A 74-63 victory over Air Force on Saturday night before 13,137 at the Thomas & Mack Center was another illustration of how coach Dave Rice’s new players are starting to figure things out.
UNLV Basketball
When you’ve got three guys handling the ball and committing just one turnover between them, that’s a good job.
UNLV keeps the turnovers to a minimum — just five — and shoots well enough against Air Force’s 3-2 zone defense to win their third straight Mountain West game, 74-63.
The UNLV women’s basketball team overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to topple Air Force 91-79 in a Mountain West game Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Rebels host Air Force tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tip is at 7:00 p.m.
There are days when Goodluck Okonoboh’s right foot feels fine and he can run, jump and do everything you would want a 6-foot-10-inch basketball player to do.
Tim Grgurich, a former UNLV assistant and head basketball coach, was released from a Los Angeles hospital Friday after being treated for two blockages to his heart.
Because so many opponents have played a 2-3 zone against UNLV, the Lady Rebels were far from surprised when UNR greeted them with that look Wednesday.
The UNLV women’s basketball team appears to have its point guard for the next three seasons beyond this one. Freshman Nikki Wheatley has assumed command of the position, and now she needs to become the leader as well.
It was becoming a familiar story, with UNLV letting a lead slip away in the final minutes. But, this time, doubt never crept into Chris Wood’s mind.
A shocking upset win at UNLV on Jan. 7 looked as if it might be the type of victory that could catapult a struggling UNR program back to respectability. That hasn’t exactly happened.
All it took was one game for UNLV freshman Rashad Vaughn to develop an appreciation for the rivalry with UNR. It was a loss that got his attention.
The Rebels, a talented if rudderless bunch, had somehow slipped to 1-5 coming into Saturday.
Dribbling two steps to his left, Patrick McCaw threw up a floater with his right hand. It was a shot with a high degree of difficulty, and if it missed, UNLV was going to hit its lowest point in almost 20 years.
