The Rebels left Dee Glen Smith Spectrum with an 80-68 victory Tuesday night over Utah State, taking control with a 21-2 run to open the second half by using a dazzling display of shut-down defense and transition offense.
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When people imagined how terrific things might be, when they closed their eyes and thought about how UNLV’s basketball team could appear when the defense led to running, which led to easy baskets, which led to the sort of suffocating momentum that brings an opponent to its knees, they visualized these six minutes and 44 seconds.
After a back-and-forth first half, UNLV erupted out of the break and went on to a third straight victory to open the Todd Simon era.
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino downplayed interest in UNLV’s job at a news conference today.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game at Utah State at 6 p.m. PST today.
The Rebels are 3 1/2-point favorites on the road against Utah State tonight. Tip is at 6:00 p.m. PT.
A thigh injury forced 7-foot freshman Stephen Zimmerman Jr. to limp off the floor early in the game, and by all appearances it was going to be a long night for UNLV.
The Rebels are 11-point underdogs when they face No. 12 Arizona tonight at the McKale Center.
It was a night to remember Jerry Tarkanian, the late coach who brought the glory days to UNLV basketball. The pregame ceremony in his honor was class and it hit the mark. But the Rebels’ performance that followed was forgettable.
UNLV once again came out of the locker room cold and found a way to lose a close game in the final minutes. It’s getting to be a recurring theme.
It’s always Dave Rice’s goal to set up a challenging nonconference schedule that includes intriguing games. The UNLV basketball coach is succeeding with his plan.
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian is back in the hospital after waking up Wednesday morning struggling with his breathing, coughing and suffering from low blood pressure.
A couple of years ago, Patrick McCaw was stuck with a nickname because he seemed to strike a resemblance to an NBA shooting star, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.
Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian is back home after spending 10 days in a Las Vegas hospital following a heart attack.
No fighting words, even if unintentional, were fired from the New Mexico side this time. And on the UNLV side, junior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones made sure to say all the right things.
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