The Lady Rebels sprung off the bench and raced toward one another after sealing a 55-53 overtime victory over Utah State on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
They were jubilant after a hard-fought battle.
It was a hard-fought battle that literally included a fight.
An ugly scene broke out between UNLV’s Katie Powell and Utah State’s Antoina Robinson in the third quarter shortly after the Lady Rebels’ Brooke Johnson was fouled.
“Throughout the game she was playing a little dirty. Words were exchanged. I just told her to chill out,” Powell said. “And then we came to the other side of the floor.