UNLV
By her high standards, Jamie Smith had a rough first semester at UNLV.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — With another shot to be the hero for UNLV, freshman Oscar Bellfield made a determined drive down the right side of the lane and elevated toward the basket.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A scratch on the bridge of Rene Rougeau’s nose shows evidence of rough play. He was hit while battling for a rebound, he said, and it’s no big deal. Rougeau and his UNLV teammates get a chance to bully Colorado State at 6 p.m. today at Moby Arena.
Freshman point guard Oscar Bellfield has been developing into a smooth operator of UNLV’s offense. But he was not running anything during Monday’s practice.
Utah’s appearance — and victory — in the Sugar Bowl did more than simply increase the Mountain West Conference’s credibility. It might have saved some jobs at UNLV.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian junior Zvonko Buljan is new to the Mountain West Conference, so he took advantage of an opportunity to introduce himself Saturday.
Trailing by 18 points late in the first half Saturday, UNLV’s only apparent hope was to keep the final outcome from getting out of hand.