University of Nevada, Las Vegas NCAA News

Tre'Von Willis scored a career-high 25 points to lead UNLV over Southern Illinois 78-69 in the Mountain West Conference-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge on Saturday night.

Southern Illinois will get its sternest test thus far this season when it hits the road to for the first time to take on UNLV Saturday night in Sin City.

UNLV disposed of their in state rival the Nevada Wolfpack 88-75 last night at the Thomas and Mack Center in come from behind fashion.

UNLV guard Oscar Bellfield drives for two of his 22 points against UNR during the second half of their game Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Mike Sanford was not a college football head coach. There is nothing wrong with that.

UNLV defensive back Beau Orth, left, and defensive end Heivaha Mafi take down Air Force's Asher Clark during the first half of action in a 29-28 Falcons victory at Sam Boyd Stadium on Oct.

Tre'Von Willis had a game-high 17 points to lead UNLV to a 91-52 victory against Division II Pittsburg State of Kansas tonight.

Air Force and it's powerful running game found little resistance from UNLV's porous defense.

Anderson Hunt, a member of the 1989-90 UNLV championship team, poses with Jerry and Lois Tarkanian during the gala event Monday at the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the squad.

The Washburn Ichabods led by seven points in the second half and by one at 53-52 with 4:44 to play in the game, but could not hold off the Division I UNLV Runnin' Rebels in a 62-52 loss in the Thomas and Mack Center in an exhibition loss.

Dyone Youmans of Effingham County High School dives to sweep the legs of Jimmy Wilkins of Ware County during the Rebels last home game Friday night.

Clayton leads UNLV over Colorado State, 35-16 Eds:APNewsNow. UNLV 35, Colorado State 16.

Nick Oppenneer helps stop a run during the game against San Diego State Oct. 24. In 2007, the Rams lost six games in a row to begin the season and 13 total spanning from the end of 2006.

JUSTIN HAWKINS CLASS: Freshman POSITION: Guard HOMETOWN: Los Angeles HEIGHT: 6 feet 3 inches WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: Oct.

To be blunt, Vegas should have stayed in Vegas. But maybe that's what this TCU defense has become.

Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes, Ed Wesley scored running and catching the ball and the TCU defense smothered UNLV to get its first shutout of the season, 41-0 on Saturday.

UNLV quarterback Omar Clayton stiff-arms New Mexico's Frankie Baca during Saturday's game.

Sporting the fourth-longest win streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision this week, the eighth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs settle in at Carter Stadium in Fort Worth this weekend versus the UNLV Rebels.

UNLV coach Lon Kruger works with freshman guard and former Mojave High standout Anthony Marshall during practice Saturday.

Rebels senior guard Steve Jones, right, a transfer from Arizona State, talks with sophomore guard Todd Hanni during UNLV's practice Saturday.