Jordan Caroline and twins Caleb and Cody Martin combined to score 67 points to lead No. 12 UNR to an 89-73 victory over UNLV on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.
Basketball
Mwani Wilkinson scored all 18 of his points in the second half, including Gorman’s first 12 points of the fourth quarter, as the Gaels defeated the Jaguars 52-42 in the Southern Nevada boys basketball championship game.
The Mountain Region champion Bulldogs coasted to an 86-51 victory over Desert Region champion Bishop Gorman on Monday in the Southern Nevada championship game.
Mwani Wilkinson scored 16 points to help Bishop Gorman to a 57-50 win over Clark in the Desert Region championship game at Foothill. Desert Pines edged Arbor View 49-46 in the Mountain Region final at Legacy.
UNLV’s Nick Blair missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and San Diego State escaped the Thomas Mack Center with a 60-59 victory on Saturday night.
Bishop Gorman edged Desert Oasis 41-39 in the Desert Region championship game Saturday at Foothill, and Centennial whipped Canyon Springs 70-25 in the Mountain Region final at Legacy.
We are down to just a handful of teams in pursuit of a state title.
The Runnin’ Rebels managed to barely run past the Spartans on Saturday night, after coming back from a halftime deficit to beat the worst team in the Mountain West 71-64.
Wyoming senior guard Justin James leads the Mountain West with 20.7 points per game. UNLV visits the Cowboys at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Laramie.
UNLV sophomore guard Bailey Thomas has been one of the Mountain West’s best defenders. She helps lead the Lady Rebels into Saturday’s 3 p.m. game against San Jose State at Cox Pavilion.
Noah Robotham and Nick Blair combined to make six free throws in the final 29.2 seconds, and UNLV defeated Air Force 77-72 on Tuesday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
Ben Gotz and Elaine Emerson go over which teams to look out for in the playoffs and which teams will likely make it to the championships.
UNLV freshmen Bryce Hamilton and Trey Woodbury have discovered how difficult it is to make the transition to college basketball. The Rebels next play Air Force at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Fresno State went on an 11-2 run to take control late and defeat UNLV 83-65 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Braxton Huggins scored 31 points for the Bulldogs.
Ben Gotz and Elaine Emerson go over which high school basketball games to look out for and what teams have a chance to make it to the playoffs.