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NCAA Game Summary - Fresno State Vs. Nevada

Friday, March 14, 2008

(Sports Network) - JaVale McGee scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots, leading the second-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack to a 64-57 win over the seventh-seeded Fresno State Bulldogs in quarterfinal action of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at the Pan American Center.

Marcelus Kemp added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Wolf Pack (21-10), who defeated Fresno State just five days ago to earn a share of the regular season WAC title. Demarshay Johnson finished with 11 points and seven boards.

Alex Blair came off the bench to pace Fresno State (13-19) with 14 points and eight boards. Kevin Bell and Eddie Miller scored 11 points apiece, while Dwight O'Neil grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.

Fresno State endured a brutal first half, shooting just 8-of-31 from the floor, as Nevada jumped out to a 31-19 lead.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 13 four minutes into the second half, but Nevada responded with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to five. A jumper by Fresno State's Brandon Webster made it a 49-46 game with 9:29 to play, but the Bulldogs could draw no closer the rest of the way.

Fresno State shot just 33.3 percent for the game. Nevada will square off with third-seeded New Mexico State in the semifinals Friday night at 10:30 p.m.

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Kyle Singler had 20 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds, as fourth-ranked Duke topped No. 9 Purdue, 76-60, to remain unbeaten in the history of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Jon Scheyer also scored 20 and Nolan Smith contributed 12 points for Duke (8-0), which has won all 10 of its games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It's been a tremendous history of success for Duke against the Big Ten. The Blue Devils are 62-23 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten, having won seven straight such contests. Robbie Hummel had 15 points for Purdue (5-2), which was coming off an overtime loss in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at the hands of Oklahoma. JaJuan Johnson contributed 12 points and E'Twaun Moore netted 10 before fouling out. The Boilermakers, who were riddled with foul trouble, shot 37.3 percent from the field. That included a 2-of-13 effort from three-point range.


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