Crowds are so sparse that the future of the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas is in question. The conference considered moving the event to San Diego or Phoenix in 2020, but extended the agreement with Las Vegas an extra year.
Basketball
A’Shanti Coleman’s putback at the buzzer gave Boise State a 62-60 victory over UNR in the Mountain West women’s basketball championship game and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
A’Shanti Coleman’s putback at the buzzer gave Boise State a 62-60 victory over UNR in the Mountain West women’s basketball championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The final horn sounded Thursday and an admirable UNLV effort had been squelched by a better opponent, meaning it was again time to assess another basketball season.
The eighth-seeded Rebels hung tough, but with a chance to tie the game, Jovan Mooring badly missed a 3-point shot with six seconds remaining, and the 22nd-ranked Wolf Pack won 79-74.
#VegasMadness updates: The Madness is truly getting underway in Las Vegas as the Mountain West, Western Athletic and Pac-12 conference tournaments have started. Review-Journal reporters are on-scene for all of it.
Breaking down UNLV’s game against No. 22 UNR in the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals at noon Thursday at the Thomas Mack Center.
The No. 22 Wolf Pack are 5½-point favorites over the Rebels at most Las Vegas sports books after the line opened at 5.
Kathy Olivier sat at a podium at the Thomas Mack Center Tuesday night and delivered an important message. “They have more basketball to play,” the Lady Rebels coach said of her team.
UNLV advanced to meet No. 1 seed UNR by outlasting Air Force 97-90 in overtime of a Mountain West tournament first-round game Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV used a 12-point run in overtime to defeat Air Force 97-90 in the first round of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Madness is truly getting underway in Las Vegas as the Mountain West, Western Athletic and Pac-12 conference tournaments are all starting Wednesday.
UNLV fell 77-73 to UNR in the MW tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
UNLV has gone cold during its five-game slump heading into the Mountain West basketball tournament. The Rebels must find their touch when they face Air Force at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Lady Rebels were blown out by 20 points a week ago at UNR. They haven’t forgotten about it.