Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson combined for 53 points to lead Northern Iowa to a 77-68 overtime victory over UNLV on Wednesday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Basketball
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game at Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
UNLV’s basketball team plays at Northern Iowa on Wednesday as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge. The Panthers won the 2010 meeting in the NCAA Tournament when Ali Farokhmanesh hit the game-winning 3-pointer.
Five opposing players to watch when the UNLV basketball teams plays at Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. Wednesday and against Arizona at the Thomas & Mack Center at 7 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV freshman forward Brandon McCoy was named Mountain West basketball player of the week. He posted double-doubles in each of the Rebels’ three victories.
The Rebels outscored Southern Utah 16-2 to close the game and improve to 6-0 with a 101-82 win Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Junior Jordyn Bell started just three games last season and averaged 4.3 points for the UNLV women’s basketball team. But this season, she is determined to take a step forward.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball game against Southern Utah at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The UNLV women’s basketball team will open the Lady Rebel Round-Up against Hofstra at noon Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
Former UNLV interim coach Todd Simon, who brings his Southern Utah team to UNLV on Saturday, is hoping to build a solid program in Cedar City with some familiar faces to Rebel fans.
Champions of the MGM Resorts Main Event, UNLV in an 85-58 win over Utah showed those at T-Mobile Arena and an ESPN2 audience how different things are from last year’s 11-win nightmare.
Freshman Brandon McCoy had 26 points and 17 rebounds as the Rebels improved to 5-0 for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball game against Utah at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Unbeatens Utah and UNLV will meet in the MGM Resorts Main Event championship game at approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Three takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 95-68 victory over Rice on Monday night at the T-Mobile Arena: