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Head coach Josh Pastner’s first season with the UNLV men’s basketball program ended with an exit in the second round of the NIT. The Runnin’ Rebels were bounced from the Tulsa Region of the bracket by the home Golden Hurricanes, 77-66, Sunday, March 22. “Hopefully, we have some great stuff to build on,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “There were a lot of things we have to get better at but I’m really proud of establishing who we are as a culture.” That goes down as the third l

UNLV men’s basketball has its third postseason win in the last two seasons. Participating in the NIT for the second time in the last three seasons, the Runnin’ Rebels edged the UC Irvine Anteaters, 75-72, Tuesday, March 17 in the first round. UNLV had to overcome the Big West Regular Season Champions in front of their home crowd. After picking up its 18th win of the season, head coach Josh Pastner’s guys have advanced to play Tulsa in hostile territory with a date and time to

Another appearance in the Mountain West Championships resembled a trial run as the UNLV men’s basketball program drought without reaching its conference tournament’s semifinals has reached 12 straight years. Facing the top seed in the tourney as the eight seed, UNLV was pummeled by Utah State, 80-60, Thursday, March 12 from the Thomas & Mack Center. During the regular season, the Rebels swept the Aggies including a 27-point win in this same building nine days ago. “It was not

More than one time this season, a block from freshman forward Tyrin Jones saved the game for the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. He did it again in the program’s biggest game of the year so far. Jones’ swat helped secure a, 73-70, win over the Wyoming Cowboys Wednesday, March 11 from the Thomas & Mack Center as part of the 8-9 matchup of the Mountain West Championships. After only playing once in the regular season, the Rebels avenged their 32-point loss to the Cowboys back in early Jan

UNLV’s Lady Rebels went from never trailing in the first half to being down double-digits in the fourth quarter on the way to having its chances at another Mountain West Conference tournament title crown extinguished. As the two highest seeds remaining in this year’s Mountain West Championships, the two-seed Lady Rebels lost, 66-59, to the Colorado State Rams Monday, March 9 from the Thomas & Mack Center. Both teams claimed a double-digit win during the regular season ahead o

A wild start to the second day of the Mountain West Championships saw the UNLV Lady Rebels as the bracket’s highest remaining seed without having played a game yet. The program opened this year’s tournament run with a, 79-65, win over Fresno State Sunday, March 8 from the Thomas & Mack Center, a place where the team has yet to lose this season in three tries. That makes it three wins this season in three meetings against the Bulldogs for the Lady Rebels. “We watched all the g

The final Mountain West meeting between bitter rivals UNLV and San Diego State was just as memorable as any other. Ahead of the Aztecs’ move to the Pac-12, the team beat the Runnin’ Rebels, 89-86, in the finale to the regular season Friday, March 6 from Viejas Arena. As a result, UNLV suffered a sweep in its final shared conference season with SDSU. Entering the weekend, the Rebels found themselves in a four-way tie for fifth place in the conference standings. Looking to buil

UNLV’s Lady Rebels are hoping to use a rout in the program’s season finale to undo some recent rust heading into postseason play. UNLV thumped Boise State, 76-47, in its lone meeting against the Broncos this season Wednesday, March 4 from The Pavilion. “Just a great way to finish playing in The Pavilion this season,” head coach Lindy La Rocque said. “I thought we had a great crowd, the White-Out, people showed up and our team showed up. I challenged our team before this game

Typical sports jargon argues that the cream always rises to the top. This year’s UNLV Runnin’ Rebels’ play against the top of the conference may be the visual representation of that. UNLV completed the sweep of first-place Utah State Tuesday, March 3 from the Thomas & Mack Center, 92-65. Earlier this season, the Rebels beat the Aggies by 10 points up in Logan, Utah. “Great team win,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “Twenty-one assists, 34 made field goals. I thought defensively

UNLV’s final road trip of the season ended in ice cream after the team earned a hard fought win over Fresno State. The Lady Rebels dumped the Bulldogs, 68-54, on the road Saturday, Feb. 28 from Save Mart Center. That brought the end to a two-game road trip that began with a 16-point loss to the Colorado State Rams. Saturday went down as the 50th all-time meeting in the UNLV-Fresno State series with the former winning the last 10 encounters. Before the win, the Lady Rebels had

