Men's Basketball: Babbitt leads Nevada to 88-82 win over Boise State

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Luke Babbitt had 29 points and 10 rebounds and to lead Nevada to an 88-82 victory over Boise State on Wednesday night.


Brandon Fields added 21 points for Nevada (12-7, 4-2 Western Athletic Conference), which has won 4 of its last five games.


The loss was the seventh in a row for Boise State (9-11, 0-7).


After Daequon Montreal's basket with 8:24 left pulled the Broncos to within 63-61, the Wolf Pack scored the next eight points. Four came on free throws after Boise State's Kurt Cunningham was called for a foul and an ensuing technical foul for slamming the basketball to the court.


Nevada led 76-64 before Boise State trimmed the lead to five. Babbitt then scored five straight points to push the lead back to 81-69 with 2:08 left.


Robert Arnold led Boise State with 21 points, Anthony Thomas added 19 and Ike Okoye had 16 and 13 rebounds.