Tulsa vs. Nevada (HOOPTV Las Vegas Classic)
December 23, 2009
Postgame Notes:
- With the 99-68 victory over Tulsa on Wednesday in the HOOPTV Las Classic Classic at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada improved to 7-5 on the year, while Tulsa fell to 9-3. The Wolf Pack has won five of its last six games.
- The Wolf Pack turned in its first win away from Lawlor Events Center and is now 1-5 away from home this season (1-1 in neutral-site games).
- Sophomore Luke Babbitt led the team with 24 points and 11 rebounds. It marked his eighth double-double of the season. Babbitt has led the team in scoring five times and rebounding eight times this year. It also marked his fifth 20-point game of the season.
- Babbitt paced four Wolf Pack players in double figures for scoring. Senior Brandon Fields and junior Armon Johnson each had 17 points, while senior Ray Kraemer added 11 on 4-of-4 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point land.
- The WAC scoring leader at 83.3 points per game, the Wolf Pack just missed topping the century mark for the third time this season with its 99 points (third-most this year). The team averaged 101.5 points per game in its two games in Las Vegas and 88.5 ppg in its last six contests.
- The 31-point win marked Nevada's largest margin of victory this season.
- Nevada outrebounded Tulsa 40-34, marking the seventh consecutive game that the Wolf Pack has outrebounded its opponent and the ninth time in 10 contests. The team is now 6-3 when outrebounding its opponent this season.
- Nevada shot 56.3 percent from the field in the game, the fifth time in six contests that the team has topped 50 percent. The Wolf Pack also shot 50 percent from three-point land in the game (9-18), including 75.0 percent in the second half (6-8).
- The Wolf Pack turned the ball over a season-low five times in the contest.
- Nevada returns to action Monday night, playing host to Portland at Lawlor Events Center. Monday's game will tip off at 7:05 p.m. Pacific Time and can be heard on Nevada's flagship, ESPN 630 AM, with Ryan Radtke calling the action.
