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Basketball
Freshman center Neemias Queta had 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots to help Utah State to a 64-57 victory over San Diego State on Saturday in the Mountain West Tournament final.
After going 10-22 in his first season and 15-18 in his second, Lew Hill guided the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to 19 wins in 2018-19.
Three of former San Diego State coach Steve Fisher’s assistants coached teams in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. Two of them advanced to the semifinals.
Here we are again — what, has it been 10 minutes, a season, three? — and UNLV’s basketball program is apparently at another crossroads with its coaching position.
When UNLV coach Marvin Menzies sat down at the podium after Thursday’s 63-55 loss in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals at the Thomas Mack Center, he had to stifle his emotions. Emotions over a game the Rebels had every chance to win.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
New Mexico went on a 15-point run, 13 in a row by Vance Jackson, to beat Wyoming 78-68 on Wednesday in the Mountain West Tournament. The Lobos play Utah State at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Defense almost helped UNLV beat San Diego State in their most recent meeting. Now the teams meet again Thursday in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals.
UNLV lost 66-55 to Fresno State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. That ended the Lady Rebels’ season at 12-18.
Ten of the teams in the Pac-12 have odds of 25-1 or less to win the conference tournament.
UNR made an expected run to the championship game of last year’s Mountain West basketball tournament, losing at the buzzer to Boise State. The Wolf Pack, who beat San Jose State 78-68 on Sunday, hope for another such run this week.
UNLV is the fifth seed in the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament and plays fourth-seeded Fresno State at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center.