Sherfield leads Nevada past Pepperdine 79-66
RENO, Nev. -- — Grant Sherfield had 24 points and 10 assists as Nevada beat Pepperdine 79-66 on Tuesday night. Desmond Cambridge Jr. added 21 points for the Wolf Pack. Cambridge Jr. also had six rebounds.
The Wolf Pack was without coach Steve Alford, who tested positive for COVID-19 before the game and will isolate for 10 days. He will miss Nevada's Texas road trip for games at North Texas and UT Arlington. Assistant coach Kory Barnett is serving as acting head coach.
Warren Washington had 13 points and eight rebounds for Nevada (4-4).
Mike Mitchell Jr. had 12 points for the Waves (2-7), who have now lost five games in a row. Houston Mallette added 10 points. Keith Fisher III had eight rebounds.
Jan Zidek, who was second on the Waves in scoring coming into the matchup with 12.0 points per game, shot only 14 percent in the game (1 of 7).
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Game Information
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Nevada | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UNLV | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Utah State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Air Force | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
San José State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |