UNLV Rebels vs Wyoming Cowboys

Mountain West Championship - 1st Round

18-14, 9-11 Mountain West

Final

	1	2	T
Wyoming WYO	31	39	70
UNLV UNLV	44	29	73

UNLV RebelsUNLVUNLV

17-15, 11-9 Mountain West

UNLV earns 73-70 win in Mountain West Conference Tournament against Wyoming

Updated: Mar 11, 2026, 05:58 pm

LAS VEGAS -- — Kimani Hamilton had 23 points in UNLV's 73-70 win against Wyoming on Wednesday in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

Hamilton had six rebounds for the Rebels (17-15). Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 15 points and five rebounds.

Gavin Gores finished with 15 points for the Cowboys (18-14). Nasir Meyer added 14 points and seven rebounds for Wyoming. Damarion Dennis finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Hamilton scored 16 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead UNLV to a three-point victory.

UNLV faces Grand Canyon University on Thursday in the second round of the tournament.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Game Information

Las Vegas, NV

MWN

Referee:Verne Harris

Referee:Rob Kueneman

Referee:Scott Brown

NCAA Division I

Mountain West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Utah State	15-5	-	29-7
San Diego State	14-6	1	22-11
New Mexico	13-7	2	26-11
Grand Canyon	13-7	2	20-12
Nevada	12-8	3	24-13
Boise State	12-8	3	20-12
Colorado State	11-9	4	21-13
UNLV	11-9	4	18-17
Wyoming	9-11	6	18-15
Fresno State	7-13	8	13-19
San José State	3-17	12	9-24
Air Force	0-20	15	3-29

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