The Nevada men’s basketball team earned its best win of the season on Saturday by beating Northern Iowa 55-52 in Cedar Falls. The Wolf Pack had been horrible on the road this seasons, but dominated a Panthers team that will compete for the Missouri Valley Conference championship.

JaVale McGee was dominant in the post with 12 rebounds and 7 blocks. I guess the Nick Fazekas comparisons are inevitable, but they’re not really fair. McGee is a defensive force while Fazekas, obviously, was an offensive player. McGee flat out owned the post today. Panthers guards were looking for him as soon as he penetrated.

Junior guard Lyndale Burleson played really well in his first game of the season after being ineligible this fall. Burleson made a couple outside shots and scored eight points, but his big contributions come on the defensive end. He really solidifies the Wolf Pack’s backcourt rotation, and freshman point guard Armon Johnson won’t have to log quite so many minutes anymore.

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