The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) basketball team, with a record of 26-6 (13-5 in the Mountain West), extended its winning streak to seven games after defeating UNLV 75-65 in the final game of the Mountain West regular season. Jarod Lucas led the team with a game-high 26 points, while Kenan Blackshear contributed 16 points, and Nevada held UNLV to just 39% shooting from the field. The victory secured UNR a second-place finish in the league and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Mountain West Tournament. UNR will face the winner of the Colorado State-San Jose State game at 6 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals. UNLV, on the other hand, will enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed and is set to play San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in a quarterfinal match. The loss to UNR ended UNLV's five-game winning streak, with Keylan Boone scoring 24 points for UNLV.
Pack beats the football school in the final game of the Mountain West regular season. Second-place league finish means a few days off until tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. Not many teams β ANYwhere β playing better than Nevada right now. https://t.co/MXrfRKB3jH
Mountain West Tournament Bracket. https://t.co/HpH81LVKc1
#UNLVMBB falls to UNR, will be No. 4 seed in MW tourney https://t.co/HHpDL9BBtt via @reviewjournal
UNR rolls into Vegas on a 7-game win streak. Jarod Lucas scored 26 points tonight in UNR's 75-65 win over UNLV.
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FINAL UNR 75 UNLV 65 UNLV loses its regular season finale and the loss snaps its five-game losing streak. Rebels will be the No. 4 seed at the Mountain West tournament and will face San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in a quarterfinal. Keylan Boone has 24 points #UNLVMBB
Final. https://t.co/9HmxFDeb7Q
Mountain West Tournament seeding 1. Utah St 2. Nevada 3. Boise St 4. UNLV 5. SDSU 6. New Mexico 7. CSU 8. Wyoming 9. Fresno 10. SJSU 11. Air Force
Final: Nevada 75, UNLV 65 Nevada (26-6, 13-5) finishes one of the best regular seasons in school history on seven-game win streak to tie for second in MW. Wolf Pack will be No. 2 seed at MW Tournament and play winner of Colorado State-SJSU at 6 p.m. Thursday in quarterfinal.
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The UNLV menβs basketball team concludes its regular season Saturday night at UNR. The Rebels enter Saturday with a chance to claim a share of the Mountain West title. https://t.co/titwJwGF33
MAC Tournament Bracket. https://t.co/36keIRfXny
Since giving up 90 points in a loss to Air Force on 1/23, UNLV has won 10 of 11 & is only allowing an average of 62 PPG. Runnin Rebels are as big of a threat as there is to be a bid stealer during Championship Week, as the MW Tournament will be played at Thomas & Mack Center.