The Lady Rebels were less than a minute from finishing off a furious comeback.
They charged back from a 20-point deficit, cutting Fresno State’s lead to just two points with 27 seconds left.
It wasn’t quite enough. Fresno State hung on to win 66-60, ending UNLV’s run in the Mountain West tournament.
Tears flowed in the Lady Rebels’ locker room.
“We said, ‘We need to remember this feeling because we don’t ever want to feel that again,’ ” junior guard Dakota Gonzalez said. “We used that as motivation, I think, throughout the entire season. But now, being here, it’s especially motivating.