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• UNLV beats Air Force 72-56 in MWC tournament

  March 13, 2013 5:22 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Anthony Bennett scored 23 points and UNLV defeated Air Force 72-56 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference on Wednesday. The third-seeded Rebels (24-8) will face the winner of the Colorado State-Fresno State game in Friday's semifinals. UNLV shot 51 percent, with Bennett making 10... more »

• Lyons leads Air Force to 71-56 win over UNLV

  February 13, 2013 11:32 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Michael Lyons scored 27 points and Mike Fitzgerald added 18, helping Air Force snap an 11-game skid against UNLV with a 71-56 win over the Runnin' Rebels on Wednesday night. The Falcons (15-8, 6-4 Mountain West) broke out a snazzy, seldom-used look for the... more »

• Colorado State rolls past UNLV for 33-11 victory

  November 10, 2012 10:22 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Shaquil Barrett and Shaq Bell returned turnovers for touchdowns as Colorado State beat mistake-prone UNLV 33-11 on Saturday night. Barrett ran back an interception and Bell brought back a fumble for a score, two of the four mistakes forced by Colorado State (3-7, 2-4 Mountain... more »

• CU hopes to keep rolling, UNLV wants to stop slide

  March 14, 2012 9:43 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Stacey Augmon, Larry Johnson, Jerry Tarkanian, NCAA violations. Yes, you could play the word association game for hours and not run out of memories, good and bad, for UNLV. As for Colorado? Well, this is the program that produced Chauncey Billups. And there was the time... more »

• Clark leads Air Force to 45-17 win over UNLV

  November 19, 2011 9:35 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Asher Clark rushed for a career-high 169 yards, Wesley Cobb scored twice and Air Force kept its bowl hopes alive with a 45-17 win over UNLV on Saturday night. Quarterback Tim Jefferson looked sharp in his return from a concussion as the Falcons (6-5,... more »

• UNLV earns wild 38-35 win over Colorado State

  October 29, 2011 9:54 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Quarterback Caleb Herring had a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:20 remaining to lift UNLV to a 38-35 victory over Colorado State on Saturday. In a game with eight lead changes, Phillip Payne had two TD catches for the Rebels (2-5, 1-1 Mountain West) to break the... more »

• Falcons fall to UNLV in first round of tourney

  March 11, 2011 3:03 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Chace Stanback and Tre'Von Willis each scored 20 points in leading the UNLV Runnin' Rebels past Air Force 69-53 Thursday night in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals for their sixth straight win. The Rebels (24-7) will face No. 7 San Diego State (30-2) Friday night at... more »

• UNLV takes 64-52 win over Air Force

  January 15, 2011 9:22 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Chace Stanback had a game-high 18 points and 11 rebounds and Anthony Marshall and Oscar Bellfield each added 12 points to lead UNLV to a 64-52 comeback victory over Air Force on Saturday. The Falcons (10-6, 1-2 Mountain West) led 50-45 with 7:39 remaining,... more »

• UNLV final test for Air Force before likely bowl

  November 17, 2010 7:21 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Air Force is a virtual lock for a bowl game, but has one regular season test left in UNLV. And Falcons coach Troy Calhoun says the Rebels are a good opponent despite their 2-8 record because they played well in their last game and have faced... more »

• Colorado State routs UNLV, 43-10

  October 16, 2010 6:51 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Pete Thomas threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns as Colorado State ended a 10-game conference losing streak with a 43-10 victory over UNLV on Saturday. Thomas was 10 for 14 passing without an interception for Colorado State (2-5, 1-2 Mountain West). Leonard Mason ran... more »

• UNLV rains 3-pointers, punishes Air Force 77-47

  February 27, 2010 9:45 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Chace Stanback scored a career-high 21 points and UNLV hit a season-high 13 3-pointers en route to a 77-47 victory over Air Force on Saturday. The Runnin' Rebels (22-7, 10-5 Mountain West) used a swarming man-to-man defense to shut down the Falcons (9-18, 1-13).... more »

• Falcons lose 22nd straight MWC game

  January 27, 2010 1:08 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kendall Wallace made his first four 3-point attempts of the second half to boost UNLV to a 60-50 victory over Air Force on Tuesday night. The Rebels took the lead in the second half when Wallace's 3-pointer gave them a 26-24 lead with 18:06 left. Wallace... more »

• UNLV downs Rams in men's hoops

  January 21, 2010 2:34 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Tre'von Willis scored 21 points as UNLV continued its dominance of Colorado State with an 80-72 victory Wednesday night. Chace Stanback matched his career best with 19 points, scoring 15 in the second half for UNLV (15-4, 3-2 Mountain West). Justin Hawkins had 10 points,... more »

• AFA loss was final straw for UNLV coach

  November 16, 2009 12:34 PM

  UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances. In a statement released Monday, university president Neal Smatresk and interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie said Sanford will coach the final game of the season at home against San Diego State on... more »

• Seniors ready for Falcon Stadium farewell

  November 12, 2009 10:22 PM

  Saturday's UNLV - Air Force game at Falcon Stadium won't be as intense as last week's Army game but it may be more emotional. 15 Air Force seniors will say farewell to Falcon Stadium on Saturday. Since the UNLV game is the final home game of the season for... more »