Now that the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas is behind us, it’s time for college basketball and the incredibly stacked Mountain West to get their due.
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UNLV and UNR will renew their rivalry on the court Saturday, in an important game for both sides in the logjammed Mountain West.
The UNLV men’s basketball team held on for a road win at Fresno State on Wednesday. The Rebels barely maintained their streak of hitting a 3-pointer in every game.
UNLV is in great shape to win its third straight Mountain West women’s basketball title heading into a Wednesday home game against Colorado State.
UNLV will try to extend its four-game winning streak and keep pace in the Mountain West title race when it plays at Fresno State on Wednesday night.
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, and the UNLV men’s basketball team won its fourth straight, beating No. 25-ranked New Mexico on Saturday.
The Rebels will face the Mountain West’s top offense on Saturday as they begin the second half of their conference schedule.
The NFL Players Association’s president said plastic was supposed to placed on top of the UNLV practice fields where the 49ers are preparing for the Super Bowl.
San Franciscos players praised the facilities that were available at UNLVs $35 million Fertitta Football Complex leading up to Super Bowl 58.
The 49ers aren’t happy with the temporary practice field at UNLV ahead of the Super Bowl, commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed.
Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. finished with 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals, and UNLV picked up its third straight victory, beating Wyoming.
UNLV got a major boost from one of its freshman last game, something the team hopes continues in its 5 p.m. Saturday home game against Wyoming.
Desi-Rae Young scored 15 points to help the UNLV women’s basketball team defeat Wyoming on Wednesday at Cox Pavilion and stay in first place in the Mountain West.
A big second half from fifth-year forward Kalib Boone helped the UNLV men’s basketball team defeat Fresno State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV, coming off a win against San Jose State on Saturday, continues Mountain West play by hosting Fresno State at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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