Jai’Den Thomas ran for 135 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 24 UNLV over host San Jose State 27-16 in a rain-soaked affair Friday night.UNLV’s Hajj-Malik Williams completed 11 of his 20 passes, throwing for 131 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ricky White III led the Rebels (9-2, 5-1 Mountain West) with seven receptions for 98 yards, while Kaleo Ballungay’s lone catch went for a 5-yard touchdown.Thomas scampered for a 25-yard touchdown run with 1:44 left in the third quarter to give UNLV a 20-16 lead and put the visitors up for good. Kylin James added insurance by running for a 7-yard touchdown with 8:29 remaining in the game.San Jose State (6-5, 3-4) brought a 16-10 lead into halftime after a first half the Rebels stumbled through the first two quarters. The Spartans scored all of their points in the second quarter, with 10 of them coming directly off UNLV mishaps.A bad read from Williams led to an interception that Isiah Revis returned 33 yards to gave San Jose State a 7-3 lead with 13:26 remaining in the second quarter. The Rebels gave up their lone offensive touchdown of the game shortly after that, a 33-yard completion from Walker Eget to Matthew Coleman that made the score 14-10.Things kept snowballing for the Rebels. On UNLV’s next possession, long snapper Ben Lisk airmailed the ball over punter Marshall Nichols’ head and out of the end zone for a safety that sent San Jose State into the locker room at the break with a six-point lead.