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The Pacific 12 could become the first major conference to send just one team to the men's NCAA tournament since the field expanded in 1980.

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Live color from the scene at Thomas & Mack Center: We have a wire job! Rebels win, and Louie Armstrong sings! UNLV students hold up a giant cut out of Mike Moser during their game against San Diego State Saturday, Feb.

Jamaal Franklin battles UNLV's Brice Massamba during SDSU's home game last month.

UNLV had yet to make its way off the basketball court in chilly Laramie, Wyo., yet to make the slow walk up that long ramp inside Arena-Auditorium, yet to stroll past the sign that welcomes visiting teams to 7,200 feet above sea level and asks, "How's Your Oxygen?" when the harsh words found their way to Anthony Marshall's Twitter account.

It was said with a smile, but senior center Brice Massamba made it clear he in no way is amused by UNLV's recent failures against a certain rival.

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Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault on Monday promoted secondary coach Mike Bradeson to defensive coordinator, as part of the program's coaching staff restructuring.

UNLV falls to #14, a drop of three spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll. The Rebels are one of two Mountain West teams in the poll, the other being San Diego State at #13. UNLV started off the week with a win at home over Colorado State, 82-63. That was followed by an upset loss at Wyoming, 68-66. San Diego State moves up four spots in the poll ... (more)

Wyoming's Leonard Washington has been selected as the StatSheet Mountain West Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th.

UNLV guard Oscar Bellfield guards Wyoming's JayDee Luster during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday Feb.

Tied with San Diego State atop the Mountain West Conference standings, the 11th-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels are again out on the road this afternoon as they tangle with the Wyoming Cowboys at Arena Auditorium in Laramie.

Since opening Mountain West play with one of the worst shooting performances of his career, UNLV senior point guard Oscar Bellfield has started to find his range.

The popular, homespun coach who put Missouri State on the map with five NCAA tournament appearances and led Saint Louis to three more with a mixture of sharpshooting and tenacious defense known as Spoonball, died Wednesday after a two-year battle with a lung disease.

Jackson hit a three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put Baylor on top and added two free throws to give the Bears a 63-60 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Bobby Hauck's third-year marathon of recruiting came down to a sprint at the finish, and the UNLV football team nudged out a few other schools to round out a 20-player signing class that looks like the best in Hauck's tenure.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. UNLV forward Quintrell Thomas drives in for a layup against Colorado State during their Mountain West Conference game Wednesday, Feb.

Reggie Smith buried a deep 3-pointer that snapped UNLV's offensive funk and gave the Rebels a 22-19 lead with 7:55 left in the first half.

According to STLToday.com, he died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

When J'Ondray Sanders begins his morning workout session in the Basic High School weight lifting room, the senior can't help but noticing other students in the weight training class staring in his direction.