Nevada Wins WAC

Nevada beat Utah State 70-63 in the WAC championship to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

Nick Fazekas had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Marcelus Kemp hit a key 3-pointer with 46 seconds left in overtime to help the Wolf Pack (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today; No. 21 AP) beat Utah State.

Mo Charlo added 14 points and the Wolf Pack (27-5) made 10 of 12 free throws in the overtime to seal the win. Nevada has won 14 straight games, the second longest streak in the nation to Gonzaga's 18.

Date
Sun 03/12/06, 3:33 pm EST

Source

 * http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=260702440