A year ago, Boise State came into the Thomas and Mack Center and ended the Lady Rebels’ season.
Tuesday, the Lady Rebels looked determined to not let that happen again.
UNLV came up with a hard-fought 71-65 victory against third-seeded Boise State to propel itself to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament.
“We wanted it more,” coach Kathy Olivier said. “Down the stretch, I just felt like we wanted it more.”
The win marks the Lady Rebels’ first trip to the conference tournament semifinals since 2009.
Just a day earlier, Olivier said her team had played like it didn’t want its season to end in its first-round matchup.