# 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his third year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 30–7, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 10 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round and 2 seed Wisconsin to reach the Sweet Sixteen before losing to 3 seed Oregon in the regional semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 7, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Dixie State | W 70–37 | | Thomas & Mack Center (9,534) Paradise, Nevada |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Hawaii | W 73–59 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,284) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 14, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Eastern Washington | W 82–79 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,236) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 17, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | UC Santa Barbara | L 76–79 | 2–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,525) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 21, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | Washburn | W 83–55 | 3–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,838) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 25, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | San Francisco | W 96–88 | 4–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,096) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | at No. 16 Arizona | L 75–89 | 4–2 | McKale Center (13,180) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 2, 2006* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Northern Arizona | W 93–53 | 5–2 | Burns Arena (1,274) |
| Dec 5, 2006* 9:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii | W 61–58 | 6–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,200) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 9, 2006* 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 20 Nevada | W 58–49 | 7–2 | Lawlor Events Center (11,368) Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 17, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 67–57 | 8–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,041) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 18, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Norfolk State | W 103–56 | 9–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,536) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 19, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | South Florida | W 74–59 | 10–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,812) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 22, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | W 62–58 | 11–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,359) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 28, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas Tech | W 74–66 | 12–2 | United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 30, 2006* 5:00 p.m. | | at Houston | W 78–62 | 13–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,056) Houston, Texas |
| MWC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2007 8:00 p.m. | | Utah | W 97–94 $^{2OT}$ | 14–2 (1–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,369) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 6, 2007 12:30 p.m. | | at No. 20 Air Force | L 50–56 | 14–3 (1–1) | Clune Arena (5,908) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at Wyoming | L 76–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (1–2) | Arena-Auditorium (6,760) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 13, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | BYU | W 83–75 | 15–4 (2–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,946) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 20, 2007 5:00 p.m. | | at TCU | W 75–66 | 16–4 (3–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,175) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 23, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | San Diego State | W 68–61 | 17–4 (4–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,881) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 27, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | New Mexico | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (5–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,056) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 30, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | at Colorado State | W 76–59 | 19–4 (6–2) | Moby Arena (5,124) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 3, 2007 2:30 p.m. | | at BYU | L 63–90 | 19–5 (6–3) | Marriott Center (15,899) Provo, Utah |
| Feb 7, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | TCU | W 82–67 | 20–5 (7–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,097) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Wyoming | W 80–70 | 21–5 (8–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,217) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 13, 2007 8:00 p.m. | | at San Diego State | L 52–67 | 21–6 (8–4) | Viejas Arena (9,006) San Diego, California |
| Feb 17, 2007 3:00 p.m. | | at Utah | W 70–57 | 22–6 (9–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,394) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 20, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | No. 14 Air Force | W 60–50 | 23–6 (10–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,692) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | W 85–83 | 24–6 (11–4) | The Pit (13,211) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 3, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | Colorado State | W 65–47 | 25–6 (12–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,069) Paradise, Nevada |
| MWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | (2) No. 25 | (7) Utah Quarterfinals | W 80–54 | 26–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,925) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 9, 2007* 8:30 p.m. | (2) No. 25 | (6) Colorado State Semifinals | W 88–72 | 27–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,891) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 10, 2007* 4:00 p.m. | (2) No. 25 | (1) No. 23 BYU Championship | W 78–70 | 28–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,204) Paradise, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2007* 9:25 a.m. | (7 MW) No. 19 | vs. (10 MW) Georgia Tech First round | W 67–63 | 29–6 | United Center (18,237) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 18, 2007* 11:30 a.m. | (7 MW) No. 19 | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin Second Round | W 74–68 | 30–6 | United Center (20,916) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 23, 2007* 6:40 p.m. | (7 MW) No. 19 | vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Oregon Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 72–76 | 30–7 | Edward Jones Dome (26,307) St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||