How they scored

First Quarter
6:46 UNLV: Joe Haro 9 run. A shanked punt by Curtis Ansel gave UNLV possession at its own 47. Haro carried five times for 33 yards on the seven-play, 53-yard drive. Dillon Pieffer kick. (UNLV 7, KU 0)

Second Quarter
9:25 UNLV: Jason Thomas 6 run. After KU was forced to punt from its own 8, UNLV took over at KU's 43. The key play was an 11-yard run by Larry Croom, who was hit out of bounds by a KU defender. That personal-foul penalty moved UNLV to the KU 11. Two plays later, Thomas capped the four-play, 42-yard drive with a run to the left side. Pieffer kick. (UNLV 14, KU 0)
7:11 KU: Bill Whittemore 2 run. KU came up with three straight big plays: Whittemore's 17-yard pass to Mark Simmons, an 18-yard run by Whittemore and a 21-yard run by Clark Green. After a pass interference call on UNLV, Whittemore capped the seven-play, 80-yard drive. Johnny Beck kick. (UNLV 14, KU 7)
:18 KU: FG. Beck 30. Two big third-down plays helped KU slice the halftime deficit to four points. First, Whittemore completed a 21-yard pass to Byron Gasaway on third-and-four from the KU 26. Later, UNLV was called for pass interference for the third time in the half on third-and-10 from the 28. KU's 14-play, 67-yard drive stalled at the 13, setting up a kick by Beck, who had missed from 32 yards late in the first quarter. (UNLV 14, KU 10)

Third Quarter
10:47 UNLV: FG. Pieffer 44. A pass-interference penalty against KU and a 15-yard reception by Troy Mason keyed an eight-play, 37-yard drive. (UNLV 17, KU 10)
:44 UNLV: Thomas 19 run. Thomas completed a 34-yard bomb to Earvin Johnson to set up his own TD run on a five-play, 64-yard drive. Pieffer kick. (UNLV 24, KU 10)

Fourth Quarter
11:47 UNLV: Steven Costa 3 pass from Thomas. An 82-yard punt by Ansel set Iowa State up at its own 15, but UNLV drove 85 yards in seven plays. Croomsparked the drive with a 49-yard run to the KU 22, and Thomas completed a 13-yard pass to Deon Burnett. Thomas tossed the TD pass three plays later. Pieffer kick. (UNLV 31, KU 10)
5:47 KU: FG. Beck 30. KU's 12-play, 78-yard drive included Whittemore's 39-yard pass to Brandon Rideau. (UNLV 31, KU 13)
:45 KU: Marcellus Jones 23 pass from Whittemore. KU finished with a 12-play, 93-yard drive. Whittmore completed 8-of-10 passes on the drive, including a fourth-down pass to Simmons that kept the drive alive. Beck kick. (UNLV 31, KU 20)

UNLV jumped to a 14-0 lead before KU made a game of it with a touchdown and field goal seven minutes apart in the second quarter. É The Jayhawks outpassed the Rebels Ñ barely Ñ but UNLV outran Kansas. É Clark Green started at tailback for Kansas. Last week's starter, Reggie Duncan, didn't have a carry.

Kansas		UNLV
10	First downs	13
18	Rushes	27
49	Rushing yards.	151
8-17-0	Passing (att-comp-int)	5-11-0
69	Passing yards	64
35	Total offensive plays	38
118	Total offense	215
6	Return yards	4
4-46.5	Punting	5-39.8
0-0	Fumbles-lost	1-0
3-26	Penalties-yards	8-68
14:15	Time of possession	15:45

Kansas Leaders
Rushing: Green 7-35, Bill Whittemore 10-17.
Passing: Whittemore 8 for 17 for 69 yards, no interceptions.
Receiving: Green 3-15, Byron Gasaway 2-18, Mark Simmons 1-17, Brandon Rideau 1-11.

UNLV leaders
Rushing: Joe Haro 12-87, Larry Croom 6-31, Jason Thomas 4-25, Dominique Dorsey 2-9.
Passing: Thomas 5 for 11 for 64 yards, no interceptions.
Receiving: Steven Costa 2-30, Haro 1-22, Michael Johnson 1-10, Croom 1-2.

Kansas		UNLV
21	First downs	23
34	Rushes	47
69	Rushing yards.	291
22-42-0	Passing (att-comp-int)	12-24-0
225	Passing yards	144
76	Total offensive plays	71
294	Total offense	435
6	Return yards	23
9-44.6	Punting	7-39.6
0-0	Fumbles-lost	1-0
8-64	Penalties-yards	11-93
0-0	Sacks by (No.-yards)	6-42
31:36	Time of possession	28:24

Games to remember
Kansas: Bill Whittemore 22-for-42 passing for 225 yards, TD.
UNLV: Jason Thomas 12-for-23 passing for 144 yards, nine rushes for 74 yards.

Game to forget
Kansas: Running back Reggie Duncan 0 carries.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING
Kansas: Clark Green 18-69, Bill Whittemore 15-3, Derick Mills 1-(-3).
UNLV: Joe Haro 14-105, Larry Croom 11-88, Jason Thomas 9-74, Dominique Dorsey 8-24, Steven Costa 1-0, Deon Burnett 3-(-1).

PASSING
Kansas: Bill Whittemore 22-42-225.
UNLV: Jason Thomas 12-23-144, Kurt Nantkes 0-1-0.

RECEIVING
Kansas: Marcellus Jones 7-73, Mark Simmons 5-38, Clark Green 3-15, Brandon Rideau 2-50, Adrian Jones 2-22, Byron Gasaway 2-18, Barry Goodrich 1-9.
UNLV: Steven Costa 3-32, Michael Johnson 3-20, Larry Croom, Earvin Johnson 1-34, Joe Haro 1-22, Troy Mason 1-15, Deon Burnett 1-13.

PUNTING
Kansas: Curtis Ansel 9-44.6.
UNLV: Gary Cook 7-39.6.

TACKLING LEADERS
Kansas: Johnny McCoy 13, Greg Cole 10, Leo Etienne 7.5, Travis Watkins 4.5, Jake Letourneau 4.5, Remuise Johnson 4.0.
UNLV: Tyrone Tucker 9.5, Adam Seward 6.5, Daniel Jones 5.5, Jamal Wynn 5.0, Ruschard Dodd-Masters 4.5, Jamaal Brimmer 4.0.

Officials: Jon Bible (R), Wes White (U), David Alexander (HL), Rusty Weir (LJ), Brad Van Vark (SJ), Rocky Ryan (FJ), Randy McAnally (BJ).
Attendance: 25,109 (37,500).
Time of game: 3:30.