No. 17 UNLV 91, La Verne 44: Anthony Bennett scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Runnin' Rebels rolled against overmatched Division III La Verne at the Orleans Center at Las Vegas.

Katin Reinhardt added 14 points for UNLV (8-1), whose lone loss of the season was against Oregon. Savon Goodman scored 13 off the bench.

Freshman guard Daquan Cook, who was originally scheduled to redshirt the season, saw his first action for the Rebels. He showed his skills with a nifty crossover drive in the second half and finished with six points and three assists.

La Verne (1-5) received 16 points from Vince Bauer and Jake Veith joined him in double figures with 11.

UNLV led 38-21 at the half despite a sluggish offensive effort. Bennett had 12 points and nine rebounds before the break. The Runnin' Rebels then turned things into a rout early in the second half after getting several dunks at the end of the fast break. Bennett even threw dunks down with each hand on consecutive trips. midway through the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: La Verne went 6-19 last season and typically schedules a Division I opponent during the season. It lost to Loyola Marymount and Cal State Fullerton last season. ... The Runnin' Rebels will play the rest of their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center. ... Sophomore transfer Khem Birch will make his season debut in UNLV's next game against Northern Iowa.