UNLV2001 Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 DATE: Saturday, February 1 TIME: 7 pm PT SITE: Lawlor Events Center (12,000), Reno, Nevada TV: CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn, Pete Gillen) RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM & SiriusXM 389 (Matt Neverett, Curtis Terry, Steve Cofield) AUDIO: UNLV Rebels App & UNLVRebels.com STATS: Live Stats at UNLV Rebels App & UNLVRebels.com The series started back in 1962 This will mark the 100th all-time meeting between UNLV and UNR in men’s basketball UNLV leads the all-time series 64-35 UNLV is 29-21 all time at UNR UNLV lost eight straight to UNR, then won four in a row before being swept last season UNLV had won two straight in Reno prior to last year’s loss UNLV is 4-2 all-time against UNR with Kevin Kruger as head coach The Wolf Pack enter Saturday’s game on a three-game losing streak with losses at Utah State (90-69), vs San Diego State (69-50) and at Boise State (66-56) Prior to that, UNR won three in a row: at Fresno State in overtime (77-66), vs Air Force (68-62) and vs San Jose State (75-64) The Wolf Pack are 8-4 at home this season UNR is led in scoring and rebounding by Nick Davidson (15.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg) Kobie Sanders is second on in scoring (14.2 ppg) and leads in assists (4.2 apg) The Wolf Pack are second in the MW and 40th in the country in 3-point percentage (.374) Head coach Steve Alford is in his sixth year at the school with a record of 107-69 (.608) and is in his 34th season overall as a Division I head coach with a career mark of 694-367 (.654) UNLV has three players averaging double figures in scoring, led by Dedan Thomas Jr’s 16.2 points per game (6th in MW) UNLV is 11-2 when leading at the half this season Both teams have 11-10 overall records this season - UNLV is 5-5 & UNR is 3-7 in MWC games Both teams come into this game with 3 game losing streaks Quote
Bigd Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/31/2025 at 12:10 PM, 4UNLV said: Well, let’s just get it over with.. Haha I think that's where both teams are at. An anti-climactic matchup considering it's the 100th meeting between us. Haven't watched enough of UNLV to know what to expect, but we're playing horrible right now. 1 Quote
Qwelish Posted January 31 Posted January 31 The battle to stay above .500 on the season. Equally matched teams. Should not be a blow out either way. No KK. I will not hold your beer. 2 Quote
Quickdraw Posted January 31 Posted January 31 This is always a good game. Looking forward to it. REBELS! Quote
Swoll Cracker Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Excited to see this one as I think its a pivotal game moving forward for both programs. Quote
Qwelish Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/31/2025 at 4:03 PM, Swoll Cracker said: Excited to see this one as I think its a pivotal game moving forward for both programs. It's not. We will be a different program this time next season. Regardless of this games outcome. 1 Quote
Bigd Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/31/2025 at 4:03 PM, Swoll Cracker said: Excited to see this one as I think its a pivotal game moving forward for both programs. Ehh, I think the season's over for both of us. UNLV will have a new coach next year, and we'll have a completely new team. 6 Quote
4UNLV Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/31/2025 at 1:09 PM, Bigd said: Haha I think that's where both teams are at. An anti-climactic matchup considering it's the 100th meeting between us. Haven't watched enough of UNLV to know what to expect, but we're playing horrible right now. Yes, I wish this could be a bigger deal for the 100th meeting. Are you guys doing anything to commemorate it? Just curious. Quote
Bigd Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/31/2025 at 5:12 PM, 4UNLV said: Yes, I wish this could be a bigger deal for the 100th meeting. Are you guys doing anything to commemorate it? Just curious. I haven't heard of anything, but they should. It was also our 50th matchup in football this year. 1 Quote
Qwelish Posted February 1 Posted February 1 No clue which team shows up. Team should be hungry. Quote
Qwelish Posted February 1 Posted February 1 If this team somehow eeked its way into the dance. They would get destroyed by a 5 or 6 seed. Quote
RebelTexan Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 2/1/2025 at 3:58 PM, Qwelish said: If this team somehow eeked its way into the dance. They would destroyed by a 5 or 6 seed. It would be a small miracle. This team has so many flaws. 1 Quote
VincentVegaBond2 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 2/1/2025 at 3:58 PM, Qwelish said: If this team somehow eeked its way into the dance. They would destroyed by a 5 or 6 seed. 4 Quote
B_Lootz Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 2/1/2025 at 4:58 PM, Qwelish said: If this team somehow eeked its way into the dance. They would get destroyed by a 5 or 6 seed. With a NET hovering around 100, we’d actually be playing a 3 or 4 seed. And it wouldn’t be pretty. 1 Quote
Qwelish Posted February 2 Posted February 2 This is the first time all season KK has played 2 bigs together. Bannarbie and Bear. Short lived. Back to 3 guards. Quote
Qwelish Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Hill is massively overrated. Decent, heady player. That's about it. Quote
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