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UNLV’s assets, weaknesses pretty much as expected

When you know it’s time for league play to begin: At one point in your final nonconference game, your opponent has 12 turnovers, zero assists, nine shots in 12 minutes and its coach has screamed out at least eight set plays his team can’t execute or really has no idea what they mean.

Smith leads Lady Rebels past Hawaii

Jamie Smith scored 15 points and pulled down four rebounds as the UNLV women’s basketball team beat Hawaii 63-48 in the final game of the Wahine Invitational in Honolulu on Thursday.

Rebels pull away at own pace as Hawkins keys second-half surge

Whether it was an emotional hangover from an extended holiday break or just the continuation of a team-wide shooting slump, UNLV appeared sluggish until Justin Hawkins provided a surge of energy.

UNLV point guard grows under coach’s tough tutelage

Oscar Bellfield has helped steer the Rebels to an 11-2 record as they conclude the nonconference schedule against Central Michigan today at the Thomas & Mack Center. Bellfield takes plenty of constructive criticism from coach Lon Kruger and assistant Steven Henson, but he realizes that’s necessary for him to continue developing in his role as point guard.

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Lady Rebels rip Columbia, end skid

The UNLV women’s basketball team snapped a five-game slide Wednesday night by routing Columbia 93-46 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Honolulu.

Lady Rebels tumble to Cal State Bakersfield

The UNLV women’s basketball team led by double digits in the first and second halves, but lost to Cal State Bakersfield 66-63 to open the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Honolulu.

Mother of Ali takes over Rebels volleyball program

What was UNLV thinking, hiring Cindy Fredrick — the mother of Ali Farokhmanesh, the Northern Iowa sharpshooter who sank the Rebels basketball team last March in the NCAA Tournament — to be its new volleyball coach?

Rebels top short-handed Kansas State

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two plays by Oscar Bellfield turned an ugly game UNLV’s way. But it also was a game decided, in large part, by two players who never took the floor.

Ugly wins are always better than alternative

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The resume today will show a win against the nation’s No. 11 basketball team on a neutral court that was anything but neutral. It will not mention the names Jacob Pullen or Curtis Kelly or impermissible benefits or how any of it affected Kansas State on Tuesday evening.

Southern Methodist beats Lady Rebels on last-second shot

The UNLV women’s basketball team gave up an eight-point lead in the final five minutes, losing 56-55 when Southern Methodist’s Samantha Mahnesmith hit a jumper with five seconds left Monday night in the final game of the BTI Classic at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Between whistles, Thomas finds his way with Rebels

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This is a different kind of rust. This has nothing to do with a series of iron oxides or corrosion, unless you count a lack of defensive readiness.

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