UNLV built an 11-point lead Saturday over San Francisco at Thomas Mack Center, but fell 75-73 to lose for the first time this season.
UNLV Basketball
UNLV almost fell to Division II Hawaii Hilo, a needed wake-up call ahead of its lone Power Five matchup of the nonconference season Sunday against Oklahoma State.
Elijah Parquet, EJ Harkless and Luis Rodriguez had played a total of 294 games before joining the Rebels. Parquet and Harkless also have NCAA Tournament experience.
UNLV coach Kevin Kruger and the legendary Jerry Tarkanian have something in common. In the past 32 years, they are the only two coaches who have led the Rebels to a 10-0 start to a season.
UNLV will put its best start since 2010-11 on the line against Washington State in the first game of the Las Vegas Clash Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Senior Luis Rodriguez led the UNLV men’s basketball team to a ninth consecutive win to start the season, as the Rebels took down Hawaii at the Dollar Loan Center.
UNLV senior guard Justin Webster has been a consistent player off the bench and will face Hawaii — where he played two seasons —Wednesday at Dollar Loan Center.
UNLV’s lockdown defense and a barrage of 3s were too much for San Diego to handle, and the Rebels moved to 8-0 with a win in their first true road game of the season.
UNLV is undefeated and off to its best start in 32 years, but the Lady Rebels now play four straight games on the road in the most difficult section of their schedule.
Gilbert, a point guard, leads the Rebels in scoring (15.9) and assists (3.3) while shooting 56 percent through a 7-0 start to the season.
Fourteen UNLV players scored as the Rebels cruised past NAIA opponent Life Pacific 126-54 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV toppled Minnesota of the Big Ten on Wednesday in the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano to move to 6-0.
Injuries sidelined UNLV senior forward Victor Iwuakor in last year’s Mountain West Tournament, but he’s carved out an important role on this season’s unbeaten Rebels.
The UNLV men’s basketball team maintained its unbeaten start to the season Monday, despite a late start time and stiff resistance from Southern Illinois.
Former Oklahoma guard EJ Harkless was named Mountain West Player of the Week following UNLV’s wins over a ranked Dayton squad and High Point.
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