Both Nevada and Vanderbilt will look to stay unbeaten when they meet in the Charleston (S.C.) Classic on Thursday evening.Nevada (4-0) has won all of its games by double digits. The latest was an 85-59 pasting of Santa Clara on Saturday in which the Wolf Pack had four players score in double figures and the team dished out 18 assists while committing just 10 turnovers.”Another game where we had low turnovers and shared the ball, and just couldn’t be happier,” Nevada coach Steve Alford said. “It’s a really good group to coach and we’ve got a chance. It’s only four games in, it’s a very short pool of games we’ve played, but we’re very happy we’re 4-0.”The Wolf Pack, led by Nick Davidson (18 points per game, 8 rebounds per game), Kobe Sanders (16.8 ppg, 4.8 assists per game) and Tre Coleman (12.5 ppg, 4.5 apg), rank second in the country in 3-point percentage (48.6 percent), led by Davidson’s 9-of-11 showing behind the arc.Nevada plays at a plodding pace (321st nationally in KenPom’s adjusted tempo at 17.6 seconds per possession).Meanwhile, Vanderbilt (4-0) plays at a quicker tempo, fueled by a deep rotation that has nine players averaging between 15 and 25.5 minutes.The Commodores have four double-figure scorers: Jason Edwards (17.5 ppg), Devin McGlockton (16.0), Tyler Nickel (12.0) and AJ Hoggard (11.0).McGlockton (10.0 rpg, 3.0 blocks per game) and reserve guard Tyler Tanner (3.0 steals per contest) have excelled on defense for Vanderbilt.
Unbeaten Nevada, Vanderbilt clash in Charleston Classic
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