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Live game blog: Rebels move to 4-0, beat Holy Cross by 21 points

UNLV BASKETBALL:

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

By Ray Brewer

UNLV' s 80-59 victory Wednesday against Holy Cross was its fourth straight to open the season and arguably the Rebels' best all-round performance of the initial three weeks. Tre'Von Willis and Anthony Marshall had a game-high 14 points to lead the Rebels, while Oscar Bellfield added 13 points and Justin Hawkins had 12. UNLV won the game with its defense, forcing 24 turnovers and scoring 32 points off those Holy Cross miscues.

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Rebels try to remain focused nearing the finish line

UNLV FOOTBALL: Despite little meaning in the big picture, Rebels motivated for Saturday for several reasons

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

By Ryan Greene

Both teams are 4-7, meaning both UNLV's and San Diego State's seasons officially come to a close on Saturday night, no matter the outcome of their regular season finale at Sam Boyd Stadium. There are enough factors that could keep most casual onlookers away, but the UNLV players still have a game to play. That won't change this week.

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Sluggish starts plague Rebels in early games

UNLV is 3-0 but knows it must operate better out of the gate

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

By Rob Miech

In all three of its basketball games so far this season, UNLV has started as if it’s stuck in quicksand. It falls behind from the tip-off and needs about 10 minutes to get into it. However, the Rebels are getting better. It only took them eight minutes to begin clicking Saturday night against Southern Illinois.

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Rebels wake up Sunday with top RPI

It’s early, Kruger says, and there’s still plenty to work on

Monday, November 23, 2009

By Rob Miech

Give it four more months, at least, and maybe UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger will enjoy hearing such news … and believe it. Before he and his staff met with their players in their usual Sunday night academic meetings and team meal, Kruger chuckled just a bit about the Rebels leading the nation in Ratings Percentage Index.

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UNLV women fall to No. 4 North Carolina, 78-68

Centennial grad Italee Lucas scores game-high 24 in homecoming victory

Sunday, November 22, 2009

By Anthony Fenech

They were shorter, smaller and less celebrated. They got pushed around and they got knocked down but Sunday afternoon, the UNLV Lady Rebels stuck around.

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Shaw helps Rebels top Southern Illinois

UNLV post players combine for 22 points, show they are improved

Sunday, November 22, 2009

By Ray Brewer

The UNLV basketball team will take this kind of production from its trio of post players every game — especially from forward Matt Shaw. Shaw hit a 3-pointer with less than five minutes to play Saturday night to give the Rebels their first double-digit lead of a back-and-forth game against Southern Illinois in a 78-69 victory at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Live game blog: Willis' 25 points help Rebels down Southern Illinois

Larry Johnson at Mack for Rebels tilt with Southern Illinois

Saturday, November 21, 2009

By Ray Brewer

UNLV's 12-point lead with four minutes to play was trimmed to five points by Southern Illinois with under a minute to play, but Matt Shaw hit a pair of free throws with 35 seconds left and the Rebels hung on for a 78-69 victory.

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UNLV and Southern Illinois will be guarded tonight

UNLV BASKETBALL: Rebels enter Salukis game with a 9-percent turnover rate, best in the nation

Saturday, November 21, 2009

By Rob Miech

Like it was for UNLV, 2006-07 was a very good season for Southern Illinois, which earned the Missouri Valley Conference’s highest NCAA tournament seed (No. 4) since 1979. The Salukis defeated Holy Cross and Virginia Tech, then lost to Kansas to finish that season 29-7.

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Wolfe's UNLV career ends early with broken foot

REBELS FOOTBALL: Senior receiver will have surgery next week, rehab will take 8-12 weeks

Friday, November 20, 2009

By Ryan Greene

One of the remaining redeeming qualities of UNLV's upcoming season finale on Nov. 28 at Sam Boyd Stadium against San Diego State was an opportunity to bid farewell to the school's all-time leading receiver — Ryan Wolfe. That will no longer be the case, as a broken foot suffered this week during practice ended his UNLV career.

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Franchione emerges as potential early candidate for UNLV football post

Successful history at MWC programs could carry weight for Dennis Franchione

Thursday, November 19, 2009

By Ryan Greene

With the job listing still fresh on the market, UNLV interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie has been inundated with calls and e-mails from those interested in his football coaching vacancy. A source close to the situation confirmed to The Sun that one prominent figure to throw his hat into the ring early is Dennis Franchione, who most recently coached at Texas A&M.

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Burst from Jones helps Rebels chop up Wolf Pack

UNLV BASKETBALL: Senior walk-on sparks key 11-0 second half run in victory

Thursday, November 19, 2009

By Ryan Greene

Some walk-ons wait an entire career to have the night that UNLV senior guard Steve Jones had on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. And for most of them, that night never comes.

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Tina Kunzer-Murphy won't be next UNLV athletic director

Ron Kantowski: Kunzer-Murphy might make a great athletic director for UNLV, but now is not the time

Thursday, November 19, 2009

By Ron Kantowski

Tina Kunzer-Murphy is out of the running to become UNLV’s next athletic director before the real running even begins.

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Bench leads second-half surge as Rebels get by Wolf Pack, 88-75

LIVE GAME BLOG: Hawkins, Marshall, Jones spark 46-21 run to improve UNLV to 2-0

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

By Ryan Greene

When UNLV trailed 54-42 early in the second half, the Thomas & Mack Center was darn-near silent. By the end of the night, it was frenzied. That's what a 46-21 run can do for a home crowd. Freshmen Justin Hawkins and Anthony Marshall joined senior walk-on Steve Jones in igniting the spurt, as what once looked like a disappointing night for the Rebels turned into an all-around enjoyable victory for those in attendance.

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UNLV's Kendall Wallace is riding a hot streak

unlv BASKETBALL: Junior's career-best 16 points in opener no surprise

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

By Rob Miech

UNLV junior shooter Kendall Wallace should either write a self-help book, a surefire bestseller, or get an advanced degree and create his own daytime talk show. Dr. Kendall.

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