Nevada Game Notes: - With the 77-71 overtime victory over 10th-seeded Creighton on Friday, seventh-seeded Nevada improved to 29-4 on the year, setting the record for wins in a single season. The Wolf Pack had previously tied the school record of 28 wins also achieved by the 1945-46 team. - The Wolf Pack also won its first-round game in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last five years and improved to 4-5 all time in the NCAA Tournament (2-2 under third-year head coach Mark Fox). - Junior Marcelus Kemp led four Nevada players in double figures for scoring with 27 points. Senior Nick Fazekas added 17, junior Ramon Sessions had 16 and senior Kyle Shiloh scored 16. - Kemp also led the Wolf Pack with a career-high 12 rebounds and turned in his first career double-double in a carer-best 45 minutes. - Kemp moved into 10th place on the Nevada career scoring list with 1,262 career points. He had started the day in 12th place but moved past Nap Montgomery (1,249 points, 1964-66) and Kevin Soares (1,261 points, 1988-92) with his 27 points today vs. Creighton. - Fazekas turned in his nation-leading 21st double-double of the year, pulling down 11 rebounds to go along with his 17 points. - The Wolf Pack blocked a season-high nine shots vs. the Bluejays, including a career high-tying four by Fazekas and a season-best two by Shiloh. - Nevada improved to 2-1 in overtime games and 15-4 in games decided by 10 points or less this season. - The team also improved to 14-3 in games away from home, including a 4-1 record in neutral-site contests. - No. 15/13 Nevada will take on second-seeded and fifth-ranked Memphis (31-3 overall) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at the New Orleans Arena. Game times will be announced at the conclusion of all first-round action.
