UNLV’s three-game winning streak ended with a 106-88 loss Wednesday night at Air Force. The Rebels have lost four of their past five games at Clune Arena.
Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Air Force at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Clune Arena at Air Force Academy, Colorado.
UNLV is off to its best start in Mountain West history and will try to keep it going Wednesday at Air Force. If the Rebels win, it will be their best start in conference play since coach Jerry Tarkanian’s final season.
Junior college defensive end Noah McGregor tweeted he has committed to play football at UNLV.
UNLV sophomore forward Mbacke Diong has a sprained ankle and will be a game-day decision at Air Force on Wednesday.
UNLV 6-foot-9-inch forward Joel Ntambwe averages 12.4 points and 6.0 rebounds and is shooting a team-high 39.2 percent (20 of 51) from 3-point range.
UNLV rallied to beat the New Mexico Lobos 80-69 for a victory that gave the Rebels their first 3-0 Mountain West start ever.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against New Mexico at 8 p.m. Tuesday at DreamStyle Arena-The Pit.
UNLV will play in one of the Mountain West’s most intimidating venues when the Rebels visit New Mexico’s The Pit on Tuesday. The Rebels are off to their best conference start in 13 years.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 68-56 victory over Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas Mack Center.
Joel Ntambwe scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds to lead UNLV to a 68-56 victory over Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas Mack Center. The Rebels are 2-0 in Mountain West play for the first time since 2006.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Wyoming at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV changed its starting lineup on Wednesday for just the second time this season and the third time in two years. The Rebels expect to use that new look when they play Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 78-76 victory over Colorado State on Wednesday at the Thomas Mack Center.
Mbacke Diong’s tip attempt with one second left failed to go in, but Colorado State was called for goaltending, giving UNLV a 78-76 victory over the Rams on Wednesday night at the Thomas Mack Center.