Nevada basketball started out the new decade on a high note.
Despite a late second-half scare, Nevada claimed a 67-61 victory over the Colorado State Rams (9-7, 0-3) on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center. This is Nevada’s eighth straight victory over the Rams, with the last loss coming in the 2015-16 season when the Rams defeated Nevada 76-67 in Fort Collins.
The Wolf Pack held a 19-point lead with 13:11 remaining, coming close to diminishing entirely.
It was when Nevada possessed a 56-39 lead with 8:50 remaining, the deficit began to shrink.
Colorado State quieted the 8,659 fans in attendance after going on a 15-5 run in the next five minutes, 18 seconds, cutting it to 61-56 with 2:32 remaining capped off from a David Roddy layup.