ANALYSIS: Steve Alford returns to The Pit, where he won four regular season conference championships as head coach of New Mexico, now leading a Nevada team that, like the current Lobos, are battling to build an NCAA Tournament at-large resume. Alford has not coached against his former team in this building since Feb. 2020, so the atmosphere should be electric and the matchup has plenty of buzz since the first meeting ended with a 97-94 double overtime win for the Wolf Pack. That game had some pace to it, as this total could have hit in regulation before the game went to the first overtime tied 78-78.