Nevada, UNLV to don primary colors for Saturday's battle

(Photo: Troy Babbitt/USA TODAY)The Wolf Pack will be seeing red and bleeding blue when it faces in-state rival UNLV on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center.

In a twist, both teams will wear their primary school colors for the 7 p.m. matchup on ESPNU, with Nevada donning navy blue and UNLV wearing red (typically, the home team wears white). Both teams will also wear their traditional primary school colors for the Feb. 20 matchup in Las Vegas.

“Although this is my first time coaching against UNLV, I understand the importance of the rivalry to our community, university, alumni and fans,” first-year head coach Eric Musselman said in a news release. “We wanted to add to the game with each school…