Jan. 26, 2006
Final Stats
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Kyle Shiloh hit a 3-point shot with 1:19 remaining, then added a free throw with 6.4 seconds to go Thursday night to lead Nevada to an 82-79 victory over Boise State in a Western Athletic Conference game.
Nick Fazekas scored 25 points and snared 11 rebounds for Nevada and Shiloh finished with 20 points as the Wolf Pack (14-5, 4-3 WAC) overcame Coby Karl's career-high 32 points and a 21-3 run by the Broncos (9-9, 2-5) in the first half.
After Shiloh hit one free throw and missed the other with 6.4 seconds remaining, the Broncos had a chance to tie the game. Eric Lane raced down the court and fed a pass to Karl at the top of the key, but Karl could not get his desperation shot off before the buzzer sounded.
The Wolf Pack, which trailed by as many as 13 points early in the second half, took a 78-77 lead on Fazekas' 3-point basket with 2:10 remaining. Lane scored on a layup to give Boise State a 79-78 lead with less than two minutes to play, but then Shiloh took over, scoring the game's final four points.
Karl fueled a 21-3 first-half run with 11 points, leading the Broncos from a 21-14 deficit to a 35-24 lead. During that run, Boise State held Nevada to just one field goal during an 8 1/2-minute span and raced to a 42-32 halftime lead.
Karl opened the scoring in the second half with a 3-pointer to increase Boise State's lead to 45-32, but Nevada slowly fought its way back behind Shiloh's 14 second-half points.
Boise State outrebounded Nevada 36-21, but the Broncos committed 23 turnovers to just 10 for the Wolf Pack.
Mo Charlo had 11 points for Nevada while Kurt Cunningham had a career high 12 points for Boise State.
Karl's 32 points were the most by a Boise State player since C.J. Williams scored 32 against Idaho State in November 2002.
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