Triple-Double Performance By Corey Camper Jr. Pushes Nevada Past Liberty 73-63

(Credit: Derek Raridon/MW Connection) In front of another vibrant crowd at Lawlor, Nevada welcomed another opponent in Liberty in the second round of the NIT. It was a close one that included the Pack being down within the final five minutes of the game, but Nevada found its way to lock it back down and win 73-63. “I’ve been in this before as a player and a coach several times, and it’s all about the crowd,” Nevada head coach Steve Alford said.

Scoring Summary 1st Half Liberty 31 – Nevada 35 2nd Half Liberty 32 – Nevada 38 Final: Liberty 63, Nevada 73 First Half Liberty took advantage of a missed shot by Nevada and, in return, hit a wide-open dunk for an early 2-0 start. Nevada began the game 0-6, allowing Liberty to start 6-0 after just three minutes. Elijah Price fought his way through the paint to finally get the Pack on the board, cutting it to a 6-2 game.

The Wolf Pack continued to score in the paint, cutting it down to a 9-6 Liberty lead that included the Flames hitting a two and a half minute scoring drought. The Flames broke it up pretty quickly, but Tayshawn Comer hit the first three for the Pack to make it a two-point deficit. Nevada’s first lead of the game came just under the 12-minute mark, paired with a 7-0 Nevada run.

Both sides stalled offensively for a bit, but Tyler Rolison woke things up for the Pack with a shot beyond the arc for a 19-14 lead under nine minutes. Rolison hit another shot with a fadeaway jumper to push Nevada over the 20-point mark. Liberty was forced to call a timeout after the Pack went on another hot offensive drive, this time with a 6-0 run to make it a 25-16 Nevada lead.