The team from Omaha, Nebraska won a mere game out of 10 coming into Wednesday’s scrap with the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, but Omaha hung around most of the game before the Rebs finally pulled away in the latter stages of the second half.
UNLV improved to 7-5 after the 84-71 win before a few thousand fans on Fan Appreciation Night at Thomas & Mack Center tonight.
The Rebs are starting to create an identity where top scorer Bryce Hamilton (26 points) is aided by Royce Hamm, Jr. (16 points) on the inside and long and athletic Donovan Williams (12 points).
The Rebels offered $16 upper bowl tickets this week for tonight’s game, but it will take a consistent string of wins for UNLV to return to packing Thomas & Mack.
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Omaha actually led by three points at the half before the Rebs pulled away the second half, outscoring the Mavericks, 49-33, in the final 20 minutes.
Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com.
Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.
In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com.
After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent.
Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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