RENO, Nev. (AP) Jalen Harris scored a career-high 38 points and Nevada overwhelmed Air Force 88-54 on Tuesday night.

Harris reached 33 points with 9:58 remaining on a three-point play at a juncture when Air Force had only scored 35. He finished 12-of-21 shooting, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, and made all eight of his foul-shots.

It was the 6-foot-5 guard's second-straight game of 30 points or more and fifth of the season. He tied his previous career high of 31 points at Air Force on Dec. 7.

Nevada (14-10, 7-5 Mountain West Conference) opened with a 23-9 lead and extended it to 44-22 at intermission. Harris' 3-pointer with 11:47 left made it 64-33.

Nisre Zouzoua added 15 points for the Wolfpack, which ended a two-game losing streak.

Lavelle Scottie scored 19 for Air Force (9-14, 3-8). The Falcons have lost five straight and six of their last seven.

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Game Notes:
Nevada (14-10, 7-5 MW) improved to 14-10 and 7-5 in Mountain West play after defeating Air Force (9-14, 3-8 MW) 88-54 tonight at Lawlor Events Center.

Nevada hosts San Jose State (7-16, 3-8 MW) on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.  The Spartans won the first meeting 70-68 on Jan. 8 at home.

Jalen Harris scored a career-high 38 points tonight.  It was his third consecutive game of 30 or more points and fifth of the season.  Harris is the first Nevada player to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games in the NCAA I era that begin in 1969.  He joins Ken Green (1982-83), Romie Thomas (1970-71) and Edgar Jones (1976-77) as the only Wolf Pack players with five games of 30 or more points in a season.

Harris has posted a game high in points 12 times this season, led the Pack in scoring in 15 games, scored in double figures in the last 20 games and a team-high 21 times on the season.  He has 13 games of 20 or more points which also leads the team.  He made six 3s to set a new career high.

Senior Lindsey Drew scored eight points and had six rebounds to reach 900 points and 600 rebounds in his career.  In 123 games he has 903 points and 604 rebounds.

The win was Nevada's 18th consecutive home Mountain West victory and the Pack is 31-2 in the last 33 home conference games.

The 34-point victory margin is the largest of the season.

Nisré Zouzoua scored 15 points in his fourth start of the season.  Zouzoua has scored in double figures for the 12th time this season, and fifth time in the last fseven games.

Redshirt freshman K.J. Hymes scored in double figures for the second time in the last three games finishing with 10 points and grabbed five rebounds. It was his third double figure scoring game of the season.

Sophomore Robby Robinson had a game-high nine rebounds which tied his season high.

Senior Johncarlos Reyes scored seven points and had six rebounds in the game.

Freshman Kane Milling, Harris and Drew tied for game honors with four assists each. It was Millings career-high.

Nevada won the rebounding battle by 20, 49-29.  

The Pack has won the last nine games from Air Force and holds a 13-2 series advantage.

All 10 players that suited for game saw action in the win.

First year head coach Steve Alford is 601-308 in 29 seasons as a college head coach.  Alford is 17-1 versus Air Force.


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