NCAAB Game Recap - Pacific at Nevada
Fri Nov 9, 2018 10:00 PM EST

SIU
59
KY
71
F
UL
65
Tenn
87
F
Pacif
61
Nev
83
F
UNC
116
Elon
67
F
Wash
66
Aub
88
F
KennSt
41
KSU
56
F
Buff
99
WVU
94
F(OT)
E WA
47
Oreg
81
F
GWebb
59
VaTec
87
F
APSU
67
MissSt
95
F
LongB
80
UCLA
91
F
NCC
51
Clem
71
F
UNCG
91
LSU
97
F
Drex
62
E MI
66
F
(N/A)
70
MTSU
102
F
(N/A)
58
NebOm
94
F
(N/A)
75
CSBak
111
F
IndSt
78
WIGB
74
F
WichSt
83
Prov
80
F
BGSU
80
StJon
84
F
Detr
67
Temp
83
F
Stan
72
UNCW
59
F
Morg
62
StFPA
80
F
FaDi
55
Rut
90
F
VMI
55
Pitt
94
F
Toled
87
Oakl
86
F
Piedm
52
Mercer
105
F
UNH
75
UMass
104
F
NE
81
Harv
71
F
Dart
76
David
79
F
Monm
74
Colg
87
F
Vermt
78
Boston
72
F
Ark
71
Tex
73
F(OT)
NoKY
88
NIU
85
F(2OT)
Mizzu
59
IaSt
76
F
Hamp
57
VCU
69
F
Stony
83
SouthCar
81
F
Longw
63
Rich
58
F
(N/A)
51
Princ
85
F
Leh
62
Mia-FL
83
F
Amer
78
GMas
75
F(OT)
ChaSo
46
Fla
76
F
ChiSt
60
CenMI
101
F
NFla
72
PSU
87
F
CoCar
85
Campbl
75
F
JSU
72
Samf
92
F
ODU
64
StJos
79
F
Brown
81
LIU
83
F
Lamar
69
GaTec
88
F
JWFL
47
FIU
117
F
MtStM
61
Hof
79
F
WlmCry
57
SeLA
78
F
(N/A)
49
InWor
63
F
NJIT
74
Bingha
57
F
(N/A)
83
TXAMC
113
F
AF
57
TxSt
67
F
RobM
60
MOSt
74
F
(N/A)
62
ORU
79
F
MTSt
35
Ind
80
F
(N/A)
55
Alc
79
F
Furm
60
LoyIL
58
F
Rice
76
Penn
92
F
JMU
73
ECU
72
F
Albany
68
Iona
72
F
Okla
91
UTRGV
76
F
JarCh
68
Gram
105
F
Savan
76
UGA
110
F
MD
78
Navy
57
F
McNee
52
AzSt
80
F
UTEP
69
NMSt
96
F
Hartfo
73
UtSt
100
F
(N/A)
56
N CO
126
F
GASt
74
Mont
81
F
MsVl
52
TxTch
84
F
IL-C
78
Radf
88
F
ArkSt
73
AbCh
94
F
(N/A)
53
Web
123
F
UCIrv
74
TAMU
73
F
SDCh
71
CBU
87
F
PVAM
81
SCla
64
F
USD
76
UCDav
57
F
UtVal
65
BYU
75
F
(N/A)
52
Sac
76
F
(N/A)
48
N TX
93
F
Yale
76
Cal
59
F
Portl
64
HI
82
F

Nevada 83, Pacific 61

Nov 9, 2018, 10:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

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Pacific

25

36

61

(7) Nevada

34

49

83

Martin scores 22 points, No. 7 Nevada beats Pacific 83-61
Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:54 AM

RENO, Nevada (AP) Nevada coach Eric Musselman wanted to send a message about his team's 3-point shooting, especially against the zone defense.

"I think everybody is playing zone (when they play us)," Musselman said Friday night. "That's fine. I think our school record is 17 3s. I didn't know it until I grabbed the stat sheet. I would have told them to launch a few more with five minutes to go because we're two short from the record."

Caleb Martin scored all 22 of his points in the second half and No. 7 Nevada shot 48 percent from 3-point range in an 83-61 victory over Pacific.

Jordan Caroline scored 16 points, Tre'Shawn Thurman added 14, Jazz Johnson 12 and Cody Martin 11 for Nevada (2-0).

Anthony Townes finished with 13 points and Lafayette Dorsey had 10 for the Tigers (1-1).

Nevada had a lopsided size advantage with all of its starters standing 6-foot-7 or taller. Pacific's tallest starter was 6-foot-7 Jahbril Price-Noel. But instead of exploiting that advantage, Nevada went to work from beyond the arc - and it worked.

The Wolf Pack shot 60 percent of its first 38 shots from 3-point range and converted 15 of 31 from long range.

"I'm not surprised that they are making those shots," said Cody Martin, who also had 11 assists. "It just feels good because for them the biggest thing was not just getting the nerves or the jitters, or whatever you want to call it, out of the way, but once one fell for them, it was over."

That success helped the Wolf Pack maintain a lead most of the game, even with last year's top scorer, Caleb Martin, held scoreless in the first half. He was also scoreless in the first half of the team's opener on Tuesday and wound up with 21 points.

"Scouting reports are so centered on him," Musselman said. "I think he is trying to get other guys involved early in the game. Last year, we went to him a lot early in the game. Now we're going to him in the second half."

Nevada did end up exploiting its height advantage, but not before Pacific forward Zach Cameron left the game with an injury and Price-Noel fouled out with 11:41 left.

"The first half we were fine, but in the second half, we didn't have answers," Pacific coach Damon Stoudamire said. "They made a lot of shots and we got into some foul trouble ... at their place, you can't do that."

Pacific (1-1) played the majority of the second half in foul trouble. The Tigers had 28 personal fouls while Nevada had 18.

Nevada built a nine-point lead by the end of the first half and outscored Pacific 49-34 in the second half.

BIG PICTURE

Pacific: The Tigers stayed in striking distance of a top 10 team, but couldn't survive foul trouble and Nevada's hot shooting down the stretch.

Nevada: The Wolf Pack look like a second-half team through the first two games. Nevada outscored its first two opponents 68-59 in the first half and 101-70 in the second half.

MARTIN'S SECOND HALF SUCCESS

In back-to-back games to start the season, Caleb Martin, Nevada's leading scorer in 2017-18, entered halftime scoreless. Martin scored 21 points in the second half of the season opener against BYU. He scored 22 in the second half Friday.

UP NEXT

Pacific: The Tigers return to Stockton to host Stanislaus State on Tuesday

Nevada: The Wolf Pack plays game three of its four-game home stand against Little Rock on Friday.

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Leaders

Pacific PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Townes 13 0 0 2 0 0
L. Dorsey 10 0 1 2 0 0
Nevada PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Martin 22 0 3 6 2 0
J. Caroline 16 0 2 4 1 0

Team Comparison

Pacif Nev
Points For 61 83
Field Goals 25/60-42% 25/56-45%
Three Pointers 5/20-25% 15/31-48%
Free Throws 6/14-43% 18/27-67%
Offensive Rebounds 9 10
Defensive Rebounds 26 31
Rebounds 40 45
Blocks 1 6
Steals 4 5
Turnovers 10 7
Personal Fouls 28 18
Technical Fouls 1 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Nev Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Nov 9 Pacif 61 @ Nev 83 A. Townes 13 C. Martin 22

Game Information

Stadium: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Attendance: 10,561
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