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Game 1 Spartans Basketball: Repelling the Rebels

Against all odds, the Spartans could have pulled this one out

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The Spartans first game of 2018 was a close, thrilling, hard-fought 82-76 overtime loss to the visiting UNLV Runnin’ Rebels.

It was an unexpected toe-to-toe battle with the now 12 & 3 UNLV Rebels squeaking out the win with just a little more strength and athleticism in the end over the now 3 & 11 Spartans, who were 13 point underdogs.

The Spartans surprised some folks in this outing given UNLV’s record and being nationally ranked in rebounds, going to the charity strip and points per game, while the Spartans were unceremoniously going for a fifth straight game with 20+ turnovers and mistake-prone basketball.