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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Tahoe Blue Event Center, Stateline, NV · attendance 3,323 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Nevada edged Saint Mary's 96-95

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Nevada edged Saint Mary's 96-95 at Tahoe Blue Event Center.

Vaughn Weems led Nevada with 33 points and 4 3-pointers. Joshua Dent had 30 points and 5 3-pointers for Saint Mary's. Elijah Price led all players with 11 rebounds for Nevada.

Nevada had 46 points in the paint to Saint Mary's's 26. Saint Mary's covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 4.1 points.

Scoring · Nevada: Vaughn Weems 33, Styles Phipps 25, Elijah Price 11, Peter Bandelj 10, Keyon Kensie Jr. 9, Peyton White 4, Myles Walker 2, Simon Majok 1, TJ Coulter 1. Saint Mary's: Joshua Dent 30, Mantas Juzenas 24, Jeremy Dent-Smith 20, Vangelis Zougris 6, Thomas Ndong 6, Darius Bivins 5, Jazz Gardner 4.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SMC 76, NEV 73model score

+3.1model spread (home)

149.2model total

4.1points off the final margin

UnderdogSMC +1.54.6 Won Over 146.52.7 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-1.5	146.5	-125	105	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +1 (home) ATS SMC covered Total 191 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SMC	3	142	1	same
NEV	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	SMC	NEV
FG	33-76	34-59
FG%	43	58
3PT	13-35	5-11
3P%	37	45
FT	16-19	23-36
FT%	84	64
Rebounds	38	38
Offensive rebounds	12	5
Defensive rebounds	26	33
Assists	17	24
Steals	7	7
Blocks	1	2
Turnovers	10	12
Points off turnovers	15	19
Fast break points	13	15
Points in paint	26	46
Fouls	25	17
Largest lead	9	10
Possessions (est.)	83.0	83.1
Points per 100 possessions	114.4	115.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Saint Mary's Gaels

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Joshua Dent G	43	30	10-17	5-8	5-5	0	2	5	3	2	0	2
Mantas Juzenas G	41	24	7-18	5-13	5-7	1	8	4	0	1	0	2
Vangelis Zougris F	22	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	7	2	3	0	1	5
Rory Hawke G	20	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2
Jazz Gardner C	13	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2
Jeremy Dent-Smith	31	20	7-15	3-9	3-3	1	1	2	2	3	0	5
Thomas Ndong	28	6	3-9	0-0	0-0	5	8	0	0	0	0	1
Darius Bivins	20	5	1-3	0-0	3-4	0	0	2	0	1	0	5
Kevin Gad	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Fennell	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Trent MacLean	DNP
Jalen Lewis	DNP
Flynn Pavely	DNP
Salih Altuntas	DNP
Cooper Lewis	DNP
Sam Curvy	DNP

Nevada Wolf Pack

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Elijah Price F	38	11	4-11	0-0	3-5	1	11	3	3	2	0	3
Vaughn Weems G	35	33	12-20	4-8	5-6	0	5	1	0	3	1	4
Peter Bandelj G	31	10	3-6	0-1	4-5	1	2	6	1	0	0	2
Styles Phipps G	31	25	10-12	1-2	4-6	0	3	5	2	1	0	5
Simon Majok C	12	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Peyton White	26	4	0-1	0-0	4-6	2	3	1	1	1	0	1
Keyon Kensie Jr.	18	9	4-6	0-0	1-3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Myles Walker	14	2	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	2	5	2	0	0	2
Cedric Lath	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TJ Coulter	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	2	3	1	0	0	0
SJ Madison	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kade Snyder	DNP
Hudson Lucas	DNP
John Mattingly	DNP