A valiant fourth-quarter rally by UNLV came up short Saturday in the Lady Rebels’ 44-41 loss to first-place Colorado State in a Mountain West women’s basketball game in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Brooke Johnson had 11 points and seven steals and Katie Powell 11 points and 10 rebounds for UNLV (15-8, 6-5), which overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the score at 36.
But the Rams (18-5, 10-1) never trailed en route to their ninth straight victory. Colorado State improved to 12-1 at home.
Hannah Tvrdy had 10 points and eight rebounds and Ellen Nystrom nine points and nine rebounds for the Rams, who held the Lady Rebels to three third-quarter points on 1-for-13 shooting.