Montana State at Nevada
Nov. 14, 2009
Postgame Notes:
- Nevada turned in a 75-61 victory over Montana State on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center to open the 2009-10 season.
- It marked the sixth time in seven seasons that the Wolf Pack has opened the year with a victory and gave first-year head coach David Carter his first career victory. Carter becomes the eighth head coach in school history to win his first game, joining recent head coaches Trent Johnson and Mark Fox who also won their Wolf Pack debuts.
- Sophomore Luke Babbitt led four Wolf Pack players in double figures for scoring with 26 on 11-of-17 shooting. It marked his 12th career game with at least 20 points.
- Junior Armon Johnson added 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while seniors Brandon Fields and Ray Kraemer had 14 and 10 points, respectively.
- Kraemer tied his career high with three three-pointers made and went 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point line in the game. His 10 points were just two shy of his career best of 12 which came at Montana State in last year's season opener.
- Nevada shot 52.8 percent in the game, including a blistering 72.0 percent in the first half.
- Sophomore Dario Hunt blocked five shots in the game, marking the 23rd time in his career that he has blocked more than one shot and his fourth career game with five or more blocks.
- The Wolf Pack returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 18, traveling to UNLV. Tipoff for Wednesday's game is 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time, and the game will be televised by The Mtn. It can also be heard on Nevada's flagship radio station, ESPN 630 AM, with Ryan Radtke calling the action.
