Sherfield scored Nevada's first 10 points, and had 18 by halftime, as the Pack (10-5, 5-3 MW) outscored Fresno State (5-5, 3-5 MW), 20-10, over the final seven minutes of the opening stanza.
Nevada travels to Laramie this weekend for its third road series in four weeks. The Pack will face Wyoming Friday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. PT before closing the series next Sunday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.
Sherfield broke a 16-16 tie with seven minutes left in the half with a jumper, and
Kane Milling drew a foul on a 3-point attempt, hitting all three freebies to get the lead to 21-16. The Fort Worth, Texas, native would add six more free throws before the end of the half, highlighting his perfect 8-for-8 showing from the line Sunday.
The last two of those free throws in the first half extended the Pack lead to 33-21. Fresno State would score the final five points of the half, and cut the deficit to 33-28 with a pair of technical free throws to open the second half after a Nevada technical foul following the first-half buzzer.
The final 20 minutes would be a well-rounded period for the Pack, as five players scored at least seven points, led by nine apiece from Sherfield and freshman Tré Coleman.
Warren Washington, who went 4-for-5 for eight points in the second half, scored four-straight to open play after Fresno State's technical free throws, getting Nevada's lead up to nine at 37-28.
Washington would answer an Isaiah Hill 3-pointer with a dunk, followed by a bucket from Sherfield and a triple from Coleman, getting the Pack out to a 44-31 lead just over three minutes into the half. The Pack would remain in control much of the rest of the way, only bending when Fresno State's Deon Stroud scored six points and Hill hit a pull-up to bring the Bulldogs to within nine at 63-54 and force a Nevada timeout with seven minutes to go.
The difference would remain nine at 68-59 with under five minutes to go until an and-1 from Coleman pushed the Pack lead to 12, and the Bulldogs would never again get to within single digits.
