Final

Nevada beat Fresno State 86-71.

Elijah Price was the Bulldog’s leading scorer with 17 points and added 11 rebounds.

The No. 7 seed Nevada Wolfpack will take on the No. 2 seed Colorado State Rams in the quarterfinal on Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m.

Final Timeout Fresno State

The Bulldogs call their final timeout down 86-65 with 1:49 remaining in the game.

Timeout Fresno State

Head Coach Vance Walberg called his third timeout of the game, down 80-61 with 4:28 remaining.

Despite shooting 45% from the field in the second half, the Bulldogs can’t seem to find any momentum.

Media Timeout

Nevada still ahead 74-57.

Bulldogs are not going away without a fight but Nevada’s offense is making it hard for Fresno State to go on a run.

Both teams are in foul trouble. Fresno State has nine fouls while Nevada has eight.

Double Technical Fouls

Fresno State’s Zaon Collins and Nevada’s Chuck Bailey III were called for double technical fouls.

Collins drove to the rim when he was fouled on his layup attempt. There was some shoving following the play which resulted in a review and the double technical fouls.

Nevada up 67-51 with 9:43 remaining.

Flagrant Foul on Geneste Jr.

Pierre Geneste Jr. was called for a flagrant foul when he pushed Chuck Bailey III on his dunk attempt.

Bailey III shoots two shots and Nevada retains possession.

Nevada up 60-45 with just under 12 minutes remaining.

Timeout Bulldogs

Vance Walberg calls his second timeout of the game with 13:12 remaining.

Bulldogs down 58-42.

Media Timeout

Nevada is still in control with a 50-36 lead with under 16 minutes to go in this first round matchup.

The Bulldogs opened up the second half shooting just 1-for-7.

End of the first half

Nevada leads the Bulldogs 44-32 heading into halftime.

Elijah Price leads the team with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Amuneke has 8 points and is shooting 2-for-3 from beyond the arc.

The Bulldogs were able to battle in the paint after a tough start, only being out rebounded 23-19 through the first 20 minutes of action.

Nevada’s Chuck Bailey III leads the Wolfpack with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and knocked down all three of his 3-point attempts.

First timeout called for Nevada

Head Coach Steve Alford opting for his first timeout of the game with under two minutes to go in the half.

Coming out of the timeout, former Bulldog guard Xavier Dusell knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game.

Nevada leads 39-27 with one minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the first half.

Media Timeout

3:10 to go in the first half. The ‘Dogs are on a 9-4 run over the last four minutes but still down 36-22.

Head Coach Vance Walberg continues to rotate between his seven active players.

Elijah Price is working through a nose bleed and is forced to stay off the floor coming out of the timeout.

Media Timeout

7:05 left in the first half. Guard Brian Amuneke knocks down back-to-back 3-pointers.

Nevada is out rebounding the Bulldogs 18-10.

Wolfpack leads 32-12.

Bulldogs first timeout of the half

9:05 left in the first half. Only guard Zaon Collins and forward Elijah Price have scored for the ‘Dogs.

Nevada holds a 28-7 lead.

Media Timeout

11:42 to go in the first half. After forward Alex Crawford scored the first bucket of the game, Nevada went on a 19-3 run over the last seven minutes.

The Bulldogs struggling to make shots in the face of pressure, shooting 2-for-10 from the field.

Media Timeout

15:39 to go in the first half. Nevada with an 8-2 lead over the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs are scoreless over the last three minutes and 36 seconds, shooting 0-for-5 in that stretch.