# 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2015–16 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by eighth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Fresno State.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage | W 84–75 | | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 3:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 79–44 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,622) Paradise, NV |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Pepperdine | W 83–63 | 2–0 | Cox Pavilion (743) Paradise, NV |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 73–53 | 3–0 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | Cal State San Marcos | W 62–43 | 4–0 | Cox Pavilion (756) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | George Mason Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 67–59 | 5–0 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2015* 2:30 pm | Drake Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | L 68–76 | 5–1 | Cox Pavilion (774) Paradise, NV |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | at USC | L 42–73 | 5–2 | Galen Center (824) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/12/2015* 12:00 pm | at Houston | W 63–60 | 6–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion (921) Houston, TX |
| 12/14/2015* 5:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 65–51 | 7–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (327) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. UTEP Beach Classic | L 52–60 | 7–3 | Walter Pyramid (153) Long Beach, CA |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | at Long Beach State Beach Classic | L 63–67 | 7–4 | Walter Pyramid (676) Long Beach, CA |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 54–58 | 7–5 (0–1) | Save Mart Center (4,760) Fresno, CA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Colorado State | L 56–64 | 7–6 (0–2) | Cox Pavilion (842) Paradise, NV |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Wyoming | W 66–37 | 8–6 (1–2) | Cox Pavilion (1,703) Paradise, NV |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm | at New Mexico | L 53–67 | 8–7 (1–3) | The Pit (4,930) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | at Air Force | W 60–56 | 9–7 (2–3) | Clune Arena (511) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | Utah State | W 46–38 | 10–7 (3–3) | Cox Pavilion (1,342) Paradise, NV |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm | Nevada | W 65–59 | 11–7 (4–3) | Cox Pavilion (1,609) Paradise, NV |
| 01/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Boise State | L 56–75 | 11–8 (4–4) | Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at San Diego State | W 55–41 | 12–8 (5–4) | Viejas Arena (2,400) San Diego, CA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | New Mexico | W 57–48 | 13–8 (5–5) | Cox Pavilion (805) Paradise, NV |
| 02/06/2016 3:00 pm | Fresno State | L 52–57 | 13–9 (6–5) | Cox Pavilion (1,619) Paradise, NV |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 61–69 | 13–10 (6–6) | Event Center Arena (382) San Jose, CA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 52–83 | 13–11 (6–7) | Moby Arena (2,353) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | Air Force | W 62–51 | 14–11 (7–7) | Cox Pavilion (801) Paradise, NV |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | at Nevada | L 65–71 | 14–12 (7–8) | Lawlor Events Center (1,765) Reno, NV |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | Boise State | W 78–68 | 15–12 (8–8) | Cox Pavilion (1,174) Paradise, NV |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 57–80 | 15–13 (8–9) | Arena-Auditorium (3,137) Laramie, WY |
| 03/04/2016 5:00 pm | San Diego State | W 62–51 | 16–13 (9–9) | Cox Pavilion (1,276) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm | vs. Air Force First Round | W 55–42 | 17–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,648) Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2016 6:00 pm | vs. Boise State Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 18–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,393) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2016 9:00 pm | vs. Fresno State Semifinals | L 60–66 | 18–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,160) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||