# 2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2021–22 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels were led by second-year head coach Lindy La Rocque. They 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 23–6, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West Conference regular season title. They went on to win the Mountain West women's tournament over Colorado State. They lost to Arizona as a 13-seed in the Greensboro region of the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3* 6:30 p.m. | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 106–45 | | Cox Pavilion (393) Las Vegas, NV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9* 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts | W 85–81 | 1–0 | Mabee Center (389) Tulsa, OK |
| November 13* 1:00 p.m. | | Montana State | W 80–42 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (423) Paradise, NV |
| November 17* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 62–84 | 2–1 | Walkup Skydome (325) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 20* 12:00 p.m. | | Southern Utah | W 92–59 | 3–1 | Cox Pavilion (588) Las Vegas, NV |
| November 27* 12:00 p.m. | | UT Arlington UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 72–75 | 3–2 | Cox Pavilion (499) Las Vegas, NV |
| November 28* 12:00 p.m. | | Grambling State UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | W 89–49 | 4–2 | Cox Pavilion (471) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 1* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 77–63 | 5–2 | UCCU Center (894) Orem, UT |
| December 5* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at CSU Bakersfield | W 71–56 | 6–2 | Icardo Center (382) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 12* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Texas Tech | L 61–68 | 6–3 | First United Bank Center (2,018) Canyon, TX |
| December 18* 2:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 80–79 | 7–3 | Cox Pavilion (558) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 21* 2:00 p.m. | | Hawaii | W 70–63 | 8–3 | Cox Pavilion (649) Las Vegas, NV |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| December 28 6:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | W 73–63 | 9–3 (1–0) | Save Mart Center (1,545) Fresno, CA |
| December 31 2:00 p.m. | | Wyoming | W 66–60 | 10–3 (2–0) | Cox Pavilion (408) Las Vegas, NV |
| January 3 6:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | L 68–71 | 10–4 (2–1) | The Pit (4,202) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 6 6:00 p.m. | | at Air Force | W 83–67 | 11–4 (3–1) | Clune Arena (176) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 13 6:30 p.m. | | Boise State | W 73–51 | 12–4 (4–1) | Cox Pavilion (454) Las Vegas, NV |
| January 15 4:00 p.m. | | Utah State | W 86–68 | 13–4 (5–1) | Cox Pavilion (442) Las Vegas, NV |
| January 19 6:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 74–54 | 14–4 (6–1) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (183) San Jose, CA |
| January 22 2:00 p.m. | | at Nevada | W 78–75 | 15–4 (7–1) | Lawlor Events Center (1,365) Reno, NV |
| January 27 6:00 p.m. | | New Mexico | W 85–79 | 16–4 (8–1) | Cox Pavilion (818) Las Vegas, NV |
| January 29 2:00 p.m. | | Air Force | W 72–54 | 17–4 (9–1) | Cox Pavilion (1,379) Las Vegas, NV |
| February 5 7:00 p.m. | | at Utah State | W 72–60 | 18–4 (10–1) | Smith Spectrum (347) Logan, UT |
| February 9 5:30 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 69–52 | 19–4 (11–1) | ExtraMile Arena (597) Boise, ID |
| February 12 2:00 p.m. | | San Diego State | W 76–67 | 20–4 (12–1) | Cox Pavilion (793) Las Vegas, NV |
| February 16 6:30 p.m. | | Fresno State | W 69–59 | 21–4 (13–1) | Cox Pavilion (541) Las Vegas, NV |
| February 19 1:00 p.m. | | San Jose State | W 104–63 | 22–4 (14–1) | Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV |
| February 24 5:30 p.m. | | at Wyoming | L 73–77 | 22–5 (14–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,416) Laramie, WY |
| February 26 12:00 p.m. | | at Colorado State | W 80–69 | 23–5 (15–2) | Moby Arena (2,454) Fort Collins, CO |
| March 2 6:00 p.m. | | Nevada | L 64–71 | 23–6 (15–3) | Cox Pavilion (1,401) Las Vegas, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 7 12:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (9) Utah State Quarterfinal | W 82–69 | 24–6 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 8 5:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (5) Air Force Semifinal | W 61–50 | 25–6 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 9 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (1) | vs. (6) Colorado State Championship | W 75–65 | 26–6 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (13 G) | vs. (4 G) No. 19 Arizona First round | L 67–72 | 26–7 | McKale Center (9,573) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change. ||||||