Feb. 4, 2006
Final Stats
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Nick Fazekas scored 36 points to help Nevada hold off upset-minded New Mexico State 90-81 Saturday night.
The win threw the Wolf Pack into a three-way tie for first place in the Western Athletic Conference standings. Nevada (17-5, 7-3) is tied with Utah State and Louisiana Tech.
Fazekas finished one point short of his career high. The junior was 12-of-17 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free throw line.
New Mexico State (9-11, 5-4) took the lead briefly in the second half. Elijah Ingram, who led the Aggies with 26 points, sank a pair of free throws with 8:32 to play to tie the game 65-65. Then Shaun Davis gave NMSU the lead with a free throw a few seconds later.
New Mexico State went ahead 68-65 with two more Ingram free throws at the 8:04 mark before Kyle Shiloh tied the game with a 3-pointer with 7:37 to play. That sent Nevada on a 15-5 run in the next five minutes.
The closest the Aggies could come in the final two minutes was a five-point deficit, 83-78, with 1:38 to play.
The Wolf Pack made 6 of 7 free throws down the stretch to help clinch the win. Marcelus Kemp went 4-for-4 from the line and scored nine of his 19 points in the final minutes.
Tyrone Nelson added 22 points for NMSU.
Nevada, which shot 56 percent from the field, jumped out quickly and led 17-8 early on. The Wolf Packs largest lead of the game was 11, 25-14.
The Aggies, however, battled back and eventually took the lead 33-31 with 4:57 to play before halftime. Fazekas had a pair of three-point plays in the final three minutes as Nevada managed to take a 41-37 lead at halftime.
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