The Nevada basketball team will start conference play on a high note. The Wolf Pack is coming off a record-setting performance in its previous game, and is among among the best in the nation in 3-poit shooting
Fans will have to get to Lawlor earlier for the Wolf Pack’s next home home game as the start time is a little unusual. The Wolf Pack (8-3) begins Mountain West Conference play, hosting Colorado State (6-5) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.
The game will be televised locally on KNSN/Mountain West Network, with the radio broadcast on 95.5 FM.
Nevada is coming off a 3-point record-setting performance in its final non-conference game, a 105-73 win over Texas Southern. The Pack hit 18-of-36 from the arc in the game on Dec. 14, and is now ranked No. 4 in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage at 41.85 percent. For the season, the Pack has made 95-of-227 from deep, en route to compiling an 8-3 record in non-conference games.
The previous Nevada record for made 3-pointers in a game was 17, a number the team hit twice before, in 2020 against New Mexico (17-of-35) and in 2017 against Pacific (17-of-34).
Leaders
Kobe Sanders leads the Wolf Pack in scoring at 15.4 points per game, followed by Nick Davidson at 15.2.
Sanders has hit 16-of-35 from the arc, Davidson has hit 16-of-34 and Xavier DuSell has hit 28-of-63 from deep.
Davidson is grabbing a team-high 6.6 rebounds. Sanders has dished out a team-high 50 assists.
The Rams
Colorado State closed its non-conference schedule with a 78-68 victory over Radford at Moby Arena on Tuesday.
Nique Clifford leads the Rams at 16.4 points per game and 10.5 rebounds, and Jalen Lake averages 14.6 points.
Rankings
Nevada is No. 46 in the most recent Pomeroy Rankings, as of Friday, Dec. 20. Colorado State is No. 106 in the Pomeroy Rankings.
Coming up
- Dec. 21, Colorado State at Nevada, 2 p.m. (TV: KNSN, Mountain West Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Dec. 28 at Wyoming, 1 p.m.
- Dec. 31, Utah State at Nevada, 7 p.m.
- Jan. 3 at New Mexico, 8 p.m.
- Jan. 11 at Fresno State, 4 p.m.
- Jan. 14, Air Force at Nevada, 7 p.m.
- Jan. 18, San Jose State at Nevada, 3 p.m.
- Jan. 22 at Utah State, 6 p.m.
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