Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half to help overcome a slow start for UNLV, which withstood a late charge from New Mexico State on Saturday.
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The UNLV women’s basketball team trailed No. 9-ranked Oklahoma by only one at halftime at the Thomas & Mack Center. Then the third quarter started.
The Rebels will look to build off their win against Pepperdine when they host New Mexico State on Saturday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Brooklyn Hicks came off the bench to lead the UNLV men’s basketball team in scoring during a rout of Pepperdine on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team will be down three players when it hosts Pepperdine at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Lois Tarkanian, the wife of UNLV’s most famous basketball coach who also carved out her own identity in education, politics and community service, has died. She was 90.
Former Clark standout Jalen Hill, who tore his ACL in January, looked like his old self while leading UNLV to a win over Omaha at Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger is excited about 7-foot freshman Pape N’Diaye, who came to Las Vegas from the Ivory Coast in 2022.
The UNLV women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday at Arizona, part of a beefed-up nonconference schedule to prepare for the NCAA Tournament.
The LVXP resort, which would be slightly taller than Fontainebleau, will be discussed at the Winchester Town Advisory Board meeting.
Former UNLV coach Todd Simon is now the coach at Bowling Green, and one of his players recently lost four family members in a tragic house fire in Las Vegas.
The UNLV men’s basketball team lost its first game of the season Saturday, falling to Memphis at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Aces coach Becky Hammon began rebuilding her staff Thursday by hiring an assistant coach with USA Basketball and NBA experience.
It has been a turbulent offseason for the Aces since they were eliminated in the WNBA semifinals by the New York Liberty in their quest to win their third straight title.
The Lady Rebels, who have won three straight Mountain West titles, opened their 2024-25 campaign with a home win over Loyola Marymount on Monday.
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