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UNLV (3-1) vs WICHITA STATE (3-1)
WICHITA -3.5
ROMAN MAIN EVENT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021 | 10:59 P.M. CT (Hopefully)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | T-MOBILE ARENA
TV: ESPN2 with John Schriffen & Robbie Hummel.
RADIO: KEYN 103.7 FM https://www.radio.com/keyn/listen
SERIES: WICHITA LEADS SERIES 3-1
LAST MEETING: DECEMBER 9, 2015. CHARLES KOCH ARENA. WSU 56 - UNLV 50
SERIES HISTORY: The Shockers hold a 3-1 mark against UNLV. Two of those previous wins came against nationally-ranked Runnin' Rebel squads.
WSU won a pair of MVC-MWC Challenge Series matchups in Wichita over the previous decade:
On Dec. 4, 2011, WSU upset the 18th-ranked Runnin' Rebels, 89-70, at Charles Koch Arena behind 31 points on 8-of-9 three-point shooting from Joe Ragland.
Four years later, the Shockers won a defensive battle, 56-50, led by 17 points from senior All-American Fred VanVleet. WSU went on to lead the nation in scoring defense that year (59.0 ppg allowed).
The Shockers also upset a UNLV team ranked 16th in the polls during the 1977-78 season at Levitt Arena. Cheese Johnson sank 11-of-14 shots, including all six in the second, for 29 points and WSU held UNLV star Reggie Theus to 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Despite losing Theus to the NBA Draft, UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian got revenge the following year at the soldout Las Vegas Convention Center. Brett Vroman (25 pts, 17 reb) and Tony Smith (20) paced the Rebels while Johnson (21) and Steve Kalocinski (20) topped the Shockers, who led 47-46 at halftime but were outscored 65-42 the rest of the way.
GO SHOCKS!
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