# 2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2022–23 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels are led by third-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 are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Chico State | W 114–53 | | Cox Pavilion (561) Paradise, NV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:15 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Pepperdine | W 80–58 | 1–0 | Cox Pavilion (770) Paradise, NV |
| November 11, 2022* 5:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Oral Roberts | W 100–84 | 2–0 | Cox Pavilion (684) Paradise, NV |
| November 16, 2022* 4:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Utah Valley | W 82–38 | 3–0 | Cox Pavilion (569) Paradise, NV |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–42 | 4–0 | Cox Pavilion (726) Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | Albany UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament | W 78–55 | 5–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (946) Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | George Washington UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament | W 73–63 | 6–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (925) Paradise, NV |
| November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m. | | Illinois State UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament | W 73–66 | 7–0 | Cox Pavilion (729) Paradise, NV |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | L 68–75 | 7–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (364) Stockton, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 77–74 | 8–1 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (207) Hilo, HI |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | W 76–66 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 62–87 | 9–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,682) Stillwater, OK |
| December 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Northern Arizona | W 93–73 | 10–2 | Cox Pavilion (596) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Wyoming | W 73–67 | 11–2 (1–0) | Cox Pavilion (526) Paradise, NV |
| December 31, 2022 3:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Colorado State | W 91–88 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–0) | Cox Pavilion (527) Paradise, NV |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | W 64–49 | 13–2 (3–0) | Save Mart Center (1,711) Fresno, CA |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at San Diego State | W 76–70 | 14–2 (4–0) | Viejas Arena (1,017) San Diego, CA |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 84–58 | 15–2 (5–0) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (355) San Jose, CA |
| January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | New Mexico | W 79–63 | 16–2 (6–0) | Cox Pavilion (1,276) Paradise, NV |
| January 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Boise State | W 73–61 | 17–2 (7–0) | Cox Pavilion (1,001) Paradise, NV |
| January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Wyoming | W 71–57 | 18–2 (8–0) | Arena-Auditorium (2,307) Laramie, WY |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m. | | at Colorado State | W 63–58 | 19–2 (9–0) | Moby Arena (1,987) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Nevada | W 80–57 | 20–2 (10–0) | Cox Pavilion (2,500) Paradise, NV |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | W 93–75 | 21–2 (11–0) | The Pit (4,738) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m. | | at Air Force | W 98–57 | 22–2 (12–0) | Clune Arena (770) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | | Fresno State | W 64–63 | 23–2 (13–0) | Cox Pavilion (770) Paradise, NV |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 76–63 | 24–2 (14–0) | ExtraMile Arena (1,363) Boise, ID |
| February 16, 2023 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | No. 23 | San Jose State | W 77–60 | 25–2 (15–0) | Cox Pavilion (2,530) Paradise, NV |
| February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | No. 24 | Utah State | W 86–32 | 26–2 (16–0) | Cox Pavilion (1,070) Paradise, NV |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., KVVU 5.2 | No. 24 | San Diego State | W 65–59 | 27–2 (17–0) | Cox Pavilion (2,993) Paradise, NV |
| February 28, 2023 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at Nevada | W 71–66 | 28–2 (18–0) | Lawlor Events Center (1,467) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 12:00 p.m., Stadium | (1) No. 21 | vs. (8) Nevada Quarterfinals | W 84–47 | 29–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., Stadium | (1) No. 21 | vs. (5) San Diego State Semifinals | W 71–68 | 30–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | (1) No. 21 | vs. (2) Wyoming Championship game | W 71–60 | 31–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (11 G2) No. 22 | vs. (6 G2) No. 18 Michigan First round | L 59–71 | 31–3 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25т | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | RV |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.