On paper, the UNLV women’s Mountain West tournament first-round matchup against Air Force looked like it might turn into a blowout.
After all, the Falcons entered Monday night’s game with just one victory on the season and had lost twice already to UNLV.
And though the end result Monday was a lot closer than conventional wisdom might have suggested, the Lady Rebels escaped to the quarterfinals with a 55-42 victory.
Sixth-seeded UNLV will play Boise State, the No. 3 seed, tonight.
“We looked like a team that didn’t want to have their season over,” coach Kathy Olivier said.