Travel issues and a blown 18 point second half lead weren't enough to keep the Nevada Wolf Pack from beating longtime conference rival Utah State 89-84 on Saturday Night.
Due to poor weather conditions the Wolf Pack's flight to Utah on Friday was canceled, so the team boarded a shuttle and made the 556 mile trip from the Lawlor Events Center to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan Utah.
As for the game Nevada went on an 11-2 run midway through first half behind back-to-back-to-back three pointers from Tyron Criswell and Cameron Oliver to take a 27-22 lead.
Nevada led 49-35 at the half and then ballooned it 18 points when Marqueze Coleman made a layup and then stole an Aggie pass that he finished with a dunk on the other end to make it 53-35. However the Aggies would inch closer after that.Â
D.J. Fenner and Coleman helped keep Utah State at arms length for the majority of the second half, but with less than 3 minutes to go Utah State's Shane Rector hit a mid-range jumper to tie the score at 78.
Nevada was able to counter down the stretch by going 11/14 at the free throw line in the last 2:25 of the game to improve to (13-8, 5-4) on the year.Â
5 Wolf Pack players finished in double figures. Fenner had 21 points, Coleman bettered his average with 20 points, Oliver had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while off the bench Criswell and Eric Cooper Jr. had 19 and 13 points respectively.Â
Nevada will return to action on February 6th on the road to face Colorado State.
