March 20, 2026, 1:03 p.m. PT
Nevada will attempt to advance to the quarterfinals of the NIT when the Wolf Pack hosts Liberty in a second-round NIT males’s basketball recreation on Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.
Tip-off is ready for six p.m.
Nevada bought an enormous second-half effort to beat Murray State, 89-75, on Wednesday in a first-round recreation.
The winner of the Nevada-Liberty recreation will face the winner of the Auburn-Seattle University recreation (3:30 p.m. Sunday; TV- ESPN2).
If Auburn wins Sunday, the No. 1 seed Tigers would host a quarterfinal recreation on both Tuesday or Wednesday. If Auburn loses to Seattle U on Sunday, and No. 2 seed Nevada wins, the Wolf Pack might host the quarterfinal recreation.
How to watch Nevada vs. Liberty
Liberty (26-7; 17-3 CUSA) at Nevada (23-12; 12-8 MW)
- When: 6 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Lawlor Events Center
- TV/Stream: ESPN-Plus (Play-by-play Derek Jones; Analyst: John Williams)
- Radio: 95.5 KNEV (Play-by-play: John Ramey; Analyst: Nick Fazekas)
- Tickets:nevadawolfpack.evenue.net
- Line: Nevada favored by 7.5
Last day out
Nevada beat Murray State 89-75 on Wednesday to advance.
As a group, the Pack shot 51 % from the sphere, 33 % from three, and 89 % from the free-throw line. Vaughn Weems led the Pack offense with 23 factors, and grabbing 5 rebounds. Corey Camper Jr. scored 17 factors and was one rebound quick of a profession excessive with eight.
Elijah Price led the Wolf Pack with 13 rebounds, 12 on the defensive finish. He additionally had three steals, whereas Kaleb Lowery had two.
Nevada had simply 5 turnovers whereas forcing 15 from the Racers, and outscored Murray State in factors off turnovers (24-5), factors in the paint (44-28), second-chance factors (12-9) and fast-break factors (17-9).
This is the primary assembly between the Nevada Wolf Pack and the Liberty Flames.
Liberty completed 17-3 in Conference USA common season, incomes the outright common season title in the league for a second straight 12 months.
Zach Cleveland earned Conference USA Player of the Year, whereas head coach Ritchie McKay garnered CUSA Coach of the Year, together with 4 complete All-CUSA performers and an All-Defensive group member.
About Liberty
Nevada head coach Steve Alford mentioned Liberty ought to have obtained an invite to the NCAA Tournament. The Flames received Conference USA’s common season by three video games.
“We know we have a really, really good basketball team coming in here Saturday,” Alford mentioned. “We’ve got a really tough matchup with Liberty.”
Liberty broke a tie recreation with 1:18 left to beat George Mason 77-71 on Tuesday in their first-round NIT recreation.
The recreation was tied at 67 with 1:18 to play in the sport, however the Flames scored 10 of the subsequent 12 factors to shut out their second-ever NIT victory and second victory over an A-10 foe this season.
Liberty improved to 26-7 total. It was the Flames’ eleventh highway win of the 12 months.
For Liberty in Tuesday’s win, Josh Smith, making his first begin since Dec. 16, turned in his finest efficiency in a Flames jersey with a season-high 23 factors together with 9 rebounds. Smith was 7-of-9 from the sphere, 2-of-2 from three-point territory and 7-of-8 from the foul line. Brett Decker Jr. added 17 factors, and Zander Carter notched profession highs in factors (10) and rebounds (6).
The Flames common 78.1 factors per recreation whereas Nevada averages 76.3.
The Flames common 10,6 3-pointers per recreation whereas the Wolf Pack averages 6.6
Liberty University is a personal, evangelical Christian college in Lynchburg, Virginia, based in 1971.
