# 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by tenth year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with Boise State. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West women's tournament to Nevada. They earned an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost in the first round to Utah.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm | | Portland State | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Cox Pavilion (383) Paradise, NV |
| 11/14/2017* 12:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 73–54 | 2–0 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/19/2017* 4:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 76–47 | 3–0 | Cox Pavilion (868) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 12:00 pm | | Hofstra Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 68–52 | 4–0 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2017* 2:30 pm | | Minnesota Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | L 72–79 | 4–1 | Cox Pavilion (575) Paradise, NV |
| 12/02/2017* 11:35 am | | vs. UC Riverside ASU Classic semifinals | L 88–95 | 4–2 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| 12/03/2017* 11:30 am | | vs. Buffalo ASU Classic 3rd place game | L 53–80 | 4–3 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | W 52–50 | 5–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378) Spokane, WA |
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 pm | | at No. 18 Stanford | L 33–74 | 5–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,763) Stanford, CA |
| 12/20/2016* 2:30 pm | | No. 5 Mississippi State Duel in the Desert Rebel Division | L 63–103 | 5–5 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/22/2017* 2:30 pm | | Syracuse Duel in the Desert Rebel Division | L 55–69 | 5–6 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 12:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 60–69 | 5–7 (0–1) | Taco Bell Arena (890) Boise, ID |
| 01/03/2018 6:00 pm | | San José State | W 79–60 | 6–7 (1–1) | Cox Pavilion (2,055) Paradise, NV |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm | | at Utah State | W 63–54 | 7–7 (2–1) | Smith Spectrum (346) Logan, UT |
| 01/10/2018 6:00 pm | | Air Force | W 69–58 | 8–7 (3–1) | Cox Pavilion (508) Paradise, NV |
| 01/17/2018 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico | W 68–66 | 9–7 (4–1) | Dreamstyle Arena (5,786) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/20/2018 3:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 56–52 | 10–7 (5–1) | Cox Pavilion (1,358) Paradise, NV |
| 01/24/2018 6:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 72–74 | 10–8 (5–2) | Cox Pavilion (528) Paradise, NV |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm | | at San Diego State | W 75–64 | 11–8 (6–2) | Viejas Arena (4,568) San Diego, CA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | San José State | W 80–57 | 12–8 (7–2) | Event Center Arena (767) San Jose, CA |
| 02/03/2018 3:00 pm | | Boise State | W 77–54 | 13–8 (8–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (1,503) Paradise, NV |
| 02/07/2018 6:00 pm | | Nevada | W 77–75 | 14–8 (9–2) | Cox Pavilion (794) Paradise, NV |
| 02/10/2018 1:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 56–69 | 14–9 (9–3) | Arena-Auditorium (3,223) Laramie, WY |
| 02/14/2018 6:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 67–59 | 15–9 (10–3) | Clune Arena (263) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/17/2018 3:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (11–3) | Cox Pavilion (783) Paradise, NV |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 73–58 | 17–9 (12–3) | Save Mart Center (2,204) Fresno, CA |
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 74–62 | 18–9 (13–3) | Cox Pavilion (1,065) Paradise, NV |
| 02/27/2018 6:30 pm | | at Nevada | L 55–75 | 18–10 (13–4) | Lawlor Events Center (1,670) Reno, NV |
| 03/02/2018 6:00 pm | | Utah State | W 68–58 | 19–10 (14–4) | Cox Pavilion (1,001) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2018 6:00 pm | (2) | (7) Nevada Quarterfinals | L 73–77 $^{2OT}$ | 19–11 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | at Utah First Round | L 68–78 | 19–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (497) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||