In a Mountain West showdown, the UNLV Lady Rebels hosted Wyoming with first place on the line. UNLV won the previous meeting and maintained their lead in the conference. At halftime, UNLV led 27-26. Despite Wyoming's efforts, UNLV secured a 58-51 victory, with Desi-Rae Young scoring 15 points and freshman Amarachi Kimpson adding 12. UNLV now stands at 18-2 and 8-1 in MW play, while Wyoming sits at 12-9 and 7-2 in the Mountain West.
Cowgirls lead Nevada 40-37 at the end of the 3Q. Wyoming is 0-for-7 on 3-pointers after going 2-for-19 in the loss at UNLV.
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Desi-Rae Young scored 15 points to help the UNLV women’s basketball team defeat Wyoming and stay in first place in the Mountain West. https://t.co/RlbdW3MzvF
FINAL UNLV 58 Wyoming 51 A big second half from Desi-Rae Young and some huge baskets from freshman Amarachi Kimpson keeps the Lady Rebels in first place in the Mountain West. Young finished with 15 points and Kimpson added 12. UNLV is 18-2 and 8-1 in MW play. #UNLVWBB
Final in Las Vegas: UNLV 58, @wyo_wbb 51. The Cowgirls (12-9, 7-2 @MountainWest) pushed the reigning champions but finished 2-for-19 on 3-pointers, which wasn't good enough to win the battle for first place. #gowyo
Wyoming trails UNLV 40-36 entering the fourth quarter. If the Cowgirls, who are 1-for-13 on 3-pointers, can finally knock down some shots from the arc down they stretch they could fly home in first place. #gowyo
Halftime score in Las Vegas: UNLV 27, @wyo_wbb 26. Cowgirls playing this game at their pace so far. #gowyo
More basketball! First place in the Mountain West is on the line as the Lady Rebels (17-2, 7-1) host Wyoming (12-7, 7-1). UNLV won the last meeting against Wyoming, which was a 71-60 win in the MW championship game last year. #UNLVWBB https://t.co/kFfCSP8cyu
Tomorrow will be the 118th meeting between the women's basketball teams at UNC and NC State. It will be the 106th time that at least one of the teams are ranked, and the 19th time that both are. UNC has not won in Reynolds Coliseum since 2019. #ncaaW
A big one tonight at Cox Pavilion as the Lady Rebels host Wyoming for first place in the Mountain West. It’ll be the two team’s meeting since the MW championship game last season that UNLV won 71-60 for its second straight conference title and NCAA tourney berth. #UNLVWBB https://t.co/crgbGKvNQn