Nevada
Nevada basketball drops close game to Vanderbilt for its first loss of the season
Nevada battled back after falling into a hole in the second half, but the Wolf Pack suffered its first loss of the season, 73-71, to Vanderbilt on Thursday in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
The Wolf Pack plays VCU at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Seton Hall beat VCU, 69-66, in overtime Thursday.
Tyler Rolison and Kobe Sanders each had 13 points to lead Nevada as the Wolf Pack fell to 4-1. Brandon Love had 11 points and Nick Davidson added nine points and nine rebounds.
The Commodores led 59-47 midway through the second half. Nevada got back within one in the final minutes but could not get any closer.
Nevada led by 10 in the early going before Vanderbilt rallied to take a 37-35 lead into the break.
Nevada shot 54 percent for the field (29-of-54) while Vanderbilt shot 47 percent (28-59). Both team shot 6-of-15 from 3-point range.
Nevada had a 33-30 edge in rebounding. Both teams had 13 assists. Nevada committed 16 turnovers while Vanderbilt had 13.
A.J. Hoggard, a Michigan State transfer, led Vanderbilt (5-0) with 18 points, Jason Edwards added 16 and MJ Collins had 15. Vanderbilt plays Seton Hall at 2 p.m. Friday.
Nevada’s bench contributed 28 points, 24 for Vanderbilt’s bench.
The Pack had a lull in the second half before clawing back.
It was the first time Nevada had played Vanderbilt.
Former Utah State coach Ryan Odom is the coach at VCU now.
Up Next
- Nevada faces Seton VCU at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Charleston Classic
- Dec. 2, Washington State at Nevada, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 7, Nevada at Loyola Marymount, 6 p.m.
- Dec. 11, South Dakota State at Nevada, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 14, Texas Southern at Nevada, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 21, Colorado State at Nevada, 2 p.m.
- Dec. 28, Nevada at Wyoming, 1 p.m.
- Dec. 31, Utah State at Nevada, 7 p.m.
RENO, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) –
Postgame Notes
• Nevada finishes the 2025 campaign 3-9 overall and 2-6 in Mountain West play after Saturday’s 42-17 loss to UNLV.
• Safety Murvin Kenion III posted his second two-interception game of the season, finishing the season with a team-leading five.
Kenion finished the game with five tackles.
• Running back Caleb Ramseur scored his team-leading seventh and eighth touchdowns of the season, both on the ground.
• Caleb Ramseur rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries … Ramseur finished the season as Nevada’s leading rusher with 683 yards.
• Chubba Purdy was next after Ramseur with 73 rushing yards on six carries.
• Kicker Joe McFadden was 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts … His made field goal was his 18th of the season, tied for eighth best in Nevad single-season history.
• Punter Bailey Ettridge averaged 47.3 yards over three punts with a long of 52, and one punt down on the two-yard line.
• UNLV running back Jai’Den Thomas ran for 103 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries … He is the only 100-yard rusher the Wolf Pack allowed this season.
• Nevada did not allow a 300-yard passer all season.
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A second-half surge, and some energetic play by the freshmen, led to a dominating win for the Nevada basketball team.
The Wolf Pack beat San Francisco, 81-65, on Friday in the Acrisure Series, a multi-team event in Palm Desert, California.
Nevada led 38-37 at the half, but then shot 75 percent from the field in the second half, 18-of-30, and 48 percent for the game, 30-of-63.
The Pack’s Corey Camper Jr. led all scorers with 22 points; he also racked up six assists as Nevada improved to 5-3 overall. Elijah Price had 11 and Ethan Croley, a freshman, had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Peyton White, also a freshman, had 10.
Nevada freshman point guard Myles Walker played 17 minutes, providing a huge boost off the bench and a defensive spark. He scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting, 1-1 from the arc, with three assists and no turnovers.
David Fuchs led the Dons (5-3) in points with 16 and rebounds with nine.
Key stats
The Pack forced 15 turnovers while committing four, and turned those into 15 points.
Nevada was 14-of-18 from the free throw line and the Dons were 20-of-25.
Both teams hit seven 3-pointers, Nevada was 7-of-14 and San Francisco was 7-of-25. The Pack hit 3-of-4 from the arc in the second half.
San Francisco had a 34-29 rebounding advantage.
The Pack outscored the Dons, 38-20, in the paint.
Up next
Nevada hosts UC San Diego at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The Tritons, who play in the Big West Conference, are 7-0 and off to their best-ever Division I start. UC San Diego beat Towson, 87-73, on Wednesday as nine different players hit 3-pointers.
The Tritons shot 64 percent from the arc in that game and 60.4 percent overall. The win was UC San Diego’s 20th consecutive regular season victory dating back to January.
Nevada’s remaining schedule
- Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. vs. UC San Diego (TV: KNSN, Ch. 21; Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. at Washington State (Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. vs. Duquesne
- Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. vs. Boise State
- Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Colorado State
- Saturday, Jan. 3 at Fresno State
- Tuesday, Jan. 6 vs. San Diego State
- Saturday, Jan. 10 vs. Wyoming
- Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Utah State
- Saturday, Jan. 17 at Air Force
- Tuesday, Jan. 20 vs. San Jose State
- Saturday, Jan. 24 at New Mexico
- Tuesday, Jan. 27 vs. Grand Canyon
- Friday, Jan. 30 vs. UNLV
- Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Boise State
- Saturday, Feb. 7 vs. Fresno State
- Saturday, Feb. 14 at San Diego State
- Tuesday, Feb. 17 at San Jose State
- Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. Utah State
- Tuesday, Feb. 24 vs. New Mexico
- Saturday, Feb. 28 at UNLV
- Tuesday, Mar. 3 at Wyoming
- Saturday, Mar. 7 vs. Air Force
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