The No. 6 seed UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team saw their run in the Mountain West Conference Tournament come to an end on Thursday night when the No. 3 seed Utah State Aggies knocked them out of the tournament.

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.

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Watch the No. 3 seed Utah State Aggies (25-6, 15-5 MWC) head into the MWC Tournament against the No. 6 seed UNLV Rebels (18-14, 11-9 MWC) on Thursday at Thomas & Mack Center, beginning at

Welcome to the Mountain West tournament, UNLV. Toppling Air Force in the play-in round was nice, but now the real games begin as Kevin Kruger leads his squad into a quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 seed Utah State

The Utah State Aggies play in the MWC Tournament against the UNLV Rebels. Thursday's game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.

Utah State defeated UNLV 70-58 to advance in the Mountain West Tournament. Ian Martinez scored 17 points; Utah State's defense limited UNLV to 24% shooting.

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