University of Nevada Release11/23/2011 Nevada improved to 3-2 after defeating Longwood (1-4) 80-78.
Nevada third-year head coach David Carter is now 37-34.
The Wolf Pack has won its last three after starting the season 0-2.
Senior forward Dario Hunt recorded his 200th career block tonight. Hunt holds Nevada career record for blocked shots.
Junior guard Malik Story's seven, three-pointers is a new career-high. Story's 28 points tied sophomore guard Deonte Burton for the high by a Pack player this season and is tied for the high in the Western Athletic Conference this year.
Hunt scored in double figures for the first time this season finishing with 13 points.
Sophomore guard Jerry Evans, Jr. scored in double figures for the third consecutive game finishing with 10 tonight. Evans had 11 versus Pacific and 11 in the Prairie View A&M game.
Nevada held its fifth consecutive opponent to 45 percent or below shooting from the field.
For the second time this season Nevada had four players score in double figures; Story (28), Burton (14), Hunt (13) and Evans (10). The Pack also had four players score in double figures in the Pacific game.
Senior Olek Czyz led the Pack in rebounding for the first time this season with his nine tonight. The nine was the high in the game.
Nevada has attempted more free throws than its opponent in every game this season.
Nevada continues play in the Chicago Invitational Challenge taking on BYU on Friday in Chicago at 3 p.m. PT.
