RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Nick Fazekas scored 20 points and pulled down
10 rebounds as Nevada beat Boise State 81-67 on Saturday night.
Fazekas, a junior forward who is the reigning Western Athletic
Conference player of the year, was perfect all night, hitting
9-of-9 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. He also
had four assists.
Nevada (13-3, 3-1) took control of the game with a 10-0 run
early to make it 14-5. The Wolf Pack never looked back, outscoring
Boise State (8-7, 1-3) over a nine-minute stretch 25-3 in the first
half.
The Wolf Pack led by as many as 31 points during the game.
Kyle Shiloh scored 17 points off the bench for Nevada, which
avenged a first-round loss in the WAC tournament to the Broncos a
season ago. Mo Charlo added 11 points.
Boise State's Tyler Tiedeman led all scorers with 24 points.