On Saturday morning, Feb. 10, the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels woke up in sixth place. By the end of the night they were in third.
With the third team in the Mountain West Conference in town, the Rebels took care of business and took down the Wyoming Cowboys 85-70. This marked UNLV’s third straight home win after dropping the first three conference games at home.
Earlier in the day, fifth place New Mexico lost to now ninth place Air Force, 100-92. With fourth place Fresno State having the night off, the Rebels leapfrogged into the third spot.
Air Force travels to UNLV for a Valentine’s Day contest at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday, Feb.