The offense was pretty consistent the remainder of the game, as the Blue Jays would score 18 in the 2nd quarter, 14 in the 3rd, and finished the game with 18 points in the final quarter of the game to win 67-47.
The Nevada defense did a great job keeping a very athletic team from getting on big scoring runs, as they kept the Hornets under 50 points. "When our defense is locked in they can be very difficult to score against," Coach Eddie Beck said after the Blue Jays win. Great on-ball defense from Keyonte Wingfield, Coleman, and Kobe Hughey. In the paint, Brogan Rhodes did a great job, drawing three charges throughout the game, Monti Mixon continues to be a big-time rim protector, and Caleb Moss does a great job flying around, diving for loose balls, and really just being an excellent defender. "When you hustle and get after it good things happen and that is what Caleb Moss gives you on the court," Beck said as he spoke on Moss' performance on Thursday.
The Blue Jays offense was led by Kav Coleman, as he finished the night with 23 points, 18 of which came in the first half. Coleman knocked down 5 3's in the game. Kobe Hughey scored 9 points and did a great job dishing out assists, including a nice lob to Coleman in the first quarter. Freshman Monti Mixon scored 8 points, Justin Myrick added 6 points, Caleb Moss and Rico Aparicio each scored 5, and Brogan Rhodes and Keyonte Wingfield each scored 4 points.
"Feels good to get a win, we had to shake off a little rust early but once we got rolling we played pretty well, Justin came in got us going and once we saw those go in we got going. Defensively once they focus in we're a tough team to get going against," Eddie Beck said after game.
Nevada is now sitting at 6-1 in conference play and will travel to Oden next Tuesday for another conference matchup.

