October 13, 1998

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Individual game tickets for the 1998-99 UNLV Runnin Rebels basketball home season will go on sale on Monday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center box office. Balcony tickets will be priced at $10, $12, $15.

UNLV will play 17 home games (which includes two exhibition games). The two exhibition games are Thursday, Nov. 5, against Global Sports and Tuesday, Nov. 10 against the California All-Stars. Both games will tipoff at 7:35 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.

UNLV will open the 1998-99 regular season on Thursday, Nov. 14 against Sacred Heart. Other home games include: Troy State (Nov. 16), USC (Nov. 20), Weber State (Nov. 24), Oklahoma State (Dec. 22), Columbia (Dec. 27), Southern Utah (Dec. 28), Air Force (Jan. 9), Rice (Jan. 14), Tulsa (Jan. 16), Wyoming (Jan. 28), Colorado State (Jan. 30), SMU (Feb. 20) and TCU (Feb. 22).

The third annual Las Vegas Shootout will take place on Saturday, Dec. 19. Arizona will face Iowa State at 6:30 p.m. and UNLV will face nationally ranked Cincinnati at 9 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale for the doubleheader at the Thomas & Mack Center box office. Balcony tickets are priced at $22 and plaza tickets are priced at $28. For further information, call 895-UNLV.