The Rainbows are down to eight scholarship players as they host the Runnin' Rebels at the Special Events Arena.
Junior guard Aaron Curry, freshman forward Quentin Gallon and junior forward Kelvin Anderson were suspended on Tuesday by Hawaii athletic director Hugh Yoshida for an unspecified violation of the UH Student-Athlete Handbook.
None of the three were starters, but Curry and Gallon were coming off the bench on a fairly regular rotation.
"We're not going to change our game plan," Wallace said yesterday. "Some of the guys will get more minutes, but they're happy about that - and everybody has really worked hard in practice."
UH will go with its regular starters: Anthony Carter (18.6 points and 6.2 assists per game) and Alika Smith (16.6 points and 3.4 assists) at guards, Micah Kroeger (10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game) and Eric Ambrozich (9.6 points and 5.7 rebounds) at forwards, and Seth Sundberg (7.4 points and 7.6 rebounds) at center.
Junior forward Michael Robinson is the top scorer off the bench (17.9 minutes per game) with a 7.2 average.
"We'll use Kroeger at guard some, which he has played before," Wallace said. "And we'll use Robinson more."
UNLV will start: 6-1 Jermain Smith (13.6 points per game) and 6-1 Mark Dickel (6.4 points and 4.2 assists per game) at guards, 6-6 Tyrone Nesby (15.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game) and 6-5 Warren Rosegreen (7.1 points and 7.4 rebounds) at forwards, and 6-6 Tony Lane (10.1 points and 4.7 rebounds).
Keon Clark, a 6-11 center, is first off the bench for UNLV. He is the team's third-leading scorer (13.4), its top rebounder (9.7) and leads the WAC in blocked shots with 4.4 per game - which is also good for fifth in the nation.
Hawaii upset the Rebels in front of a full house at Las Vegas, 66-65, as Carter knocked down two free throws with one second left in the game.
"There's no doubt that they'll be more fired up than usual since we won at their place," Wallace said.
"They have a lot of talent and athleticism, which is always a problem.And having Keon Clark gives them a great chance to win on the road."
UNLV is averaging 72.5 points per game, while allowing 68.4. The Rebels are shooting 43.6 percent from the floor and 29.8 percent from 3-point land.
UH is scoring 75.2 points per game, while giving up 65.9. The Rainbows are shooting 49.9 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from 3-point range.
On the boards, UNLV is averaging 41.1, compared to 36.9 for UH.
Turnovers are very close: UNLV is averaging 16.9 and Hawaii 16.2.
Wallace hopes the suspensions will bring the team closer together.
"Something like this can motivate a team," he said. "And these guys seem to stay together no matter what - they are a truly tight unit."
Who: University of Hawaii (14-4 overall, 6-2 WAC) vs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas (13-6, 5-3)