00 1st & 10 at UTEP 20 Gavin Hardison pass intercepted

Q4 4:30 4th & 7 at UNLV 45 Marshall Nichols punt for 55 yds

Q4 4:45 3rd & 7 at UNLV 45

Q4 5:16 2nd & 8 at UNLV 44 Donavyn Lester run for 1 yd to the UNLV 45

Q4 5:16 1st & 10 at UNLV 42 Donavyn Lester run for 2 yds to the UNLV 44

Q4 5:16 4th & 10 at UTEP 12 Joshua Sloan punt for 46 yds

Q4 5:45 3rd & 10 at UTEP 12 Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Jeremiah Ballard, broken up by Quentin Moten

Q4 5:45 2nd & 10 at UTEP 12 pass incomplete to Marcus Bellon

Q4 5:45 1st & 10 at UTEP 12 Gavin Hardison pass incomplete to Jeremiah Ballard, broken up by Cameron Oliver

Q4 5:45 4th & 4 at UNLV 48 Marshall Nichols punt for 40 yds

Q4 6:45 3rd & 4 at UNLV 48 Jayden Maiava pass incomplete to Shelton Zeon III, broken up by Maurice Westmoreland