RENO, Nev. (AP) Lindsey Drew had 24 points as Nevada narrowly beat Loyola Marymount 72-67 on Saturday night.
Jazz Johnson added 20 points for the Wolf Pack (1-1). Johncarlos Reyes had 10 points and Robby Robinson added nine rebounds.
Eli Scott scored 18 points for the Lions (1-1). Ivan Alipiev added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Nevada takes on Texas-Arlington at home on Tuesday. Loyola Marymount takes on Colorado State at home next Saturday.
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Game Notes:
Nevada (1-1) evened its record at 1-1 with a 72-67 victory over Loyola Marymount (1-1) on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center.
The Wolf Pack continues its four-game homestand to start the season on Tuesday as UT Arlington (2-0) comes to LEC for a 7 p.m. tip.
It was new head coach Steve Alford's first win at Nevada. Alford is 588-299 in 29 years as a college head coach.
For the second game in a row senior Lindsey Drew led the Pack in scoring with 24 points. On Tuesday he scored a career-high 30 against Utah.
Drew just missed a double-double finishing with nine rebounds that tied for game honors. He also had a game-high seven assists in 34 minutes.
Senior Jazz Johnson scored 20 points making 6-of-13 shots from the field, 4-of-10 from behind the arc.
A third senior Johncarlos Reyes scored in double figures for the first time in his career finishing the night with 10 points.
Sophomore Robby Robinson tied Drew for team and game honors with nine rebounds.
Senior Nizre Zouzoua made his first start at Nevada and scored nine points and dished out four assists.
The Pack outrebounded LMU 40-30.
Redshirt freshman K.J. Hymes had four of Nevada's five blocks in the game.
Seven of the eight players that saw action for Nevada scored.
