UNLV2001 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 DATE: Tuesday, February 4 TIME: 8 pm SITE: Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas TV: CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis, Dan Dickau) RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM & SiriusXM 387 (Matt Neverett, Curtis Terry) AUDIO: UNLV Rebels App & UNLVRebels.com STATS: Live Stats at UNLV Rebels App & UNLVRebels.com The first meeting between the two schools occurred in 1976 This will mark the 31st meeting between UNLV and Boise State Boise State leads the all-time series 19-12 Boise State has won nine of the last 10 meetings in the series, including four straight against UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center UNLV is 7-7 all-time vs Boise State at home UNLV is 416-228 (.646) all-time against teams that currently make up the Mountain West The Broncos have won two straight games but are 2-2 in their last four Boise State is ranked 51st in KenPom and is 2-4 in true road games this season The Broncos are 14th in the country in rebound margin at 80 per game The Broncos have four players averaging in double figures in scoring, led by Tyson Degenhart with 17.7 ppg (3rd in the MW) Degenhart also leads the team rebounding (6.0 rpg) and in field-goal percentage (.520, 2nd in MW) BSU head coach Leon Rice is in his 15th year at the school with a career record of 305-173 (.638) UNLV HC Kevin Kruger is in his 4th season with a record of 69-51 (.575) UNLV is 8-3 at homes this season UNLV has a record of 550-158 (.777) in the Thomas & Mack 1 Quote
UNLV2001 Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/feb/04/game-day-can-unlv-beat-boise-state-to-snap-losing/ UNLV returns home bruised and battered following a road trip that saw the Scarlet and Gray drop consecutive games at Utah State and UNR, and the schedule doesn’t lighten up as conference contender Boise State visits the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday (8 p.m., CBS Sports Network). Three keys to watch: Stronger start UNLV’s campaign began taking a downward turn on Jan. 7, when Boise State clobbered them, 81-59. The Scarlet and Gray came out flat and were overwhelmed by Boise’s physicality; the Broncos beat them up and built a 19-point lead at the half in what was perhaps UNLV’s biggest beatdown of the season. Win or lose, that can’t happen this time around. “Up there, we were just on our heels the entire game,” Kruger said. “They came out and threw punches and we’ve just got to be ready for it this time.” Senior wing Julian Rishwain said the loss at Boise State was a case of UNLV getting humbled by a true contender after opening Mountain West play 3-0 against the dregs of the league. “I think we thought we were better than we were, and we got hit,” Rishwain said. “Maybe just be ready to take that hit [on Tuesday].” Sophomore point guard D.J. Thomas has been saying for weeks that his team has to show more fight, especially early in games. It’s going to be difficult to generate that energy at the Mack, where attendance has plummeted of late, but UNLV is going to have to create it somehow. Rishwain keeps shooting Rishwain has been one of UNLV’s most reliable outside shooters this year, but a recent slump has dragged down his season-long percentages. After making at least one 3-pointer in each of the first 15 games, the last seven contests have seen Rishwain post two 0-fers, and in the two most recent games he shot 2-of-10 and 2-of-8 from deep. He is now at 36.2% on 3-pointers for the season and 30.1% in conference play. The sixth-year veteran is trying not to let his recent misfires affect his play. “Just keep my mind right is all I can do,” Rishwain said. “Not to think about it too much; whenever you start thinking about it, that’s probably when it goes bad for you.” As UNLV’s most prolific shooter — he attempts more than a half dozen 3-pointers per game, by far the most on the team — Rishwain has a responsibility to keep pulling the trigger in order to keep defenses honest. He is confident he’ll start connecting again. “Just keep shooting,” Rishwain said. “My coaches give me all the confidence keeping me in there, and my teammates too. They’re all trying to look for me and they’re going to come to me at the end when we need to hit a late 3.” Defense key to turnaround UNLV has struggled to get late stops, especially during the current four-game losing streak. Saturday’s game at Reno was tied, 60-60, until UNR scored on five of its last six possessions to pull away for a 71-65 victory. Junior center Jeremiah “Bear” Cherry believes he and his teammates can do better. He wants to see UNLV really commit to the defensive and win games by getting key stops. “Defense,” Cherry said. “I think that’s what it is. If you’ve got defense — you’re going to score eventually, so I think we’ve just got to keep working on defense. Once we get the defensive side going we’re going to rip a few games straight.” 1 Quote
VincentVegaBond2 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 4:27 PM, 4UNLV said: Ugh. Don't think I even want to watch this. Me neither, I'll just follow the score on ESPN. Quote
4UNLV Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 4:29 PM, VincentVegaBond2 said: Me neither, I'll just follow the score on ESPN. I seem to be a masochist, I'll probably watch for a while. But I HATE that I dread these games now, and yet I still seem to want to watch. Conditioning, I guess. I miss basketball. 2 Quote
BSUTOP25 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 5:27 PM, 4UNLV said: Ugh. Don't think I even want to watch this. UNLoLV 126 Boise 71 1 Quote
4UNLV Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 6:37 PM, BSUTOP25 said: UNLoLV 126 Boise 71 You already beat us by 20-something. That reverse juju won’t work here, lol. 😝 Quote
BSUTOP25 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 7:47 PM, 4UNLV said: You already beat us by 20-something. That reverse juju won’t work here, lol. 😝 It’s honestly not reverse juju. It’s me not having any confidence in Boise’s coaching staff. Quote
4UNLV Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 7:38 PM, BSUTOP25 said: It’s honestly not reverse juju. It’s me not having any confidence in Boise’s coaching staff. 🍺 I could see that, Leon is only slightly better than KK. But I think you’re stuck with Leon for a while, while we’re not afraid to cut a coach loose, lol. And it’s worked out so well for us! Quote
UNLV2001 Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 4:37 PM, 4UNLV said: I seem to be a masochist, I'll probably watch for a while. But I HATE that I dread these games now, and yet I still seem to want to watch. Conditioning, I guess. I miss basketball. It is cheaper than going to a Domination Club - Plus no restraints & gags when you want to scream at the Tee Vee Machine 2 Quote
UNLV2001 Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Tonight's "Crowd" might be a few hundred -- it could be that bad 1 Quote
RebelTexan Posted February 5 Posted February 5 On 2/4/2025 at 7:52 PM, UNLV2001 said: So dang stubborn. Quote
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