Nov. 30, 2010

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - After winning the 76 Classic championship over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Anaheim, Calif., with wins over Tulsa (80-71), Murray State (69-55) and Virginia Tech (71-59), the UNLV men's basketball team entered the national rankings Monday at No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll. The Runnin' Rebels, 6-0 for the second straight season, will now travel for their first true road game of the season as they will face Illinois State (5-1) on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Normal, Ill., at 7 p.m. CST/5 p.m. PST. The game, which is part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge, will not be televised, but the radio broadcast may be heard on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/98.9 FM with Jon Sandler and Robert Smith. The broadcast is also available at UNLVRebels.com through the subscription-based All-Access feature.

NO. 23/24 UNLV (6-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

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ILLINOIS STATE (5-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley)

DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
TIME: 7:00 p.m. CST/5:00 p.m. PST
SITE: Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena (10,200), Normal, Ill.
TV: None
RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM/98.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith)
ONLINE: Gametracker at UNLVRebels.com/Radio broadcast: UNLV All-Access subscription at UNLVRebels.com

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