UNLV Basketball
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — If a stop, a steal or simply some intense pressure on the perimeter is needed, junior guard Justin Hawkins usually gets the call as UNLV’s designated defender.
The UNLV women’s basketball team, paced by double-doubles from Lenita Sanford and Jamie Smith, beat instate rival UNR 74-63 on Monday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.
The UNLV basketball team, at 15-2 off to its best start since the 1992-93 season, continued its climb in the national rankings Monday, moving up to No. 17 in both The Associated Press and the USA Today/ESPN coaches polls.
HONOLULU — Anthony Marshall totaled 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Mike Moser added 15 points and 12 rebounds as 19th-ranked UNLV held off Hawaii 74-69 at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Seven minutes into the game, Chace Stanback still was sitting, watching and waiting. The UNLV senior was benched for arriving late to a post-Christmas practice. But he finally got his shot, and his timing was nearly perfect.
Call them post-Christmas stocking stuffers for Rebels fans — three newsy gifts guaranteed to bring smiles to the faces of those who sleep with visions of renewed UNLV basketball greatness dancing in their heads:
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