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.
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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.
The two-time defending WNBA champion Aces re-signed two members of their title teams and added two other players on the first day of WNBA free agency.
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.
After its worst loss of the season Tuesday against Air Force, the UNLV men’s basketball team came alive in the second half to earn a win at San Jose State on Saturday.
A bettor at the Westgate SuperBook turned $100 into $125,730.49 on Sunday after hitting an 11-team multi-sport parlay.
The Rebels led by double figures with 13 minutes remaining but weren’t able to hold on against the Rams and preseason player of the year Isaiah Stevens.
UNLV will have several promotions to celebrate the Thomas & Mack Center’s 40th birthday at 8 p.m. Jan. 30 when the Rebels take on Fresno State.
The UNLV men’s basketball team has played four of the top six teams in the Mountain West to start the conference season. The Rebels face a fifth Friday.
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday.
UNLV snapped Boise State’s 22-game home winning streak Tuesday thanks in part to junior forward Rob Whaley Jr.
UNLV, looking for its third straight Mountain West crown, carries a 28-game conference winning streak heading into Wednesday’s matchup with San Diego State.
UNLV’s forward rotation received a huge boose this past week from junior forward Rob Whaley Jr., who has stepped up with Jalen Hill hurt.
He ran into a box-out and fell down. That was the foul called. That one. Utah State’s basketball team led once all game, and it was the only time that mattered.