Saturday Night NCAA Special
Nevada @ Fresno St
Nevada holds a 44-35 advantage in the series with Fresno State and has won seven of the last eight games between the two teams and 13 of the last 17.Nevada has won four of the last six road contests in the series.
Nevada leads the WAC in scoring offense and ranks 18th in the NCAA this season at 82.0 points per game, up from its average of 70.6 ppg last year. Four Wolf Pack players are averaging in double figures for scoring this season, and three are ranked in the WAC's top 15. Sophomore Luke Babbit is leading the team and ranked third in the WAC at 21.1 points per game (16th in the NCAA), while junior Armon Johnson is seventh in the WAC at 16.3 points per game and senior Brandon Fields ranks 10th at 14.8 points per contest. Senior Joey Shawis just out of the WAC's top 15 at 10.7 points per game.Nevada leads the WAC and ranks 20th in the nation in field goal percentage, knocking down 49.1 percent of its field goal attempts, compared to just 42.7 percent from the field last season. The Wolf Pack has shot 50.6 percent from the field in its last nine games (305-603), including a 58.8-percent effort Dec. 22 vs. BYU and a 56.3-percent showing Dec. 23 vs. Tulsa.
The Wolf Pack has shot over 50 percent in 10 of its 19 games this season (including three of the last five) and holds a 9-1 record in those games. Nevada shot a sizzling season-high 60.9 percent in its Nov. 21 victory over Houston.
I'm all over this matchup tonight & like Neveda to take this on Fresno's home court..
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Nevada holds a 44-35 advantage in the series with Fresno State and has won seven of the last eight games between the two teams and 13 of the last 17.Nevada has won four of the last six road contests in the series.
Nevada leads the WAC in scoring offense and ranks 18th in the NCAA this season at 82.0 points per game, up from its average of 70.6 ppg last year. Four Wolf Pack players are averaging in double figures for scoring this season, and three are ranked in the WAC's top 15. Sophomore Luke Babbit is leading the team and ranked third in the WAC at 21.1 points per game (16th in the NCAA), while junior Armon Johnson is seventh in the WAC at 16.3 points per game and senior Brandon Fields ranks 10th at 14.8 points per contest. Senior Joey Shawis just out of the WAC's top 15 at 10.7 points per game.Nevada leads the WAC and ranks 20th in the nation in field goal percentage, knocking down 49.1 percent of its field goal attempts, compared to just 42.7 percent from the field last season. The Wolf Pack has shot 50.6 percent from the field in its last nine games (305-603), including a 58.8-percent effort Dec. 22 vs. BYU and a 56.3-percent showing Dec. 23 vs. Tulsa.
The Wolf Pack has shot over 50 percent in 10 of its 19 games this season (including three of the last five) and holds a 9-1 record in those games. Nevada shot a sizzling season-high 60.9 percent in its Nov. 21 victory over Houston.
I'm all over this matchup tonight & like Neveda to take this on Fresno's home court..
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