UNLV allowed one field goal in the final 10:04 and rallied from 16 points down for a 68-67 win over Fresno State on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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UNLV will look to split a two-game series with Fresno State on Friday after blowing a late lead in a 67-64 loss on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV led by one with 1:44 left but went scoreless the rest of the game, and Fresno State claimed a 67-64 victory Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels, coming off their first two Mountain West road victories, will host Fresno State on Wednesday and Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV is 0-6 on the road in Mountain West games despite leading in the final five minutes in four games. The Rebels travel to San Jose State for games Friday and Sunday.
UNLV led for most of the second half after going on a 14-0 run, but Boise State rallied down the stretch for a 61-59 win Saturday.
UNLV will look to rebound from a 78-66 loss to Boise State on Thursday and pick up its first Mountain West road win when the teams meet again Saturday.
UNLV hopes the lessons its young players learned from late-game situations in a series sweep of Air Force carry over on the road against Boise State.
David Jenkins scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, and the Rebels erased a six-point halftime deficit to beat Air Force 69-64.
The UNLV men’s and women’s basketball programs received an $8 million donation from the James J. Baumberger estate.
Former UNLV men’s basketball assistant coach Lew Hill, the coach at Texas-Rio Grande Valley died in his sleep Sunday after coaching Saturday. He was 56.
UNLV took a 68-58 win over Air Force on Saturday behind 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Bryce Hamilton. It will go for a series sweep Monday.
Bryce Hamilton had 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in his return from an ankle injury, leading UNLV to a 68-58 win over Air Force at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Bryce Hamilton, who averages 18.3 points, has missed three of the past five games with an ankle injury and remains day to day. UNLV hosts Air Force on Saturday and Monday.
UNLV led by five points with less than six minutes left, but UNR outscored the Rebels 19-4 the rest of the way for a 72-62 win and two-game sweep Tuesday night in Reno.