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Pack Outgun Aggies in WAC Shootout

By Brad James

Published on November 02, 2007 at 10:33PM

LAS CRUCES, N.M.-Colin Kaepernick had 378 all-purpose yards accounting for all five of Nevada’s touchdowns and Luke Lippincott rushed for 144 more yards as the Nevada Wolf Pack held off the New Mexico State Aggies, 40-38 Friday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium in a game which featured a combined 1,038 yards of offense. The win drew the Wolf Pack to within one victory of bowl eligibility but it was a hard-fought fight until the end. New Mexico State was led by QB Chase Holbrook who in his proficient performance (34-48, 408 yards, 4 TD’s) kept the Pack defense on their heels throughout the evening. Early on, it looked as if Nevada would blow the game open as they took a 20-10 lead going into the locker room at halftime. However, in a madcap second half, the lead changed hands six times until Nevada finally wrested it back when Kapernick hit wideout Mike McCoy on a 31-yard strike with a minute left in regulation. The Aggies still had a pulse as Holbrook adroitly used the clock and swiftly moved them into field goal range. Nevertheless, their hopes were dashed when Paul Young missed a 44-yard kick horrifically with three seconds left in regulation. With the win, the Pack now have a bye to prepare for nationally-ranked and potential BCS buster Hawaii, whom they host in two weeks at Reno, Nev. A win over the Warriors would for all intents and purposes ensure the Pack a berth in a bowl game.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
Wolf Pack...........  6 14  0 20  - 40       Record: (5-4,3-2)
Aggies..............  0 10 14 14  - 38       Record: (4-6,1-4)
Scoring Summary:                                                           NEVADA - NMXICOST
1st 07:19 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 34 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:17         3 - 0
    03:42 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 41 yd field goal
                                            6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:38         6 - 0
2nd 08:09 NEVADA - Adam Bishop 5 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                           14 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:14        13 - 0
    03:25 NMXICOST - Paul Young 37 yd field goal
                                           13 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:44        13 - 3
    01:57 NEVADA - Marko Mitchell 64 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            3 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:28        20 - 3
    00:32 NMXICOST - Tonny Glynn 6 yd run (Paul Young kick)
                                            8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:25        20 - 10
3rd 07:25 NMXICOST - Kenneth Buckley 35 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                             1 play, 50 yards, TOP 0:07        20 - 17
    00:46 NMXICOST - A.J. Harris 8 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:29        20 - 24
4th 14:47 NEVADA - Colin Kaepernic 31 yd run (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:59        27 - 24
    10:06 NMXICOST - Kenneth Buckley 21 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            2 plays, 66 yards, TOP 0:22        27 - 31
    07:13 NEVADA - Colin Kaepernic 35 yd run (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:53        34 - 31
    03:38 NMXICOST - A.J. Harris 32 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:52        34 - 38
    01:00 NEVADA - Mike McCoy 31 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick failed)
                                           10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:38        40 - 38
FIRST DOWNS...................       25       29
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   47-292   31-101
PASSING YDS (NET).............      237      408
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  28-15-1  48-34-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   75-529   79-509
