LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The UNLV Lady Rebels defeated San Diego State Tuesday night 71-68 in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Sports reporter Tina Nguyen recaps the game with sophomore forward Alyssa Brown.
Tina Nguyen: All right. Well, it's a bit of a battle tonight with San Diego State. Let's break it all down. The Aztecs gave you guys a bit of a hard time early in that game. What did you see from your team in the first half?
Alyssa Brown: They're a really good team. It took a lot of people stepping up, doing stuff they don't usually do. We had a big performance from Essence [Booker] and Justice [Ethridge].
Nguyen: It was a bit of a different story going into the second half. At one point, you guys held them to just eight points in the third quarter. What clicked for you guys then?
Brown: I think everybody settled down. At one point, we were making a couple of mistakes and then everybody settled down and pulled out this game.
Nguyen: You guys are headed back to the tournament championship. What would it mean to go back-to-back?
Brown: I think everybody's goal is to go back-to-back. That's something that has to be done here and we want to be the first.
Nguyen: March, of course, is all the madness. What are you guys hoping to prove to everyone this month?
Brown: We want to go farther than last year. [Last year}, we made it to the first round and got knocked out but we want to go farther.
No. 1 seed UNLV will face No. 2 seed Wyoming at 7 p.m. in the Mountain West Championship title game inside the Thomas & Mack Center.
