UNLV Basketball
Senior forward Drew Gordon had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lift second-seeded New Mexico to a 72-67 victory over UNLV in a Mountain West Conference tournament semifinal at the Thomas & Mack Center. The third-seeded Rebels will now wait until 3 p.m. Sunday to learn their postseason fate when the NCAA Tournament field is announced.
Someone throw a Wyoming basketball jersey on Chumlee.
For the first 20 minutes, UNLV sophomore forward Mike Moser displayed why he’s one of the best players in the Mountain West Conference.
The UNLV women’s basketball team, seeded second in the Mountain West Conference tournament, tumbled in the first round to seventh-seeded New Mexico 61-58 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lady Rebels (22-9) led 54-45 with eight minutes remaining, but the Lobos (10-19) outscored UNLV 16-4 the rest of the way.
Kendall Wallace saved his best game of the season for Senior Night, scoring 14 points to help lift No. 17 UNLV to a 74-63 victory over Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference regular-season finale at the Thomas & Mack Center.