Saturday, February 20, 2010

Nevada goes cold towards the end, loses

Nevada seemingly had it in control -- at least the momentum when we were watching a few minutes of the second half -- but then we found out Missouri State won 62-60.

Here's Chris Murray with his on-site report:

Sloppy Wolf Pack stunned by Missouri State
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
2/20/2010

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Nevada’s Armon Johnson stood in the bowels of JQH Arena after the Wolf Pack’s BracketBuster game loss to Missouri State on Saturday afternoon staring straight at the ground.

He was trying to figure out how the Nevada basketball team had just let a late double-digit lead turn into a last-second loss. He couldn’t find the answer.

“Man, I don’t even know what happened,” Johnson said. “They made some big plays...”
Go here for the remainder.

Chris Murray also provides a full-length background and analysis article here.

Luke Babbitt shot 5-18 and Brandon Fields 2-11.

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