The 8-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack and the 9-seeded New Mexico Lobos tipped off the Mountain West Tournament Wednesday inside Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Wednesday’s opening round matchup pitted two of the conference’s best backcourt duos against one another. For Nevada, it was Grant Sherfield and Desmond Cambridge; on the other side, it was Jamal Mashburn Jr. (son of Jamal Mashburn Sr.) and speedy guard Jaelen House (son of Eddie House). Each of the four aforementioned guards were named to the All-Mountain West third team nearly 24 hours prior.
The former came out on top; behind a stout performance from Sherfield, the Wolf Pack bested the Lobos, 79-72, advancing them to the quarterfinal round to the tournament on Thursday.