UNLV Runnin' Rebels Finding Their Stride, Look to Create Some March Madness

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team was struggling through much of the Mountain West Conference season.

As they eked out win after win, with only a couple of blowout wins in between, Rebel fans began to wonder if they would ever right the ship.

The answer: yes. UNLV has strung together three impressive games as of late and finds itself rolling into postseason play, as the Rebels are peaking as a team.

One noted change is Tre'Von Willis. He has been hurt for much of the year, and it seems to have affected his role as the leader of the team. During the tail end of the conference slate he has stepped up and guided his Rebels to a nice string of games.

Showing this leadership throughout the Mountain West Tournament and the NCAA Tournament later on in March will pay huge dividends for the Rebels. The team that started 9-0 is starting to emerge again.

Their defense has been one of the best in all of college basketball all season long, but their offense has been struggling ever since their near-disastrous letdown against Boise State back in December. However, the last two games UNLV has shot a combined 52 percent from the field and 44 percent from three-point land. The Rebels, with their shooting problems seemingly behind them, look to make a deep NCAA Tournament run.

With a season that started out with some much hype and then created some doubts, UNLV's resurgence couldn't have come at a better time. UNLV looks to continue its impressive play, wanting nothing more than to have the Rebels runnin' deep into March.