The first four minutes of Nevada’s game against Air Force on Wednesday summed up the entire night.
The Wolf Pack scored on five of its first six possessions, getting one bucket each from its five starters. On defense, Nevada swarmed Air Force into misses on five of its first six field-goal attempts.
It was that formula – balanced scoring and a suffocating defense – that led Nevada to a workmanlike 72-52 victory before 5,624 fans at Lawlor Events Center, with the Wolf Pack leading wire-to-wire. After Nevada beat Air Force by 23 points in Colorado Springs last month, this game was never in doubt, either.