2009 Mountain West Tournament

Adams consoles 'Mama Wink' after 26-point losing effort

Justin M. Bowen

Wink Adams slips as he drives in the lane as UNLV takes on San Diego State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels fell for the third time this season to the Aztecs, 71-57.

Adams consoles 'Mama Wink' after 26-point losing effort: UNLV BASKETBALL: Senior guard had little help in season-best performance; Thu, Mar 12, 2009 (10:33 p.m.); By Rob Miech; Four hours after her son Wink’s defeat to San Diego State on Thursday night, Reandre Adams’s cell phone in Houston was still ringing. “I came home and just cried, and cried, and cried.”

The Rebels bench looks on as UNLV takes on San Diego State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels fell for the third time this season to the Aztecs, 71-57.

Rebels get early boot from tournament: unlv basketball: San Diego State three-peat stuns UNLV on home court; Thursday, March 12, 2009; By Rob Miech; In what likely amounted to an NCAA tournament play-in game, UNLV didn’t change anything about the way it’s played over the past six weeks. The Rebels shot poorly, got beat on the boards and were pummeled inside in a 71-57 defeat to San Diego State in a quarterfinal of the Mountain West Conference tournament.

Wife of BYU's Cummard shows up for tourney without hesitation: MWC TOURNAMENT: Sarah Cummard would have stayed behind at hotel had Rebels and Cougars met in semis; Thursday, March 12, 2009; By Ryan Greene; Sarah Cummard didn't come to the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday afternoon wearing the heavyweight title belt that her husband -- BYU star guard Lee Cummard -- alluded to last month. Instead, she sat in a front row aisle seat for the Cougars' 80-69 quarterfinal victory over Air Force, donning a black top, flowing blonde hair and a warm smile.