Nevada basketball still hopeful despite thrashing

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Last week, the Mountain West Tournament took place in Las Vegas, and both men’s and women’s basketball would look to cement an entrance into the coming NCAA tourney.

Of the two, the men of Nevada Basketball had a shorter trip. As the top seed, the Wolf Pack earned a first-round bye and would wait to play the winner of UNLV vs. Air Force. The Rebels won and just like the women — who would eventually make it to the championship game before falling — the two teams would have a third and final game as a tie-breaker for the season series.

Nevada struggled in the first half. The Martin twins had trouble finding the bottom of the net going a combined 3 of 13 from the field. Both Jordan…