The UNLV Lady Rebels secured their third consecutive Mountain West title with a 62-52 victory over Colorado State. Freshman Amarachi Kimpson led the team with 18 points in the final game. The Lady Rebels, now with a 29-2 record, are set to face San Diego State at 7:30pm tonight in the conference title match. In another Mountain West tournament game, Colorado State's men's basketball team defeated San Jose State 72-62, advancing to face Nevada next. The games showcased strong performances, including a notable effort from CSU's Joe Palmer, who provided a big spark off the bench.
Final CSU 72 | SJSU 62 Rams pull away late in what was a tight second half to advance in the draw. Up next: No. 2 Nevada
2:13 second CSU 61 | SJSU 56 Scott with 16. Spartans not backing down. March
3:30 second CSU 58 | SJSU 56 Miles arguing for a goaltend call on CSU. He may have a point. Not winning the arguement however. Stevens has nine points, nine assists. Scott has matched Palmer's 14 points
7:17 second CSU 52 | SJSU 48 Scott going to the line for an and-1 after the break. He's been effective inside. Down side is the Rams haven't been able to get him the ball much. Palmer has a fourth 3, a CSU high. So are his team-leading 14 points
9:53 second CSU 47 | SJSU 43 Stevens hits a 3, then Palmer adds his third. Rams clinging to a narrow advantage
11:51 second CSU 38 | SJSU 38 Rams sluggish offensively to start the half. Not great shots, a couple of sloppy possessions, and 2-of-12 shooting behind the arc on the afternoon isn't a prime stat
Halftime CSU 34 | SJSU 29 Late spark becomes a 15-0 run and Rams head into the break in the lead. Palmer leads with eight points; Stevens has six and six assists
Halftime: @CSUMBasketball leads SJSU 34-29 at the Thomas and Mack Center. Joe Palmer with a big spark off the bench and a team-high 8 points over the first 20 min.
3:08 first CSU 28 | SJSU 25 Rams on a 9-0 run. Stuff like that helps turn a deficit into a lead. Stevens, Palmer and Scott with 6 each.
5:12 first SJSU 25 | CSU 24 Palmer hits another 3 and it's Miles' turn to call TO
6:39 first SJSU 25 | CSU 19 Cardenas hits a corner 3 (he has 9) and Medved wants to talk. Rams are just 1-of-8 from deep and allowing Spartans to hit at better than 50 percent from the field
10:39 first CSU 13 | SJSU 13 Rams have been playing catchup most of the half. They have as Palmer gets the reward of a 3 off the offensive board he fought for and Stevens hits a jumper
15:57 first SJSU 4 | CSU 2 Offenses slow to get going; Rams just 1-of-5 from the floor, a putback dunk by Scott. CSU just forced a turnover, will have the ball after this break
From last night: Amarachi Kimpson had a game-high 18 points for the Lady Rebels. UNLV will play San Diego State at 7:30pm tonight for the Mountain West title. Freshman leads Lady Rebels to Mountain West title game — PHOTOS https://t.co/8VbTSK3Tyz via @reviewjournal #mwmadness
.@UNLVLadyRebels defeat CSU 62-52. The Lady Rebels advance to the @MountainWest Finals. #MWMadness | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/361rooLfgu
FINAL No. 1 UNLV 62 No. 5 Colorado State 52 Freshman Amarachi Kimpson scored 18 points to lead the Lady Rebels to their third straight MW title game. Lady Rebels (29-2) will play either San Diego State or Boise State tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. for the conference title. #MWMadness
7:24 fourth UNLV 43 | CSU 39 Rams had it to a one-bucket game. UNLV is looking for iso, Kimpson connects on a drive to push it back to four
4:59 third UNLV 35 | CSU 25 Rams get buckets from Leimane and Ronsiek. Neither team is shooting it well this game. 31.8 percent UNLV; 28.6 for CSU
7:36 third UNLV 35 | CSU 21 UNLV opened the game with an 8-0 run. It opens the second half on a 9-0 spurt. Crocker with 7 off the bench, is the Rams' leading scorer. UNLV had a pair with 7
4:25 second UNLV 19 | CSU 13 Rams shooting 22.2 percent this frame ... and have cut into the lead. Mech just drew a foul in the paint. CSU ball after these messages from our sponsors
3:38 first UNLV 13 | CSU 2 Rams aren't shooting (0-of-6 from 3) and UNLV is 3-of-8 from deep, two from posts
5:00 first UNLV 8 | CSU 2 Another slow offensive start for the Rams. Missed first four and are just 1-of-7 from the field. Lady Rebels opened with 8-0 run
6:21 third CSU 35 | Nev 30 Pack calls a TO as Rams open frame on an 8-0 run. Ronsiek has four, two at the line. Hofschild up to 17
4:08 first Nev 9 | CSU 7 Rams opened hot on defense, blocking two shots early and forcing four turnovers. Started cold on offense, missing first six shots before Hofschild dropped a trey.
The @UNLVLadyRebels open @MountainWest Tourney play with a STRONG performance over @FresnoStateWBB Advancing to face #CSU/#UNR winner @News3LV #MWC2024 #LadyRebels @UNLVathletics #MWMadness https://t.co/eeLQJNTu9E
UNLV begins its run for a third straight MW title at noon against Fresno State in a quarterfinal matchup. Lady Rebels begin run for 3rd straight tournament title https://t.co/nAeoPj2kkn via @reviewjournal #UNLVWBB