Reno Gazette Journal · Mar 2, 2022
Wolf Pack rally comes up short; Boise State clinches first Mountain West title
As it has more than once this basketball season, Nevada rallied in the second half but could not quite finish in front.
The Wolf Pack cut a 13-point second-half deficit down to a single point Tuesday night at Boise State, but the Broncos were able to regroup for an eventual 73-67 win.
Nevada trailed 57-44 with 11 minutes to go before closing the gap. Kenan Blackshear scored 10 of his 16 points during a 21-9 run that pulled the Pack to within one, at 66-65, with 4:11 left.
Nevada, though, went on to miss its final five shots from the field.
The loss, Nevada’s third straight, dropped the Pack to 12-16 overall and 6-11 in Mountain West games.