Both teams should have confidence going into this game. The Wolf Pack just beat Morehead State despite turning the ball over 21 times and missing 15 free throws. Morehead State just stuck with Nevada for 40 minutes despite going 1-of-16 from beyond the arc. Both teams have to figure if they iron out those issues, they?ll win this game and the CBI title. Nevada needs to rebound better than it has in the first two games and a big key there is making sure freshman forward Cameron Oliver stays out of foul trouble. This game should be testy, chippy and a whole lot of fun to watch. How many times in a college basketball season do you know this is for certain your last game of the year? It?s a rare situation. Neither team will leave anything in the tank. I have the Wolf Pack cutting down the nets when all is said.
-- cmurray/rgj.com
Nevada...
Attack the switches: Morehead State switched all of Nevada?s pick-and-rolls in game two and the Wolf Pack attacked the mismatches to get to the free throw line 42 times, its second most this season. The Eagles already are foul prone given their aggressive style, but if Nevada can repeat those 42 free throw attempts, it will have a huge advantage. The Wolf Pack can?t let the Eagles off the hook defensively. They have to move the ball and attack the rim. That?s the formula for success.
-- cmurray/rgj.com
Nevada...
Attack the switches: Morehead State switched all of Nevada?s pick-and-rolls in game two and the Wolf Pack attacked the mismatches to get to the free throw line 42 times, its second most this season. The Eagles already are foul prone given their aggressive style, but if Nevada can repeat those 42 free throw attempts, it will have a huge advantage. The Wolf Pack can?t let the Eagles off the hook defensively. They have to move the ball and attack the rim. That?s the formula for success.
