Defense shines as UNLV beats New Mexico 53-46
— Bryce Hamilton recorded 14 points as UNLV topped New Mexico 53-46 on Monday night.
— Bryce Hamilton recorded 14 points as UNLV topped New Mexico 53-46 on Monday night.
— Mbacke Diong had a career-high 20 points as UNLV easily beat New Mexico 77-54 on Saturday.
UNLV starting point guard Marvin Coleman will miss the rest of the men's basketball season with a stress fracture in his right leg, coach T.J. Otzelberger said in a statement on Saturday.
— Isaiah Stevens had 22 points as Colorado State narrowly defeated UNLV 83-80 on Saturday.
— Isaiah Stevens had 25 points and made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left as Colorado State rallied from 13 down to spoil UNLV's Mountain West Conference opener 74-71 on Thursday night.
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— David Jenkins Jr. scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half, Bryce Hamilton finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and UNLV beat Kansas State 68-58 on Saturday night.
— Kellan Grady had 22 points as Davidson edged past UNLV 77-73 in the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night. Hyunjung Lee added 21 points for the Wildcats.
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— John Petty Jr. scored 22 points, making six 3-pointers, Jahvon Quinerly added 19 points and Alabama beat UNLV 86-74 on Tuesday night in the consolation bracket of the relocated Maui Invitational.
— Freshman RJ Davis scored 16 points and No. 14 North Carolina overcame an ugly start to beat UNLV 78-51 on Monday night in the first round of the relocated Maui Invitational.
— Xavier Bishop had 22 points as Montana State topped UNLV 91-78 on Wednesday night.
Greenberg and Dakich tip off the podcast recapping the NBA Draft, talking about the advantage overseas players have playing in professional leagues, being moved by the emotion of draft night, James Wiseman going to Golden State, Jalen “Stix” Smith jumping up to No. 10 and second round guys that could have long NBA careers. Then the guys shift gears to preview a slew of mid-major teams, including Northern Iowa, Richmond, Saint Louis, Bowling Green, Austin Peay, UNC Greensboro, San Diego State, UNLV and Utah State (22:44). Later, Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser hops on from isolation to discuss the outbreak of COVID-19 on his team, Cameron Krutwig doing it all, the Horizon League and how the Final Four appearance has impacted the program (39:58).
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Boise State | 9-0 | - | 13-1 |
Utah State | 9-0 | - | 12-3 |
Colorado State | 7-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Nevada | 5-3 | 3.5 | 10-5 |
San Diego State | 3-3 | 4.5 | 9-4 |
UNLV | 2-2 | 4.5 | 4-6 |
Fresno State | 3-6 | 6 | 5-6 |
Wyoming | 2-4 | 5.5 | 8-5 |
Air Force | 2-6 | 6.5 | 4-8 |
New Mexico | 1-8 | 8 | 5-8 |
San José St | 0-9 | 9 | 2-11 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Zaon Collins | PG | Signed | 86 |
Arthur Kaluma | PF | Signed | 86 |
Keshon Gilbert | PG | Signed | 74 |
Final Fours | 4 |
Tournament Record | 33-19 |
Championship Seasons | 1990 |
Tournament Appearances | 20 |