Nevada (17-9, 9-5 MW) at Boise State (8-18, 4-11 MW)
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 - 5:30 p.m. PT
Boise, Idaho - ExtraMile Arena

Live Stream: Mountain West Network
Radio: CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM (PxP: Larry Burnett)

RENO, Nev. - Nevada (17-9, 9-5 MW) looks to rebound as it begins its stretch of three road games to end the regular season. The Pack opens this stretch Thursday at Boise State, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. PT.

Larry Burnett will have the call of the action on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM and 1450 AM with a 20-minute pregame show prior to tip. Fans can also listen live online via The Varsity Network app.

UP NEXT
Nevada stays on the road, closing this trip Saturday at noon PT at Utah State. After a short rest at home, the Pack closes the regular season March 2 at UNLV.

LAST TIME OUT
Nevada dropped its regular-season home finale, 62-55, to Colorado State, Feb. 21.

Nevada scored just two points over the final 3:41, and made just one of its final 12 attempts, as its late lead slipped away.

The Pack fought back from early deficits of 10-0 and 16-2, pulling to within 46-43 entering the fourth quarter. There, the Pack took a 51-50 lead, but the late drought cost it.

SCOUTING BOISE STATE
Boise State (8-18, 4-11 MW) has lost four in a row and seven of its past eight, heading into Thursday's clash.

The Broncos are led by the play of Dominique Leonidas (11.0 ppg, 31 steals) and Abby Muse (10.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg).

Thursday's contest will be the only meeting of the season between the Wolf Pack and Broncos. The teams' originally-scheduled meeting in Reno, set for Jan. 6, was postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Nevada program, and is not scheduled to be made up.

HAMILTON AT THE CUSP OF 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Senior guard Da'Ja Hamilton is right on the cusp of joining the 1,000-Point Club, entering Thursday's game at Boise State just five points away from the milestone.

Upon hitting the milestone, Hamilton will become the 14th player in program history to score 1,000 points in a Nevada uniform, and first since T Moe (2012-18). Teammates Nia Alexander (San Francisco) and Kylie Jimenez (Portland State), who have each scored over 1,000 points in their respective careers, share their point tallies between Nevada and their previous programs.

APPROACHING VICTORY MILESTONES UNDER LEVENS
Nevada is steadily working towards its most successful regular season in head coach Amanda Levens' five seasons at the helm. Nevada's 17 regular-season wins is already its most under Levens (eclipsing the previous mark of 14, in 2017-18), and is just two back of the 2017-18 team's overall season total of 19.

In conference play, Nevada is currently 9-5, tying the nine wins last year, which was the most under Levens. The Pack's top win total since joining the Mountain West (in 2012-13) came in 2013-14, when it went 12-6.

NEVER TOO EARLY TO TALK ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
With two weeks left in the regular season, Nevada is in position to have multiple players earn All-Mountain West honors, based on their in-conference performances.

Guard Kylie Jimenez was named the Preseason Mountain West Newcomer of the Year in October, and has only burnished her credentials since. Through 14 Mountain West games, Jimenez leads the conference with a 4.77 assist-to-turnover ratio, and is fifth with 4.43 assists per game.

Fellow guard Da'Ja Hamilton has made a strong case for her second-straight nod to the All-Mountain West First Team, scoring 14.9 points per game in conference play (10th in the MW), and hitting 24 3-pointers (T-10th).

Guard Audrey Roden has also played herself into contention for Freshman of the Year honors. The West Linn, Ore., native has hit 23 3-pointers, and is shooting 38.3 percent from deep while second on the Pack with 10.1 points per game.

Guard Nia Alexander, meanwhile, is a strong contender for the Sixth Person of the Year honor. Alexander has started just two Mountain West games this season, and can start a maximum of five, which is the cutoff point for eligibility for the award.

Over her 14 conference games, Alexander has scored 7.9 points and pulled down 3.5 rebounds over 16.8 minutes per game, along with shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the line.