SAN DIEGO — All freshmen deal with growing pains in one form or another, and UNLV guard Anthony Marshall has been through a few this season. Now comes the next step on his growth chart. With the 23rd-ranked Rebels on the ropes and backed into a corner in the Mountain West Conference title race, Marshall will make his first career road start today.
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Radio call-in shows and message boards are typically flooded with negative comments about the UNLV basketball team after a loss.
The UNLV women’s basketball team knocked off New Mexico 65-59 Wednesday night in a Mountain West Conference game in Albuquerque, N.M.
F or those who missed the entire first half of UNLV-New Mexico basketball on television Wednesday evening, those who sat clutching their remotes tighter and tighter as two Top 25 teams went at it but were nowhere to be found on the ol’ tube, you can be certain one theme defined the matchup from its outset.
Viewers tuning in to the CBS College Sports Network to see a battle for first place in the Mountain West Conference on Wednesday night were treated to an amazing basketball game.
If there’s an interesting story behind why Darington Hobson left Las Vegas, and what led him on a winding road to New Mexico, he’s not going to tell it. Not this week, at least.
Junior guard Tre’Von Willis is attracting awards, and UNLV is back in the national rankings. Everyone likes to be appreciated and recognized, but Willis also knows the importance of perspective.
They had a party as the Rebels kicked Jimmer Fredette and then-No. 12 Brigham Young to the curb Saturday afternoon. When they left, UNLV led the Far West, which is what the sports writers back east call the Pacific-10, Mountain West, Western Athletic Conference and Gonzaga, in basketball attendance.
Intensity was in Tre’Von Willis’ eyes when he first stepped on the floor Saturday. The UNLV junior guard appeared ready for a fight.
Brigham Young’s women’s basketball team used a 17-2 spurt to pull away from UNLV and gain a 76-60 victory in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday at Provo, Utah.
Don’t be misled by coach-speak that suggests every game is as important as the next.
Matt Shaw says it wasn’t about making a statement, because he has been part of a college basketball program for years now and understands the roller-coaster ride that is a 30-game regular season. He has seen how rhythm shooting can propel teams to unbelievable stretches of play, how it can demoralize even a ranked opponent.
UNLV needs to play basketball today as if it’s the one opening a jaw and showing teeth. It needs to clamp down and not let go.
It’s natural to watch Jimmer Fredette and come away impressed with the Brigham Young junior guard. Flaws in his game are hard to find.
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