Nevada at Louisiana Tech
January 10, 2009
Game Notes:
- With the 67-64 win at Louisiana Tech on Saturday afternoon, Nevada improved its record to 9-7 overall on the season and 2-1 in WAC play. The team picked up its second straight WAC victory and won on the road in WAC play for the 28th time in its last 36 conference games away from home.
- The Wolf Pack also rallied from a second-half deficit for the second consecutive game. Nevada trailed 35-24 at the half and was down by 45-30 with 16:36 to play in the game. The team is now 3-5 on the year when trailing at the half
- Freshman Luke Babbitt knocked down a three-pointer as time expired to give Nevada the victory. Babbitt finished with 15 points in the game, making all three of his three-point attempts. The three treys are a career high for Babbitt.
- Junior Brandon Fields led the team with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-6 three-pointers. He scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and led the team in scoring for the third time this season.
- Sophomore Malik Cooke added 11 points, while senior Lyndale Burleson and sophomore Armon Johnson each had nine.
- Nevada tied its season high with nine three-pointers made and shot 47.4 percent from three-point land in the game (9-19). In addition to the career-high three treys by Babbitt (3-3), Fields made a season-best three (3-6) and Burleson tied his career best with three (3-4).
- The Wolf Pack outrebounded the Bulldogs 41-38, marking the fifth consecutive game that Nevada has outrebounded its opponent. Nevada has a 6-3 record this season when outrebounding its opponents.
- Babbitt led the team with nine rebounds, pacing the team in the category for the eighth time this year, while Cooke added seven boards.
- Johnson paced the Wolf Pack with seven assists and only one turnover.
- Nevada returns home to continue WAC action next week to start a three-game homestand, playing host to Boise State on Thursday, Jan. 15 and Fresno State on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Lawlor Events Center. Both games will tip off at 7:05 p.m. Pacific Time and can be heard on Nevada’s radio flagship, ESPN 630 AM, and its radio affiliates throughout the state with Ryan Radtke calling the actio
