The last time the Spartans played the Wolf Pack in San Jose about a month ago, the Spartans played great defense in the first half and kept things too close for comfort for the Wolf Pack until the Wolf Pack ratcheted up their aggressiveness and pulled away in the last few minutes of that game.
This time, in their second meeting on the 20th ranked, Wolf Pack’s home floor, the tone and the energy of the game was quite different. It was a relatively easier 80-67 win for Nevada.
The Wolf Pack basically pulled ahead to stayed ahead on three-bombs in the first five minutes, ran very quick offensive sets and were collectively more aggressive, where the Spartans aren’t built to keep that type of pace.