The Nevada men’s basketball team will try to bounce back after having its seven-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday.
The Wolf Pack (11-4 overall, 3-1 Mountain West) hosts Wyoming at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Cowboys (11-4, 2-1) are coming off a dominating 98-66 win over UNLV on Saturday.
San Diego State got a huge defensive effort in beating Nevada, 73-68, on Tuesday.
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About Nevada
Nevada averages 76.1 points per game and allows 71.2 points.
The Wolf Pack is shooting 42.9 percent from the field with opponents shooting 43.8 percent.
Nevada averages 8.9 turnovers and 4.1 blocks per game.
Corey Camper Jr. returned to the court last week after missing about a month with an injury. He leads the Pack in scoring at 14.3 points per game to go along with 3.4 rebounds. Tayshawn Comer averages 14.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He also leads the team with 51 assists.
Elijah Price adds 12.1 points per game and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game. He also has 26 blocks on the season to lead the Wolf Pack.
About Wyoming
The Cowboys are scoring 84.1 points per game, which ranks second in the conference.
Wyoming is allowing 71.4 points per game.
The Cowboys are shooting 47.8 percent from the field with opponents shooting 42.8 percent.
The Cowboys average 8.3 3-pointers per game with opponents averaging 6.2.
Wyoming averages 39.1 rebounds per game to lead the conference.
Leland Walker leads Wyoming in scoring at 14.5 points per game. He also adds a team-high 3.7 assists per game, which ranks sixth in the conference.
Naz Meyer adds 12.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He is shooting 51.5 percent from the field. Khaden Bennett adds 9.9 points per game and ranks second on the team with 4.9 rebounds. He ranks fourth in the MW making 86 percent from the free throw line. He is second on the team with 40 assists along with Meyer.
The series
The Pokes are 22-11 all-time against the Wolf Pack in a series that dates back to 1938. UW has won eight of the last 10 matchups but lost last season in Reno.
In the rankings
Nevada dropped to No. 80 in the NCAA NET Rankings as of Friday, Jan. 9. Wyoming is No. 84 in the NET Rankings.
The Wolf Pack is also No. 80 in the Pomeroy Rankings while the Cowboys are No. 94.
Mountain West Conference standings
League, overall through Jan. 8
- Utah State 4-0, 13-1
- San Diego State 4-0, 10-4
- New Mexico 3-1, 12-3
- Nevada 3-1, 11-4
- Grand Canyon 2-1, 9-5
- UNLV 2-1, 7-7
- Wyoming 2-2, 11-4
- Colorado State 1-3, 10-5
- Boise State 1-3, 9-6
- Fresno State 1-3, 7-8
- San Jose State 0-4, 5-10
- Air Force 0-4, 3-12
Note: UNLV plays at Colorado State on Friday, Jan. 9.
Nevada’s remaining schedule
- Saturday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m. vs. Wyoming (TV: KNSN, MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Wednesday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m. at Utah State (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m. at Air Force (TV: MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m. vs. San Jose State (TV: KNSN, MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Jan. 24, 5 p.m. at New Mexico (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. vs. Grand Canyon (TV: FS1/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. vs. UNLV (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, Feb. 3, 5 p.m. at Boise State (TV: MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. vs. Fresno State (TV: KNSN, MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. at San Diego State (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. at San Jose State (TV: MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. vs. Utah State (TV: FS1/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m. vs. New Mexico (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at UNLV (TV: CBS Sports Network/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Tuesday, March 3, TBD at Wyoming (TV: MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
- Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m. vs. Air Force (TV: KNSN, MW Network, Ch. 21/Radio: 95.5 FM)
