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Nevada, Liberty play in NIT

By The Associated Press

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 is fifth in the MWC with 14.3 assists per game led by Tayshawn Comer averaging 3.5.

The Flames are 17-4 against CUSA teams. Liberty scores 78.1 points and has outscored opponents by 7.7 points per game.

Nevada is shooting 44.1% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 45.0% Liberty allows to opponents. Liberty has shot at a 51.3% clip from the field this season, 7.4 percentage points higher than the 43.9% shooting opponents of Nevada have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: 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 past 10 games.

Brett Decker Jr. is averaging 16.8 points for the Flames. Zach Cleveland is averaging 13.4 points 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.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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