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UNLV’s Mike Moser, Carlos Lopez, Oscar Bellfield and Brice Massamba celebrate a Karam Mashour dunk against Cal State-Bakersfield during their game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. UNLV won their final non-conference game 89-57.
Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 | 10:15 a.m.
The UNLV basketball team moved up five spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press and coaches' polls, both of which were released on Monday. It's the Rebels' highest ranking since the 1992-93 season.
The Rebels won one game last week, an 89-57 victory at Cal State Bakersfield. With a 16-2 overall record, UNLV is tied with Murray State (16-0) for the second-most victories for a Division I team in the country, trailing only Syracuse (17-0).
UNLV has won seven consecutive games and eight of its last nine in wrapping up a very successful non-conference season.
San Diego State, who hosts UNLV on Jan. 14 to open Mountain West Conference play, is ranked No. 22 in the AP poll, up two spots from last week. New Mexico didn't crack the top 25 but received the 30th-most votes in the country.
Taylor Bern can be reached at 948-7844 or taylor.bern@lasvegassun.com. Follow Taylor on Twitter at twitter.com/taylorbern.
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