Caroline sparks Nevada comeback win vs South Dakota St.
As he so often seems to with the game on the line, Nevada’s Jordan Caroline came up big in the clutch again. Caroline led all scorers with 21 points, including 12 in the second half as the Wolf Pack overcame a strong effort from the visiting South Dakota State Jackrabbits to prevail 72-68.
Returning to Lawlor Events Center for the first time in 25 days with the best start in Nevada basketball history at 10-0 didn’t change the way many first halves have gone this season. “Bad first half, great second half … again,” said a mildly exasperated coach Eric Musselman.
Despite 11,257 fans cheering them on and a hot start from outside the arc to build an early 7-point lead, the Wolf Pack found itself trailing 40-33 on SDSU guard Alex Arians’ three-pointer at the buzzer. For the fourth straight game Nevada trailed at intermission by seven or more points.
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