This is a rebuilding year for the UNLV Basketball program. Under Marvin Menzies, the Runnin’ Rebels are a constant work in progress. With a respectable but unimpressive 5-3 record thus far, the non-conference path does not get any easier over the weekend. Rather, UNLV and Duke square off in what was once considered a classic hoops match-up in the early 1990s.
Unfortunately for UNLV in present-day, Saturday’s 2:15 pm tip time appears to be just a blip on the schedule for the Blue Devils. Duke (9-1) comes in as the heavy favorites and nationally ranked #4 and #5 respectively.