Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun referred to his team’s performance against UNLV Thursday night as “a bit of a trainwreck.” But despite their struggles, the Aggies are still on track to win a Mountain West tournament championship.

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels won their Mountain West Tournament opener on Wednesday night against the Air Force Falcons. Now the Rebels will take on the No. 3 seed Utah State Aggies.

A 10-point halftime deficit in Tuesday’s Mountain West tournament semifinal was no cause for concern for the UNLV women’s basketball team. Three straight conference championships had helped the Scarlet and Gray build an aura of invincibility

The Utah State basketball team lost to UNLV in its first trip to Las Vegas this season, but the Aggies didn’t let that happen again. Ian Martinez scored 17

The UNLV men’s basketball team confirmed that it won’t have one key player for Wednesday’s Mountain West tournament opener against Air Force.

The teams split their two regular-season games this season. The Aztecs won the first meeting at Viejas Arena, rallying in the second half and winning on Veronica Sheffey’s basket at the final buzzer. UNLV won the rematch 75-65 in Las Vegas.