In the Mountain West basketball scene, Nick Davidson of Nevada earns his first Mountain West player of the week award for leading the Wolf Pack to consecutive wins against ranked teams, including a double-double performance with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Meanwhile, UNLV's Dedan Thomas Jr. secures his second consecutive MW Freshman of the Week honor by scoring a career-high 25 points in a victory over then-No. 25 New Mexico.
Nevada 73, New Mexico 71... under 4 to play in Reno
Media timeout (7:59 2H): New Mexico 66, Nevada 61 • KJ Hymes will try to complete a 3-point play after the timeout
Nick Davidson with a poster of a dunk for Nevada... Lawlor goes crazy. UNM rattles off 6-0 all-freshman run -- JT, JT, Tru Washington. Nevada calls a timeout. (13:26 2H): New Mexico 58, Nevada 52
Awful start to the second half for the Lobos. Back to back Donovan Dent turnovers lead to Nevada points. Pitino calls a timeout after the Davidson dunk on the last one. (16:26 2H): New Mexico 49, Nevada 48
Media timeout (14:51 1H): New Mexico 11, Nevada 11 • UNM's Donovan Dent shooting two FTs after the timeout
UNM hasn't lost back-to-back games this season and beat Nevada by 34 just two weeks ago. Since then, the Wolf Pack is the hottest team in a loaded Mountain West. What gives tonight in Reno? https://t.co/MzZ1YcBhyr via @ABQJournal #mwbb https://t.co/UxPqfbf0MU
Mountain West Freshman of the Year last year at Nevada is having success in the Big 12. Huge game tonight… https://t.co/2ckcEEwoaY
Nevada's Nick Davidson wins his first Mountain West player of the week award after helping power the Wolf Pack to wins over ranked Utah State and SDSU last week. https://t.co/BSeEF4mN6M
.@dedanthomasjr picks up his second-straight MW Freshman of the Week honor after scoring a career-best 25 points to help UNLV take down then-No. 25 New Mexico 🏀 #AtThePEAK | #MWMBB | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/Pw7VppuvaZ
Nick Davidson led the Wolf Pack to back-to-back victories over Top 25 teams, a first in program history 🙌 Against the Aggies, he recorded a double-double with a career-high 25 points and 10 boards 💪 #AtThePEAK | #MWMBB | #BattleBorn https://t.co/jBogngDWeS