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STILL FIGHTING — Catch your breathe, sports fans; a lot happened over the weekend.
If you are a college basketball fan, it’s only going to get more hectic between now and the first weekend in April.
Here is what you may have missed.
Utah State, UNLV rekindle rivalry with women’s hoops brawl
Remember the old Utah State-UNLV rivalry, one that went from the Big West to the WAC and has found its way into the Mountain West?
The Aggies and Rebels want to bring it back — at least in women’s basketball.
Saturday’s game between the two schools featured a third-quarter brawl that saw eight players ejected, four from each team. Here’s the fracas.
UNLV came out ahead, though; the Rebels went from a four-point deficit at the time of the scuffle to a 55-53 win in overtime.
Stony Brook's comeback against Albany
Meanwhile, in the America East, Stony Brook trailed by nearly 20 points at home against Albany.
But that was before the threes started falling.
Watch the video below, and listen to the Seawolves' broadcast team go crazy at the nearly impossible comeback.
Stony Brook wins 72-70, and we are hoarse just watching it.
Nevada erases 25-point deficit for road win
Speaking of incredible rallies, New Mexico had a 25-point lead on Nevada in a late tipoff at the Pit this weekend, but no lead proved safe for the Wolfpack and Jordan Caroline.
Nevada trimmed the deficit to 14 points with about a minute left. With 40 seconds left, the lead was down to six.
Then, with UNM up two with two seconds left in overtime, Caroline did this:
Nevada Wolf Pack sets NCAA record for largest deficit overcome with less than 5 minutes on clock. Here is how: pic.twitter.com/P41F7d7CZo
— Nevada Basketball (@NevadaHoops) January 9, 2017
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