(Devin Ferrell)

The Broncos survived a wild finish at Taco Bell Arena Saturday night, as a would be buzzer-beating game winning shot by UNLV was waved off following further review.   This came after junior guard Derrick Marks knocked down a fade away jumper from 12 feet to give the broncos a 2-point lead with just 3.3 seconds left.

Senior forward Ryan Watkins, Marks and company led the Broncos to a grinding victory 91-90 in overtime.

Head coach Leon Rice’s celebration gave away that the basket was going to be waved off after the referees had returned from reviewing the play.

(Devin Ferrell)

“I lost it, I was just so excited for our guysâ€, Rice said. “To the naked eye you couldn’t tell, but good thing the refs got it right.â€

Both teams came in with tied overall records at 17-9 but the Broncos trailed the Rebels by one game in the conference record.  This was a scenario the Broncos were familiar with, the game coming down to the last possession. This time they were victorious.

“It just shows how much we have grown as a team,â€Â  Marks said. “We all know we didn’t want to lose that game and we just dug down deep and played that much harder.â€

(Devin Ferrell)