Josh Pastner returned to Memphis to earn the most impressive win of his young UNLV coaching tenure, leading the Rebels to a 92-78 road win over the Tigers at FedExForum.

The victory was especially meaningful for Pastner, who spent seven seasons as Memphis’ head coach. A pregame video tribute honored his tenure with the Tigers, but Pastner’s squad showed no mercy, snapping Memphis’ 11-game home winning streak.

The Rebels (2-2) desperately needed the bounce-back performance after surrendering more than 100 points in a loss to Montana last week. UNLV responded emphatically behind career performances from Howie Fleming Jr. and freshman Issac Williamson, who combined for 50 points.

“Good win for us, really proud of our guys,” Pastner said. “We had a little bit of a tough stretch to start the

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