KANSAS CITY, Kansas — — Kylin James scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left to lead UNLV to a 23-20 win over Kansas on Friday night at Children’s Mercy Park.

The Jayhawks are playing all of their games outside of Lawrence, Kansas, this season due to construction on their stadium.

UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka completed just 7 of 18 passes for 86 yards, but ran for 113 yards.

Jalon Daniels was 12-for-23 passing for 153 yards, with two interceptions for Kansas (1-2). He had two rushing touchdowns.

Daniels’ second interception of the game gave UNLV the ball at KU’s 4-yard line, but the Rebels could only get a 23-yard field goal from Caden Chittenden.

Kansas answered with a 41-yard field goal by Tabor Allen to extend their lead to 20-16 in the fourth quarter.

But UNLV (3-0) used a 14-play, 75-yard drive that took 9:31 off the clock to take a late lead.

After forcing an opening three-and-out, Kansas responded with a 12-play, 81-yard touchdown drive, capped by Daniels’ 11-yard run. The Rebels responded with an 11-play drive, but had to settle for a Chittenden 38-yard field goal.

Daniels then ran 33 yards, untouched by the right tackle, to cap a 94-yard drive and give Kansas a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter.

Kansas’ defense stepped up again, stopping UNLV on third-and-7, forcing Chittenden to make a 27-yard field goal. Allen then extended the lead to 17-6 with a 35-yard field goal with 3:17 left in the first half.

Kansas was on its way to another score when Daniels threw his fifth interception of the season, which was returned 46 yards to the Kansas 33. With the clock winding down in the first half, Sluka found Jai’Den Thomas in the flat and Thomas converted it for a 27-yard touchdown with no time left on the clock to pull within 17-13 at the break.

THE PICKUP

UNLV: The Rebels need to work on their long passing game. Sluka attempted seven passes of at least 20 yards — several of which were significantly longer — and missed every one.

Kansas: Daniels has the talent to be a star, but he needs to limit turnovers. He threw one interception in the season opener and had three in the loss to Illinois. His first-half interception on Friday kept UNLV in the game and his second-half interception set the Rebels up for a chip-shot field goal.

NEXT

UNLV: The Rebels open their Mountain West Conference season with a home game against Fresno State on Sept. 21.

Kansas: The Jayhawks open Big 12 Conference play against West Virginia on Sept. 21.

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