The formula for a successful league basketball season hasn’t changed since the Mountain West Conference was formed in 1999: Hold serve at home and try to steal a few road wins.
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Midway through his junior year, guard Tre’Von Willis has matured into UNLV’s team leader and most reliable scorer. All he talks about, though, is doing what’s necessary to be a winner.
Spotting up on the wing late in Monday’s practice, UNLV guard Kendall Wallace launched a 3-point shot.
Coach Kathy Olivier was smiling after her UNLV women’s basketball team nearly upset New Mexico on Saturday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was target practice for Kendall Wallace, and each shot he fired came with a silencer.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Emotional hangovers are inevitable during a long basketball season, so UNLV coach Lon Kruger acknowledged his team might be dealing with one.
After trailing Brigham Young by 12 points early in the second half, a hungry Lady Rebels squad pulled within two three times down the stretch.
PROVO, Utah — For a long stretch of tough road, Tre’Von Willis and UNLV were in complete control. … And then came the crash, a sudden breakdown caused by empty possessions and various errors that turned the Mountain West Conference opener into another disappointment for the Rebels. … Willis scored a game-high 24 points but could not be the closer as Brigham Young staged a late rally to defeat UNLV 77-73 in an intense back-and-forth battle Wednesday night at the Marriott Center.
PROVO, Utah — On this side of the court, it is just the first of 16 conference games, just one defeat to an opponent that loses at home about as often as Tre’Von Willis thinks pass first, dribble second.
Listen closely. You can hear it. It has happened each time UNLV’s basketball team lost a game the last few years.