Nevada plays Liberty in NIT matchup

Liberty Flames (26-7, 17-4 CUSA) at Nevada Wolf Pack (23-12, 14-9 MWC)

Reno, Nevada; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Nevada and Liberty play in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Wolf Pack are 14-9 against MWC opponents and 9-3 in non-conference play. Nevada ranks sixth in the MWC with 22.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Elijah Price averaging 6.0.

The Flames are 17-4 in CUSA play. Liberty is 7-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Nevada scores 76.3 points, 5.9 more per game than the 70.4 Liberty allows. Liberty scores 6.4 more points per game (78.1) than Nevada allows (71.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tayshawn Comer is averaging 11.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Wolf Pack. Corey Camper Jr. is averaging 15.6 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 40.0% over the last 10 games.

Brett Decker Jr. is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Flames. Kaden Metheny is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wolf Pack: 6-4, averaging 76.7 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.

Flames: 6-4, averaging 75.5 points, 24.4 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.