Box Score Nov. 28, 2015 Box Score
RENO, Nev. - In the final game of this year's Nugget Classic, the Nevada women's basketball team fell 90-46 to Middle Tennessee State Saturday evening.
Redshirt freshman AJ Cephas was named to the all-tournament team for her performance over the last two days. Cephas averaged 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and connected on 56.3 percent (9-of-16) of her shots. She also added seven blocks, six steals, an assist and went 6-of-7 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line.
Middle Tennessee (2-3) got off to a quick start scoring the game's first 10 points before a short jumper by senior Kelsey Kaelin put Nevada (0-6) on the board. The Wolf Pack trailed by just six at the end of the first quarter after freshman Camariah King hit a long two at the buzzer.
The Blue Raiders began to pull away midway through the second quarter, using a 7-0 run to stretch its lead out to 16. A pull-up jump shot by Kaelin and a three-pointer by junior Stephanie Schmid cut it back to 10, but MTSU finished the quarter with 10 straight points over the last 3:16 to take a 41-21 lead into halftime.
It was the third quarter that allowed the Blue Raiders to really pull away, outscoring the Wolf Pack by a 31-8 margin. Nevada brought it back though in the fourth and played right with its opponent, totaling 17 points to MTSU's 18.
Cold shooting was the story for the Pack as the team connected on just 24.6 percent for the game. Schmid, along with Cephas, reached double figures and led the team with 11 points.
Nevada remains at home to host San Francisco Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center at 6:30 p.m.
