RENO, Nevada — In the so-called Biggest Little City in the World, BYU tried to pull perhaps the biggest upset in the country on the opening night of the college basketball season Tuesday against No. 7 Nevada.
In a game plagued with an absurd amount of fouls, the Cougars had to play much of the second half without their star, forward Yoeli Childs, who was relegated to the bench due to foul trouble.
While BYU (0-1) kept things close during that stretch, the Wolf Pack pulled away from the Cougars, 86-70, in the season-opener for both teams in front of a sellout crowd at Lawlor Events Center.