In a thrilling weekend of Mountain West basketball, UNLV's Lady Rebels and TheRunninRebels secured significant victories. The Lady Rebels edged out Colorado State with a close 67-64 win, improving their record to 21-2 overall and 11-1 in the Mountain West. This victory over Colorado State, the next highest-ranked team in the NET, positions the Lady Rebels strongly in the conference. Meanwhile, TheRunninRebels also claimed a narrow victory, defeating Fresno State 67-65, as part of a broader push to ascend the Mountain West standings. In another part of the conference, the UCLA Bruins managed to extend their winning streak to six games by holding off Colorado with a 64-60 win. This series of games underscores the competitive nature of the Mountain West and sets the stage for more exciting matchups, including the Lady Rebels' upcoming game against Air Force and TheRunninRebels vs. UNR at 8:30 p.m. at Thomas & Mack.
WOW Dasia Young with the drive and lay-in to give Utah the walkoff win. Utah 77 | Colorado 76 That was quite the finish
Lynne Roberts, Dasia Young and Ines Vieira are up to discuss @UTAHWBB's big win over Colorado. Roberts starts by giving the Buffs credit for coming back- that's a really good team. We made shots when we needed to- Ines Vieira's free throws and Dasia Young's final layup. Proud… https://t.co/kveDVZT1p0
Lynne Roberts: What a game. So much respect for Colorado; they're a good team. I didn't quite expect that comeback in the fourth.
Utah beats Colorado 77-76 in Salt Lake City. Oregon State pulls into a second-place tie with the Buffaloes ... can take over second with a win over UCLA.
Frida Formann with a steal and layup. Colorado takes its first lead of the night, 74-73 with 19.2 seconds to go #cubuffs
Colorado making some 3's in this final quarter, cutting the lead to 8. This is going to be a fight to the end.
END OF 3RD Q: Utah 62 | Colorado 50 Colorado went on a 12-2 run, but Utah fought back, and Kennady McQueen punctuated it with a wide-open 3-pointer. This is fun basketball, y'all
Game starting to get a bit more chippy as Colorado goes on an 8-0 run
Utah really frustrating Colorado right now, and they're not handling it that well. Utah 51 | Colorado 36 3Q | 4:53
HALFTIME Utah 39 | Colorado 24 Some would call that half pretty, pretty, pretty good.
MTO | 2Q | 5:58 Utah 30 | Colorado 18 Jenna Johnson with the transition 3-pointer to give Utah their largest lead. I'm most intrigued with watching Ines Vieira and Jaylyn Sherrod try to out-hustle each other.
Starters for No. 22 Utah as they take on No. 8 Colorado at the Huntsman Center: 2 | G | Ines Vieira 23 | G | Maty Wilke 24 | G | Kennedy McQueen 22 | F | Jenna Johnson 35 | F | Alissa Pili
The number is growing... Mountain West betting line for Friday night: • New Mexico +6 or +6.5 (depending on where you look) at San Diego State, 7 PT/8 MT on FS1
Viejas Arena anxiously awaits the Lobos, and Jaelen House, for another huge Mountain West game Friday night. https://t.co/u5eiXC262A via @ABQJournal #mwbb https://t.co/3ZnVfEBBqw
Good X and O battle at end of Colorado-UCLA between Tad Boyle and Mick Cronin. Down three, Buffs ran an elevator screen for a three at top of the key, executed it well -- but both Bruins big men switched quickly onto the shooter and snuffed the play. UCLA wins its sixth straight
UCLA holds on for a 64-60 victory over Colorado, the Bruins' sixth consecutive win. Utah on Sunday will be a chance for full redemption after Utes administered a 46-point beatdown in Salt Lake City.
Lazar Stefanovic picks a great time to score his first points on a jumper at the free-throw line. UCLA up 58-54 but Colorado headed to free-throw line with 3:19 left. Going to be a barnburner.
Sick crossover by Sebastian Mack ends with a jumper, UCLA up 30-20.
Dual brilliance from Adem Bona, who comes up with a block off Luke O’Brien’s head and then a two-handed dunk off a bounce pass from Will McClendon in transition. UCLA up 27-20 with 8:01 left in first half.
Colorado having its way with UCLA's defense early, a couple of driving layups and a backdoor dunk. Buffaloes up 8-5, Cronin angry.
Early line for Friday night's Mountain West game: • New Mexico (+5.5) at San Diego State, 7 PT/8 MT (FS1)
🏀 Highlights from @TheRunninRebels 67-65 Win over Fresno State 🚨 #AtThePeak | #MWMBB | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/taeIGqd7Vy
🏀 Highlights from @UNLVLadyRebels 67-64 Win over Colorado State ⚫️🔴 #AtThePeak | #MWWBB | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/Za4PlOnQsv
Desi-Rae Young and the @UNLVLadyRebels with a tough game vs. Colorado St., but UNLV pulls it out 67-64. Improve to (11-1) in @MountainWest @News3LV #LadyRebels #UNLV https://t.co/kgm6CyjLcf
This upcoming weekend slate in the Mountain West includes... FRIDAY: New Mexico at San Diego State SATURDAY: Utah State at Colorado State SATURDAY: Nevada at UNLV https://t.co/LuupqiGGLI
Fresno State-UNLV tied at 53-53 with 9:01 to go. KenPom had it as a 4-point game for UNLV. Another great finish coming in the Mountain West.
A big 67-64 win for UNLV over Colorado State, who is the next highest ranked Mountain West team in the NET. Lady Rebels are 21-2 overall, 11-1 in Mountain West. Up next: Air Force at 5 p.m. Saturday at Thomas & Mack in a doubleheader with UNLV vs. UNR at 8:30 p.m. #UNLVWBB https://t.co/nVnXPk6jXZ
It's a big game for UNLV as they try to continue their push to the top of the Mountain West standings Follow our coverage on our website https://t.co/AMDFnkoX8b
🏀 Highlights from @UNMLoboWBB 72-51 Win over San José State 🐺 #AtThePeak | #MWWBB | #GoLobos https://t.co/1Sidmdtq5S