UNR wins in BracketBuster
RENO -- Luke Babbitt's free throw with 1.8 seconds left helped UNR beat Virginia Commonwealth 71-70 in an ESPNU BracketBuster game Friday night.
VCU's Joey Rodriguez hit a 75-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer, but the Rams couldn't overcome the Wolf Pack's rally from nine points down with six minutes to play.
Babbitt and Brandon Fields had 15 points each to lead UNR (16-10). Malik Cooke and Armon Johnson scored 13 each.
Eric Maynor had 28 points for VCU (19-9), which led by as many as 10 points in the second half. UNR cut the lead to six with 9:27 left, but Wolf Pack coach Mark Fox was hit with two technical fouls and ejected with 8:20 to play.