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-39      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     6-87     6-88
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      1-9
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-22.5   4-43.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............    10-93     8-65
Possession Time...............    33:12    26:48
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-15      2-6
NEVADA NMXICOST
RUSHING: Wolf Pack-Luke Lippincott 30-144; Colin Kaepernic 12-141; Brandon
Fragger 2-5; Vai Tua 3-2. Aggies-Justine Buries 14-67; Tonny Glynn 8-28;
Jeremiah Willia 2-11; Weston Neiman 1-2; A.J. Harris 1-0; Chase Holbrook
5-minus 7.
PASSING: Wolf Pack-Colin Kaepernic 15-28-1-237. Aggies-Chase Holbrook
34-48-0-408.
RECEIVING: Wolf Pack-Marko Mitchell 6-132; Mike McCoy 3-56; Adam Bishop
2-20; Luke Lippincott 2-6; Kyle Sammons 1-18; Talaiasi Puloka 1-5.
Aggies-Derek Dubois 10-86; A.J. Harris 9-127; Kenneth Buckley 5-115; Chris
Buckner 3-28; Brandon Allen 2-22; Nick Cleaver 2-9; Weston Neiman 1-18;
Justine Buries 1-3; Spencer Diaz 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS: Wolf Pack-None. Aggies-Davon House 1-9.
Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadi  Attendance: 12000
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 9:46      Total elapsed time: 3:46
Officials: Referee: Sean McDonough; Umpire: Chris Spielman;
Linesman: Rob Stone; Line judge: Erin Andrews; Back judge: Lisa Salters;
Field judge: Bonnie Bernstei; Side judge: Reece Davis; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 65        Wind: None      Weather: Nice and pleasant
Wolf Pack vs Aggies (Nov 02, 2007 at Las Cruces, N.M.)
SACKS (UA-A): Wolf Pack-Mundrae Clifton 1-0; Ezra Butler 1-0; Dontay Moch
1-0. Aggies-Rhyan Anderson 0-1; Jared Naylor 0-1; Sioeli Fakalata 0-1;
Michael Brewer 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Wolf Pack-Jerome Johnson 5-6; Ezra Butler 4-3; Kevin Basped
3-2; Kevin Porter 3-2; Justin Jackson 3-1; Devon Walker 3-1; Paul Pratt 2-2;
Andy McIntosh 3-0; Ryan Coulson 2-1; Shannon Sevor 2-1; Uche Anyanwu 1-2;
Mike Gallett 2-0; Nick Fuhr 2-0; Matt Hines 2-0; Mundrae Clifton 1-1; Jeremy
Engstrom 1-0; Dontay Moch 1-0; Greg Hall 1-0; Kevin Grimes 0-1; Mike Samples
0-1. Aggies-Dante Floyd 5-4; Brandon McKinne 4-3; Alex Bernard 4-3; Chris
Nwoko 2-5; Derrick Richard 4-2; Sioeli Fakalata 2-2; Michael Brewer 0-4;
Derek Hinkley 2-1; Skyler Sargent 1-2; Maurice Murray 1-2; Jared Naylor 0-3;
Davon House 2-0; Chris Woods 1-1; Kramer Winingha 1-0; Jamar Cotton 1-0;
Ryan Jastram 1-0; Spencer Diaz 0-1; La'Auli Fonoti 0-1; Rhyan Anderson 0-1;
Ray Manumaleuna 0-1; Boyblue Aoelua 0-1; Scott Galland 0-1.

Durant Brilliant, but Suns Shine Brighter

By Brad James

Published on November 02, 2007 at 12:06AM

SEATTLE-Kevin Durant had a game-high 27 points in only his second NBA game, but it wasn’t enough as the Phoenix Suns won going away, 106-99 over Durant’s SuperSonics Thursday evening at Key Arena. The SuperSonics had great success in the first half as Durant had 18 of his points while Damien Wilkins hit a burzzer-beating three pointer to give Seattle a 58-55 lead at intermission. Nevertheless, the Suns turned the tide late in the third quarter when former Dixie State star Marcus Banks hit four successive three-pointers to open up an 82-77 lead early in the fourth period which Phoenix would not relinquish. Additionally, the Suns received double-figure scoring performances from all starters, except for Raja Bell with Amare Stoudemire leading the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds. New Suns starter Grant Hill acclimated nicely into the Phoenix attack as he amassed a respectable 13 points and six rebounds, while floor general Steve Nash had 18 points and 12 assists for the Suns. In addition to Durant’s production, the SuperSonics also benefited from the performance of Chris Wilcox who had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Seattle. In other NBA action Thursday, Houston humbled Utah, 106-95, and Detroit smacked Miami, 91-80