CEDAR CITY, Utah — Most of a 10-point lead had vanished over the previous five minutes and UNLV’s basketball team stared at a 66-65 lead with 8:40 remaining against Southern Utah on Wednesday night.
Which means for this particular Rebels team, it was the perfect test.
Life away from home in college basketball is often a difficult and treacherous place, so the fact UNLV departed Centrum Arena an 89-81 winner signifies an important and impressive step for Marvin Menzies’ team and how it might react to similar situations as the season progresses.
“You know, it’s funny,” Menzies said.