The final homestand of the year for UNLV men’s basketball started out with a bang that featured a rivalry win over the program’s most-hated foe. It wiped the taste of a 13-point road loss to Grand Canyon with an, 85-83, overtime win over the Nevada – Reno Wolf Pack Saturday, Feb. 28 from the Thomas & Mack Center. Prior to the outcome, the Rebels had lost two of their last three contests. “I understood the intensity of this rivalry,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “I can tell y

As the regular season winds down, it may be safe to say UNLV men’s basketball’s biggest enemy all year may have been itself. With a chance at a pivotal conference sweep, the Runnin’ Rebels had their comeback bid stalled in a, 80-67, loss to the Grand Canyon Antelopes Wednesday, Feb. 25 from Global Credit Union Arena. Furthermore, it was a chance for the former to get another win over the fifth place team in the conference as it sat a spot below. “This is my worst team I’ve ev

UNLV women’s basketball picked a bad time to have one of its worst shooting performances of the season. Having split its last four outings, the Lady Rebels were smacked, 77-61, by the Colorado State Rams Wednesday, Feb. 25 from Moby Arena. It’s the program’s first loss against CSU since 2021 after having won the last 10 meetings. Moreover, the team dropped to 7-7 on the road this season. Following this past week, it’s been confirmed that UNLV will not win the Mountain West’s

With little to no room for error in hopes of not sliding any further in the conference standings, UNLV’s Lady Rebels are hoping to string together some wins. Needing it badly, the program got a big, 81-64, win over intra-state rival Nevada – Reno on the team’s Senior Day. It will go down as a sweep for the Scarlet & Gray in this year’s installment of the Silver State Rivalry. With the final win of the set coming at home, UNLV improved to 11-3 at home this season. “It’s always

Hoping to hit its stride at the right time, UNLV men’s basketball scooped up another win as it secured its second regular season sweep of the year. Entering play off a five-point loss to the Colorado State Rams, the Runnin’ Rebels wallopped the Air Force Falcons, 91-66, Saturday, Feb. 21. The program has now won four of its last five games with only a couple regular season games left on the calendar. UNLV is now 6-4 on the road while sitting at 9-7 in the conference standings

UNLV was suffocated in the second half as part of a second loss to San Diego State this year, solidifying a regular season sweep. With two games separating the Lady Rebels from the first-place Aztecs, the latter got the better of the former, 80-62, Wednesday, Feb. 18 from Viejas Arena. Earlier this season, UNLV lost in overtime at home to SDSU and have now lost four of the last five in the rivalry including losing three straight. Before this slump, the program had won 10 stra

UNLV men’s basketball fell short of a second straight comeback bid following its emotionally charged overtime win on the road against Boise State. With a chance to even the regular season series against the Colorado State Rams, the Runnin’ Rebels lost, 91-86, Wednesday, Feb. 18 from the Thomas & Mack Center. That ended a three-game win streak for the program that featured an average win margin of around three points. Earlier in the conference slate, UNLV blew a big lead late

UNLV entered the State of Idaho looking for a three-game win streak with a win. It got the win to pick up its third three-game win streak of the season but it didn’t come anywhere near easy for the program. After losing four straight games, the Runnin’ Rebels earned a third consecutive win when it beat the Boise State Broncos, 86-83, in overtime Friday, Feb. 13 from ExtraMile Arena. With the win, the program secured a regular season sweep of its Mountain West rival in its fin

UNLV women’s basketball will not win a third straight game after falling short in a rare conference home loss. After winning its last two games by an average of 12 points, the Lady Rebels were stunned, 82-72, by the Wyoming Cowgirls Wednesday, Feb. 11 from The Pavilion. Earlier this conference slate, UNLV beat Wyoming inside Arena Auditorium by 29 points. “Credit to Wyoming,” head coach Lindy La Rocque said. “They played a really good game and honestly, they kicked our butts

Playing through the post regardless of who was in the game provided the perfect platform for UNLV men’s basketball to pick up a second straight victory. To end a two-game homestand, the Runnin’ Rebels squeezed past the San Jose State Spartans, 82-75, Tuesday, Feb. 10 from the Thomas & Mack Center in a matchup of the sixth and 11th teams in the conference. By picking up the win, the Scarlet & Gray improved to 8-5 at home this season. “Good win for the Rebels,” head coach Josh