The UNLV Lady Rebels wrap up their opening home stand with a Sunday matinee against the Montana State Bobcats on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Pavilion — the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas — with tip-off at 1:00 PM Pacific. The afternoon game closes a three-game November stretch at the Pavilion that also brings UTSA (November 6) and Arizona State (November 10) to town.
A 1:00 PM Sunday start makes this the most family-friendly home date of the Lady Rebels’ opening month, and Montana State is no soft opponent: the Bobcats are a perennial Big Sky Conference contender from Bozeman that regularly reaches the postseason and plays a disciplined, physical brand of basketball.
Date, time and game details
What: UNLV Lady Rebels vs Montana State Bobcats, NCAA women’s basketball
When: Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM Pacific
Where: The Pavilion (Cox Pavilion), 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154
The game is listed on the official UNLV women’s basketball schedule for the 2026-27 season. It is the Lady Rebels’ third straight home game at the Pavilion to open the season’s home slate.
About the matchup
Montana State competes in the Big Sky Conference and has been one of that league’s most consistent programs, winning conference titles and making NCAA Tournament trips out of Bozeman. The Bobcats typically defend hard, rebound in numbers and test opponents with patient half-court execution — a useful early-season exam for a UNLV team still settling its rotation. The Lady Rebels, meanwhile, have become the Mountain West’s benchmark under head coach Lindy La Rocque, stacking up conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in recent seasons behind an up-tempo attack and one of the loudest home crowds in the league. For both teams, this is the kind of non-conference game that sharpens a resume: a road win in Las Vegas would headline Montana State’s November, while UNLV protects a home floor it rarely surrenders. Sunday afternoon tip-offs at the Pavilion tend to draw a strong family crowd, which gives the building a different but equally lively energy.
The venue
The Cox Pavilion is a roughly 3,100-seat arena attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus, and it has been the home of Lady Rebels basketball since 2001. The intimate setup puts every seat close to the court, and the building also hosts UNLV volleyball. It sits at 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, just east of the Strip and south of the main UNLV campus.
Tickets
Tickets for Lady Rebels home games are sold through UNLV’s official athletics channels. Check the official schedule page at unlvrebels.com for the ticket link for this game. Sunday games are popular with families and youth groups, so buying ahead is a good idea.
Getting to the Cox Pavilion
The Pavilion is at 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, on the UNLV campus near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway. Surface parking surrounds the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion complex, and the campus is served by RTC bus routes along Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue. Doors generally open an hour before the 1:00 PM tip.
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