Idaho at Nevada
January 16, 2010
Postgame Notes:
- With the 76-68 win over Idaho on Saturday night, Nevada improved to 11-7 overall and 3-2 in WAC play, while Idaho fell to 8-8 and 1-4 in WAC play.
- Nevada rebounded from its first home loss of the season and is now 9-1 at Lawlor Events Center this year. The Wolf Pack also won for the 27th time in its last 34 WAC regular-season games and 95-18 overall at Lawlor Events Center since the start of the 2003-04 season.
- Sophomore Luke Babbitt led the team in scoring for the 10th time this season with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
- Junior Armon Johnson added 17 points, while seniors Joey Shaw and Brandon Fields chipped in with 15 and 14, respectively. Nevada has had at least four players in double figures for scoring in 15 of 18 games this season.
- Babbitt also paced the team in rebounding for the 13th time this year with nine boards and matched his career best with four assists and no turnovers.
- Nevada was outrebounded for the second consecutive game (29-36) after outrebounding its previous 11 opponents.
- The Wolf Pack fell behind 21-11 with 10:14 to play in the first half but erased the deficit with a 25-9 run to end the half and take a 36-30 halftime advantage. Nevada also scored the first five points of the second half to take a double-digit lead.
- Nevada returns to action Wednesday night, traveling to Boise State. Wednesday's game will tip off at 8:15 p.m. Mountain Time (7:15 p.m. Pacific Time) and will be televised locally by KAME-TV 21. It can also be heard on Nevada's flagship, ESPN 630 AM, with Ryan Radtke calling the action.
