Kobe Sanders had 20 points and five assists to lead Nevada to a 63-53 victory over Washington on Saturday in Reno, Nev.
Nick Davidson added 14 points and nine rebounds and Tre Coleman finished with 10 points for Nevada (2-0).
Washington’s Tyree Ihenacho scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the first half. Tyler Harris was the only other double-figure scorer for Washington (1-1) with 10 points.
The Wolf Pack pulled away with a 10-0 run after 3:30 remained in the game. Eight of the points were scored at the free-throw line with Sanders making four and Davidson three.
Nevada outscored Washington at the free-throw line by nine points, making 17 of 25 while the Huskies were 8-of-13.
Washington missed seven straight field-goal attempts when Nevada went on its late game-clinching run.
Sanders scored six of Nevada’s 12 points in a 12-2 run that gave the Wolf Pack a 50-44 lead with 5:59 remaining.
Washington went 5:27 without making a field goal before Breidenbach made a 3-pointer with 5:14 left to cut the lead to 50-47. The Huskies shot 33.9 percent (19 of 56) from the field in the game.
Nevada also struggled with its field-goal shooting, making 38.2 percent (21 of 55).
The Wolf Pack went on a 13-2 run to take a 19-6 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half. Washington then scored seven unanswered points, five by Ihenacho.
The Huskies did not overtake the Wolf Pack the rest of the half but they cut the lead to one point twice, including with 54 seconds left on a layup by Ihenacho that made the score 30-29.
Nevada led 31-29 at halftime behind nine points apiece by Sanders and Davidson.
Ihenacho had 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field for Washington. He made the only shot he attempted in the second half but played with four fouls in the half.
Ihenacho and Harris combined to shoot 11 of 19 from the field in the game while their teammates made 8 of 37.
–Field Level Media
