Nov. 22, 2016

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TWITTER
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PACK OFF TO GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
? After defeating the Iona Gaels in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout in Reno, the Wolf Pack will finish the tournament in Anchorage, taking on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies next Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.
? The Great Alaska Shootout features a strong field of eight teams, five of which were in the postseason last season including three in the NCAA Tournament.

STATS OF NOTE
? The Wolf Pack is scoring across the board this season. In the last three games, at least four players have scored more than 10 points for the Wolf Pack with five doing so against Iona. Three Pack players saw double figures in the season opener against Saint Mary's.
? After scoring back-to-back double-doubles, sophomore Jordan Caroline is now averaging a
double-double for the season. The transfer is averaging 11 points and 10 rebounds after
recording 12 points and 12 rebounds against Oregon State and 15 points and 13 rebounds against the Iona Gaels.
? Five players; Marcus Marshall (18.5 ppg), Cameron Oliver (18.3 ppg), Elijah Foster (12.8 ppg), Caroline (11 ppg) and D.J. Fenner (10.8 ppg) are averaging double figures.

Wolf Pack Layups

? The Wolf Pack has matched last season's start, moving to 3-1 after defeating the Iona Gaels 91-76.

? The Wolf Pack is 19-3 under head coach Eric Musselman at Lawlor Events Center. The Pack has won its last eight home games.

? Nevada's three straight wins this season have all come at a margin of 15 points or more.

? Five Wolf Pack players are averaging more than 10 points a game: Marcus Marshall (18.5), Cameron Oliver (18.3), Elijah Foster (12.8), Jordan Caroline (11), D.J. Fenner (10.8)

? Oliver hit 20 or more points in a game for the eighth time of his career and the seventh time in the last 12 games with 22 against Iona on Nov. 18.

? Sophomore Cameron Oliver has recorded 11 blocks already this season. His four agains Iona moved him past Sean Paul (2000- 04) into sixth on Nevada's career list.

? Nevada outscored Iona 57-32 in the second half to come back from the halftime deficit on the way to the 91-76 win.

? The win gave Nevada its second straight victory over a team that appeared in the 2016 NCAA Tournament after defeating Oregon State.

? The Wolf Pack scored a season high 91 points in the win over Iona.

? Of Nevada's 91 points against the Gaels, 89 came from the starting five that all reached double figures.

? The Wolf Pack's five players with more than 10 points against is the most this season. All five starters in Oliver (22), Foster (21), Marshall (20), Caroline (15), and Drew (11) had double figures in the score column for the Wolf Pack. Nevada has had four players with double-digit points for three straight games and hasn't had less than three all year.

? The last time Nevada had three players with 20 or more points was in the CBI win last season against Vermont on March 23.

? The game against Iona on Nov. 20 was the fourth double figure game in Elijah Foster's career and the second of the season. Foster had a career night, setting a high in scoring for the junior with 21 points.

? Marshall eclipsed 10 points for the fourth game this season against Iona on Nov. 20, getting into double figures in every contest so far.

?Caroline ended the game vs. Iona with 15 points and 13 rebounds, both season highs for the sophomore.

? The 25 point win over the Oregon State Beavers on Nov. 18 gave Nevada its biggest win over a Power 5 school since defeating the Oregon State Beavers by 28, 75-47, on Nov. 15, 2006.

? The victory over the Beavers on Nov. 18 gave Nevada its first win over a Power 5 school since defeating Washington 76-73 on Dec. 8, 2012.

? The Wolf Pack had four players in double digit scoring against OSU on Nov. 18 for the second straight game with Oliver (24), Fenner (17), Caroline (12) and Marshall (11). Elijah Foster (18), Marshall (18), Oliver (14) and Fenner (12) scored in double figures in the LMU game.

? Cameron Oliver hit 11 points with more than half of the first period to play against OSU, the fastest a Nevada player had hit double digits all season. Oliver finished with a career-best 20 first half points. No Nevada player had hit 10 in the first half. D.J. Fenner also hit double-digit scoring in the first half with 15 points.

? Both Oliver and Fenner set season highs in points in just the first half of the game against the Beavers, ending with 24 and 17, respectively.

? The Wolf Pack's 23 point lead vs. OSU on Nov. 18 was its biggest advantage at the half this season.

? Nevada shot 56 percent from the field against LMU.

? A total of three Nevada players recorded double-digit points at Saint Mary's, including Marshall (25), Oliver (13) and Fenner (12).

? A core group of six put in the effort at Saint Mary's. Marshall (36 minutes), Fenner (33), Caroline (33), Drew (31), Oliver (29) and Foster (22) saw the bulk of the playing time. Caroline started the second half and played all 20 minutes.

? The Wolf Pack is coming off a championship season after claiming the College Basketball Invitational title from Morehead State.

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