Nevada scored a 76-65 win over UC Irvine on Saturday night. Chris Murray/RGJ
IRVINE, Calif. – After Nevada shuffled into its locker room after playing arguably its worst half of basketball this season, coach Eric Musselman, known for his burning passion, didn’t unload a fiery speech on his team.
Had this been last season or the year prior, that likely would have been Musselman’s tactic. But, that’s not required for this set of players, so instead he made some matter-of-fact adjustments and sent him team, which trailed UC Irvine 31-29, back on the court to execute the game plan he set for them.