Mountain West Tournament 2013

Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun

UNLV guards Katin Reinhardt and Bryce Dejean-Jones celebrate Dejean-Jones' two consecutive three-point baskets against New Mexico during their Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Thomas & Mack Center. New Mexico won 63-56.

For the Mountain West, just getting into the tournament not good enough

The conference has a record five teams in the NCAA Tournament, but another rash of early exits on the big stage could hurt league’s image

Mar 19, 2013 (2 a.m.)

By Taylor Bern

The Mountain West has been in the national conversation the entire college basketball season. Now it has a good chance to stay there for the next couple of weeks.

Rebels are going to need a little luck on Selection Sunday

March 17, 2013

By Taylor Bern

What follows is mostly speculation, because when it comes to bracketology what else is there? The Rebels have been squarely in the field of 68 for some time, so the last couple of weeks have been more about getting to a point where they’re playing well enough to have a chance to do something in the tournament.
Rebels not up to task of taking down the Lobos in tournament title game

March 16, 2013

By Taylor Bern

It’s tough to say what moment from Saturday’s Mountain West tournament title game was worse for UNLV fans. Was it Tony Snell’s game-clinching 3-pointer with just more than a minute to play? Kendall Williams’ exclamation point, a 360-degree dunk?
Instant Analysis: The better team won the Mountain West tournament, and that team wasn’t UNLV

March 16, 2013

By Ray Brewer

The first instinct is to assign blame. If they didn’t make just 33 percent of their shots, or if a few of the 22 3-pointers they missed would have fallen, then the UNLV basketball team might not have lost 63-56 to New Mexico on Saturday in the Mountain West tournament championship game.
Blog: Snell carries New Mexico past UNLV in Mountain West tournament final

March 16, 2013

By Taylor Bern

Tony Snell scored 13 of New Mexico's final 17 points and Kendall Williams punctuated the Lobos' 63-56 victory against UNLV with a 360 dunk that clinched the Mountain West tournament title, giving New Mexico both crowns this season.
Rebels roll into Mountain West title game behind team effort against CSU

March 16, 2013

By Taylor Bern

Tough. Together. Those are the words UNLV coach Dave Rice said he wrote on the board in the team’s locker room prior to and at halftime of the Mountain West tournament semifinal between the Rebels and Colorado State.
No. 15 New Mexico back in MWC title game with win over Aztecs

March 15, 2013

Adam Soboleski, Associated Press

Tony Snell scored 17, including five 3-pointers, to lead No. 15 New Mexico past San Diego State 60-50 in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Conference tournament Friday night.
Blog: Rebels’ depth key in 10-point victory against Colorado State

March 15, 2013

By Taylor Bern

Anthony Bennett scored 19 points on eight shots while Katin Reinhardt led UNLV with 21 points in a 10-point victory against Colorado State that sends the Rebels to tomorrow afternoon's Mountain West tournament final against New Mexico. The game is at 3 p.m. on CBS.
Lady Rebels bounced from league tournament by New Mexico

March 14, 2013

By Ray Brewer

The UNLV women’s basketball team’s season ended for the second straight season against New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center. Thursday, the No. 4 seeded Lady Rebels squandered a double-digit first-half lead, falling to the Lobos, 72-59.
Weekend best bets: Basketball conference championships, St. Patrick’s Day events and Alicia Keys

March 14, 2013

By Allison Duck

Leading up to the NCAA tournament, there is conference basketball action galore in town including the Mountain West, Western and Pac-12 tournaments.
Rebels preparing for ‘electric’ semifinals Friday night against Colorado State

March 14, 2013

By Taylor Bern

Dave Rice, UNLV basketball coach and amateur marketing director, knows how to sell an event. His team’s victory about a half an hour old and the Rebels’ opponent still unknown, Rice sat behind a microphone in the Cox practice gym and drew up the storyboard like he was in a pitch meeting.
San Diego State holds off surging Boise State to advance

March 13, 2013

By Paul Delos Santos

With the game on the line, Jamaal Franklin made a pair of big plays to help San Diego State avoid a massive collapse.
New Mexico feeds off energy of its fans to defeat Wyoming

March 13, 2013

By Paul Delos Santos

With a raucous crowd supporting it through the day, New Mexico didn't want to let its fans down by losing to the No. 8 seed in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Clutch shooting down stretch lifts Rams, who’ll next face UNLV

March 13, 2013

By Paul Delos Santos

Colorado State's Wes Eikmeier wasn't worried or concerned that he had missed his first six shots from the floor. He did what all good shooters do — forgot about the misses and focused on the next shot.
Rebels wallop injured Falcons to advance to MWC semifinals

March 13, 2013

By Taylor Bern

Injuries are just part of the game, though rarely do they effectively end the contest less than two minutes in as Michael Lyons’ sprained right knee did in UNLV’s 72-56 quarterfinal victory against Air Force.

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MWC Tournament - UNLV vs. Colorado State

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MWC Tournament - New Mexico vs. San Diego State

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MWC Tournament - UNLV vs. Air Force

The Rebel Room

Breaking down the brackets

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CBSSports.com's Jeff Borzello joins Las Vegas Sun reporter Taylor Bern to discuss UNLV's seeding possibilities in Part One, and then at the 15:30 mark Taylor is joined by SI.com's Andy Glockner who offers his insight to the Mountain West's collective standing as we approach tournament time. All rights for the intro, outro and intermission music to alt-J, so go buy their album.

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