Feb. 20, 2006
Final Stats
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Nick Fazekas had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Nevada celebrated its return to the Top 25 with a 74-68 win over Idaho on Monday.
Marcelus Kemp scored 19 points for the Wolf Pack (21-5, 10-3 Western Athletic Conference), who have won eight straight. Nevada is ranked No. 25 in the latest Associated Press poll after dropping out of the rankings earlier this season.
Idaho (4-19, 1-10) has lost four in a row and 13 of its last 14.
The Wolf Pack outscored Idaho 15-6 to start the game, then put together a 13-3 surge to go ahead 32-15 with 4:09 left in the first half.
Idaho cut it to 56-48 on Mike Kale's putback with 6:45 left in the game and had a shot to get even closer but Tanoris Shepard missed a runner in the lane. Brett Ledbetter then was charged with a technical following a verbal exchange with Fazekas at the other end. Kemp hit both technical shots to put the Wolf Pack ahead 58-48.
Ramon Sessions also had 10 points for Nevada, which outrebounded Idaho 41-24. The Wolf Pack had been ranked as high as No. 17 earlier this season.
Shepard scored 18 points, Brett Ledbetter had 16 and Kale 10 for the Vandals.
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