The Rebels beat Colorado State 75-65 tonight in a Mountain West conference semifinal at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV will face No. 1 seed New Mexico for the championship at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Basketball
It is closing in on 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Buster Bronco, the Boise State mascot, is starting to morph into Secretariat, “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” mascot. I am starting to lose it.
The myth: A cat has nine lives because of the swiftness it exhibits to escape potentially perilous situations. I have no idea if losing to Washington State in basketball overrides such fortune.
When the Pacific 12 Conference brought back its basketball tournament in 2000, Arizona cut down the nets at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pierre Jackson slipped up the sideline, pulled up at the 3-point arc and let loose at the buzzer with a shot he thought was in all the way.
It was not important how many points Shabazz Muhammad scored, at least to those in the sports book, which felt like an overcrowded elevator Thursday. The point spread was the priority, and, after push came to shove, we’ll call it a push.
UNLV suffered a loss in Mountain West basketball tournament quarterfinals to New Mexico for the second year in a row, losing 72-59 today. The Lady Rebels’ season ended at 12-19.
Sim Bhullar emerged from a tunnel that leads to the basketball court at Orleans Arena on Tuesday when he was spotted by a young fan sitting nearby.
Michael White could have made a really good stump speech for his Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team a week and a half ago.
It’s not always so easy to slow Kendall Williams, but even when the junior guard is an offensive no-show, New Mexico keeps rolling anyway.
Less than one week ago, Derrick Marks and Anthony Drmic combined for 50 points, including 34 of Boise State’s 38 in the second half, to lift the Broncos to a four-point win over San Diego State in the teams’ regular-season finale.
Last year it took four wins in four days. This year, Colorado’s road to the NCAA Tournament might not be so rocky.
There’s plenty of local action this weekend to feed your basketball jones.
Freshman Rejane Verin had a confused look on her face when asked about being extra motivated to beat New Mexico because of last year’s stunning loss.
