An accepted premise: The toughest thing about competing in the Mountain West for basketball is the travel. The second toughest thing: Preparing for such a variety of offenses.
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Roscoe Smith did more than enough Wednesday night, totaling 12 points and 15 rebounds as UNLV led wire to wire in a 70-46 victory over San Jose State, the only winless team remaining in Mountain West play.
Alana Cesarz scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Wednesday night to lead UNLV to a 90-76 Mountain West women’s basketball victory over San Jose State at Cox Pavilion.
With signing day a week away, UNLV’s football team picked up three commitments this week.
Hidden on a losing team at San Jose State, Rashad Muhammad is traveling a much different basketball path than the one taken by his brother, Shabazz, who went from high school phenom to Hollywood.
Sometimes big isn’t necessarily better.
Bryce Dejean-Jones hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 57 seconds remaining in overtime, and his free throw with 7.5 seconds left helped UNLV escape with a 75-73 overtime victory over Fresno State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s five-game winning streak came to an end Saturday in a 70-52 loss to Fresno State in a Mountain West women’s basketball game at Fresno, Calif.
UNLV welcomed at least four football recruits on official visits this weekend.
UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck will take home $700,000 annually under his new three-year contract approved Friday by the Board of Regents.
A year ago, Kevin Olekaibe was in the other locker room, listening to the other coach, and not fearing the other team. At that time, the opponent was UNLV.
Khem Kong, a twenty-foot-wide recreation of UNLV forward Khem Birch, was unveiled by the Rebellion Wednesday night at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Like the lunatic fan everyone despises but tolerates because the home team wins when he attends the party or the nutcase who retires to his basement to create more good luck for his favorite side, UNLV should immediately enroll in a local hotel’s rewards program.
Deville Smith scored 18 points, and Roscoe Smith totaled 13 points and 14 rebounds to carry UNLV to a 62-42 victory over Utah State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
About three minutes remained in the first half of the UNLV-Utah State basketball game Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The score was tied at 24. And given what has happened to the Rebels at times this season, it was easy to expect the worst from them.