Category: Mountain West Basketball

  • New Mexico vs. Nevada: Three Keys to a Lobos Victory

    [jwplayer 18QegcJn-sNi3MVSU] New Mexico vs. Nevada: Three Keys to a Lobos Victory No. 5/6 Nevada heads to the pit boasting a fiery 14-0 record Contact/Follow @_EricSSanchez & @MWCwire How can New Mexico cool Nevada’s hot streak? So just how do you stop a team that is 5th in adjusted offense, 22nd in adjusted defense and 14-0 against the…

  • Comeback Pack? Nevada Returns To The Pit Where It All Started

    [jwplayer JKeaTXvn-sNi3MVSU] Comeback Pack? Nevada Returns To The Pit Where It All Started Nevada makes its return to Albuquerque for the first time since its historic 25-point comeback Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire Nevada takes on New Mexico Saturday night Don’t blink. You might miss something. Nevada’s matchup against New Mexico on January 7, 2017, certainly…

  • Nevada Vs New Mexico: Game Preview, TV & Radio Schedule, Livestream, Odds & More

    [jwplayer tJPh0k22-sNi3MVSU] Nevada vs. New Mexico: Game Preview, TV & Radio Schedule, Livestream, Odds, More The Wolf Pack hit the road for their second Mountain West conference game this season as they face off against the Lobos. Contact/Follow @BrandonGBlake & @MWCwire Can The Wolf Pack Improve Their Conference Record to 2-0 The Nevada Wolf Pack…

  • No. 6 Nevada vs. New Mexico Preview: Wolf Pack Travel To The Pit

    [jwplayer T5ZrG1CQ-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @garredom & @mwcwire The Wolf Pack return to The Pit January 1st, 2017, was the last time New Mexico (7-6, 1-0) hosted Nevada (14-0, 1-0) and the game resulted in the second biggest comeback in NCAA history (largest second-half comeback ever). After trailing by as much as 25 in the second half,…

  • Friday Column: Even Elite Nevada Can’t Save A Disappointing Mountain West

    [jwplayer yFCWoEmF-sNi3MVSU] Even Elite Nevada Can’t Save A Disappointing Mountain West Why the Mountain West is missing a huge opportunity in ’18-19 Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire The MWC disappointed in non-conference play To those just skimming the headlines, one might assume that the Mountain West is having a dream season. Led by Nevada, maybe the…

  • Wyoming vs. UNLV: Game Preview, TV & Radio Schedule, Livestream, Odds, More

    [jwplayer 18QegcJn-sNi3MVSU] Wyoming vs. UNLV: Game Preview, TV & Radio Schedule, Livestream, Odds, More Contact/Follow @jessetachiquin & @MWCwire Can UNLV get to 2-0? WHO: Wyoming Cowboys (4-10, 0-1 MW) vs. UNLV Rebels (7-6, 1-0 MW) WHEN: Saturday, January 5 — 7:00 PM MT/ 6:00 PM PT WHERE: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV TV: ESPNU…

  • Mountain West Basketball Mid-Season Awards

    [jwplayer JKeaTXvn-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West Basketball Mid-Season Awards A look at the conference’s top performers at the midway point of the season Contact/Follow @boettger_eli & @MWCwire Mountain West Basketball Mid-Season Awards We’ve reached the halfway point in the 2018-19 men’s basketball season as the Mountain West transitions into conference play. Below are our All-Mountain West first…

  • UNLV Opens Up Conference Play Against Colorado State With A Win

    [jwplayer 18QegcJn-sNi3MVSU] UNLV Opens Up Conference Play Against Colorado State With A Win UNLV was able to overcome poor shooting to top Colorado State. Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Putback dunk/goaltending helped Rebels win. The UNLV Runnin Rebels (7-6) opened conference play against the Colorado State Rams (5-9). There is just something about conference play that…

  • Mathis Scores 17 in Second Half As New Mexico Beat Air Force, 65-58

    [jwplayer 18QegcJn-sNi3MVSU] Mathis Scores 17 in Second Half, Lobos Beat Falcons 65-58 New Mexico improves to 1-0 in conference, Air Force falls to 0-1 Contact/Follow @_EricSSanchez & @MWCwire New Mexico held off a late Air Force rally Anthony Mathis scored all 17 of his points in the second half and New Mexico (7-6, 1-0 Mountain West)…

  • Nevada’s Defense leads to rout of Utah State 72-49

    [jwplayer 18QegcJn-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @michelsenshawn & @MWCwire Nevada’s Defense Puts Up Crazy Numbers Led by a dominating defense to open up Mountian West play, Nevada routed Utah State, 72-49.  Let’s talk about a number, or maybe a couple of numbers: 65.6, that is the adjusted defense rating for the game according to T-rank. For perspective, Texas…