LAS CRUCES, N.M. - In the last two games against New Mexico State, the Nevada men’s basketball team out-rebounded the Aggies and cruised to double-digit victories.

The Nevada men’s basketball team lost to host New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament on Friday, 83-75.

New Mexico State will play Boise State in the final on Saturday.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Nevada sophomore JaVale McGee scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nevada men’s basketball team beat Fresno State, 64-57 and advanced in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday.

The Wolf Pack will play New Mexico State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PST.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On paper, the Nevada men’s basketball team’s matchup against Fresno State in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday is on a neutral court.

But coaches and some fans believe the Pan American Center might be the temporary home for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The banner means five straight Western Athletic Conference championships. It means continuity and recruiting points, and it means that Nevada coach Mark Fox managed to bring a young team together that wasn’t supposed to win.

A montage of highlights from the Mar. 8, 2008 Men’s Basketball game.

Last year’s No. 2 man showed he could hold his own. Back in November, Nevada guard Marcelus Kemp was the only returning starter from the most decorated team in school history. He was the sublime scoring No. 2 option who came back from the brink of the NBA for a chance to be the man.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association interviewed two Nevada men’s basketball players and a current Nevada golfer as part of its investigation that began Monday.

Among some of the players witnessed were men’s basketball forwards Demarshay Johnson and Richie Phillips. Women’s golfer Melanie De Leon was also interviewed.

The four Nevada men’s basketball seniors weren’t the only ones celebrating their final home game on Saturday night.

Unless the Wolf Pack hosts a National Invitation Tournament game, it was also the last time Reno Gazette-Journal beat reporter Steve Sneddon will grace press row at Lawlor Events Center.

Nevada men’s basketball coach Mark Fox is an interesting guy.

I know a lot of coaches don’t like to brag about success or gloat about how good they are, but Fox’s behavior Saturday in the 87-57 win against Louisiana Tech sort of left me baffled.

Nevada senior Curry Lynch spent most of his career watching games from the end of the bench.

On Saturday, for his last game at Lawlor Event’s Center, Lynch finally made his first start alongside fellow seniors Marcelus Kemp, David Ellis and Demarshay Johnson.

Nevada needs win and help from Utah State
The Nevada men’s basketball team (19-10, 11-4 Western Athletic Conference) sits in second place and one game behind Boise State going into the last week of the regular season.

If it beats Fresno State on Saturday and Boise State losses to Utah State, the Wolf Pack will share the WAC title.

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