BOISE, Idaho — In this crazy Mountain West basketball season in which there is almost no such thing as an upset, UNLV has the chance to pull off something quite surprising.
The Rebels appeared to be stuck with having to play on the Wednesday of the Mountain West tournament, but now they could move up the standings to get a first-day bye.
They by no means have an easy path, but one exists, and to get to that point, the Rebels must beat Boise State at 8 p.m. PST today at Taco Bell Arena.
Boise State (17-10, 8-6 MW), a 6-point favorite in the game that will be televised on ESPNU, is tied with UNR (16-10, 8-6) just ahead of sixth-place UNLV (16-12, 7-8) in the standings.