Another Close Game Falls the Wrong Way for Nevada in 75-71 Loss to UC Davis

The year was 1973 when UC Davis last won a game over Nevada. Only 15 games were played during that 52-year span, but the long losing streak came to an end in Reno after the Aggies came out on top 75-71.

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It simply wasn’t a clean game for Nevada. Turnovers and getting into foul trouble hurt. It was another game that, in all honesty, shouldn’t have been as close. Nevada was a sizable favorite at home and fell flat.

“They just outplayed us,” head coach Steve Alford said after the game.

Scoring Summary:

1st Half:

UC Davis 33 – Nevada 33

2nd Half:

UC Davis 42 – Nevada 38

Final: UC Davis 75, Nevada 71

Offense

It took about three minutes for Nevada to find the basket, banking on an inside layup by Joel Armotrading. The Pack advantage of some early fouls to hit and-one shots by Elijah Price and Chuck Bailey.

Another night of some early threes for Nevada flew out, missing the first four before Peyton White hit the first deep shot around the 11-minute mark. White kept it going, making his second of the night just a few minutes later to tie it at 17.

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The offense was spread out in the first half and featured a new early leading scorer with White picking up nine points in the first 20 minutes. He finished the night with 15, going 5-6 from the field and 4-5 from three. Overall, the Pack had to catch up in shooting at the end and managed to reach 41 percent from the field in the first half. They ended the night a total of 21-53 from the field (39.6 percent) and 8-20 from beyond the arc (40 percent).

“Unfortunately, it comes down to shooting,” Alford said. “They shot 49 percent and we shot 39.”

Head coach Steve Alford has praised the depth of this Nevada roster off the bench a lot so far, and tonight showed why he’s so confident in it. 0 points came from Nevada’s bench, including a second-half surge by guard Vaughn Weems, who hadn’t been seeing much action due to an injury.

“Being on the bench and not being able to help my brothers out there…

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Publish date : 2025-11-19 06:51:00

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