National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nevada 76, Washington 73
When: 11:00 PM ET, Friday, December 2, 2011
Where: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Officials: # David Hall, # Dick Cartmell, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 4722
Where: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Officials: # David Hall, # Dick Cartmell, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 4722
Deonte Burton scored a career-high 31 points, including 16 of Nevada's final 21 points, as the Wolfpack upended visiting Washington 76-73 in overtime Friday.
Burton scored 11 consecutive Nevada points, including a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in regulation to tie it 66-66.
After Washington scored the first four points of overtime, Burton scored eight of the game's next nine points and his 3-pointer with 1:41 left gave Nevada (5-3) a 74-71 lead.
Burton also had six rebounds and six assists.
Terrence Ross scored six of Washington's eight points in overtime and finished with 18.
C.J. Wilcox, held without a point in the first half, and backup guard Tony Wroten scored 14 apiece for Washington (4-2)
Dario Hunt added eight points for Nevada and blocked two shots in overtime.
Top Game Performances
| Washington | Nevada | |
| Terrence Ross 18 | Scoring | Deonte Burton 31 |
| Abdul Gaddy 6 | Assists | Deonte Burton 6 |
| Aziz N'Diaye 12 | Rebounds | Dario Hunt 7 |
| Tony Wroten 6 | Free Throws Made | Deonte Burton 9 |
| Desmond Simmons 2 | Steals | Deonte Burton 1 |
| Aziz N'Diaye 4 | Blocks | Dario Hunt 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Washington | 73 | 44.8 | 6-21 | 15-19 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| Nevada | 76 | 42.2 | 7-19 | 15-25 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 |