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).
Nevada uses late run to pull away from Washington
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