Game Notes from Nevada vs. Hawaii 1.22.09

Hawai’i at Nevada
January 22, 2009
 
Game Notes:
-          With the 74-63 win over Hawai’i on Thursday night at Lawlor Events Center, Nevada improved its record to 12-7 overall on the season and 5-1 in WAC play. The team has won a season-long five consecutive games (all in league play) and won for the 23rd time in 25 WAC regular-season home games.
-          Nevada also won for the 45th time in its last 53 contests at Lawlor Events Center and has turned in an 81-13 home record since the start of the 2003-04 season.
-     With the victory, fifth-year head coach Mark Fox notched his 114th career win, tying Sonny Allen for third on Nevada’s all-time wins list. Fox is now 114-37 in his five seasons at Nevada, while Allen turned in a 114-89 record in seven seasons as Nevada’s head coach from 1980-87.
-     Freshman Luke Babbitt and junior Brandon Fields tied for the team lead with 19 points apiece. It marked the 10th time in 19 games that Babbitt has led the team in scoring and the fourth time this year for Fields.
-     Sophomore Malik turned in 12 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. It was his third game this season with 10 or more rebounds.
-     Cooke also added a team-high four steals in the game.
-     Nevada outrebounded its eight consecutive opponent, turning in a 35-28 advantage on the boards. The Wolf Pack is now 9-3 on the year when outrebounding its opponent.
-     Fields tied his season high with four assists, while junior Armon Johnson also turned in four assists for the Wolf Pack.
-     Freshman Dario Hunt blocked a pair of shots in the victory, the 13th time in 19 games this season that he has blocked more than one shot. With 36 blocks on the year (1.89 per game), he needs just eight blocks to tie the freshman record of 44 set by Nick Fazekas in 2003-04.
-          Nevada returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 29, traveling to Logan, Utah, to take on league-leading Utah State. That game will tip off at 6:05 p.m. Pacific Time. It will be televised locally by KAME-TV 21 and Comcast SportsNet California and can be heard on Nevada’s radio flagship, ESPN 630 AM, and its radio affiliates throughout the state with Ryan Radtke calling the action.