Las Vegas – The Runnin’ Rebels are headed to the Mountain West Conference Finals to face New Mexico after beating Colorado St. 75-65 in the MWC semifinals Friday night at the Thomas and Mack.

Freshman Katin Reinhardt scored 16 of his career high 21 points in the first half and Anthony Bennett added 19 to help the Rebels advance to the finals against number one seeded New Mexico.

The Rebels are now 8-4 all-time in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament, and they improved to 3-1 against Colorado State in the event.

UNLV and New Mexico will play for the Mountain West Championship Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Thomas and Mack.