UNLV Basketball
A running attack seems to suit Mike Moser just fine. He sprinted from one end of the court to the other Thursday night as if he was in a race against time. The 6-foot-8-inch sophomore forward looks tailored for UNLV’s new offensive transition system, and his teammates are fitting into it, too.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier tried to look stoic as she left the Cox Pavilion floor after her team’s home opener Wednesday night, but a slight grin clearly revealed her satisfaction.
When the swelling around his right ankle ballooned to the size of two softballs, UNLV sophomore Carlos Lopez began to lose optimism about playing basketball again in November.
Justin Hawkins scored 13 points and Chace Stanback had 12 as UNLV barely held off a late rally to defeat UNR for the sixth straight year, 71-67 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Sandrine Nzeukou had 21 points and 15 rebounds, leading the UNLV women’s basketball team to a 62-39 season-opening rout of Butler on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.
Justin Hawkins scored a career-high 25 points to help UNLV pull away to an 83-66 victory over Grand Canyon in the season opener for both teams at the Thomas & Mack Center.
In seven months on the job, Dave Rice has accomplished many of his goals. Most of the work, however, has been behind the scenes.