Nevada uses late spurt to beat Wyoming 75-69

Jan 20, 2016, 11:44 pm

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Tyron Criswell had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Cameron Oliver also chipped in 19 points to help Nevada beat Wyoming 75-69 Wednesday night.

Oliver added seven rebounds and four blocks for Nevada (11-7, 3-3 Mountain West). Criswell collected four offensive rebounds and the Wolf Pack blocked 10 shots.

Wyoming used a 10-0 run, capped by Jason McManamen's 3-pointer, to take its biggest lead of the game at 49-39 with 14:53 to play. The Wolf Pack called timeout, which triggered a 12-1 run with Eric Cooper Jr. scoring half of Nevada's points during the two-minute stretch.

Josh Adams made two free throws to give Wyoming a 63-60 lead with 3:40 to play, but D.J. Fenner scored 10 of Nevada's final 15 points while Wyoming shot just 1 for 6 the rest of the way.

Adams had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Wyoming (10-10, 3-4).