UNLV fell 77-73 to UNR in the MW tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
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Gonzaga defeated BYU to win its sixth straight WCC tournament title.
UNLV has gone cold during its five-game slump heading into the Mountain West basketball tournament. The Rebels must find their touch when they face Air Force at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The first two days of the NCAA Tournament are arguably the best two days on the sports calendar. And for the first time, the Westgate sports book is offering a contest that covers only the opening two days March 15 and 16.
Not long ago, many predicted Arizona would be without coach Sean Miller and star players Deandre Ayton and Allonzo Trier for the Pac-12 tournament at T-Mobile Arena. But all three will be in Las Vegas.
At noon Thursday, Grand Canyon will play UMKC in the WAC tournament at Orleans Arena. It will be the Antelopes’ first taste of March Madness since acquiring NCAA Division I status for the 2013-14 season.
The Lady Rebels were blown out by 20 points a week ago at UNR. They haven’t forgotten about it.
The Bulldogs will play in their 21st consecutive WCC final on Tuesday against No. 3 seed Brigham Young.
Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, BYU and San Francisco will play Monday in the semifinals.
San Diego lost to BYU 85-79 in the West Coast Conference quarterfinals Saturday at Orleans Arena, the Toreros’ first game since coach Lamont Smith was placed on paid leave after his arrest on domestic abuse charges.
The star power of Washington’s Markelle Fultz and UCLA’s Lonzo Ball helped the Pacific 12 Conference draw a record crowd last year during its first basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena.
LMU’s James Batemon scored a game-high 29 points against Portland on Friday.
GeAnna Luaulu-Summers’ long-range shooting set the tone for Pacific’s 85-60 victory, sending the Tigers into a quarterfinal matchup against No. 2 seed Saint Mary’s at 2 p.m. Friday.
Gonzaga took care of business during the regular season, but the Bulldogs aren’t the heavy favorite in the tournament.
It’s that time of year again when college basketball takes over Las Vegas for March.