The Nevada Wolf Pack and the Hawaii Warriors meet in college basketball action from the Stan Sheriff Center on Sunday. Two one loss teams go at it here, can Nevada go to the Islands and take out the Warriors for their first home loss? Or will Nevada get swept away? Let’s dive in and find out with a Nevada vs. Hawaii prediction.

Nevada Team Preview

The Nevada Wolf Pack come into this game looking to build on a 72-55 win over Weber State last time out. Kenan Blackshear leads the Wolf Pack in scoring and assists with 16.2 PPG and 4.7 APG along with 5.8 RPG while Jarod Lucas has 16.1 PPG with 2.6 RPG and Nick Davidson has 10.2 PPG with 6.4 RPG to lead the Wolf Pack on the while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Nevada up to this point in the year. As a team, Nevada is averaging 79 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

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Hawaii Team Preview

The Hawaii Warriors come into this one on the heels of back-to-back wins after a 78-53 win over subdivision Hawaii Pacific last time out. Noel Coleman leads the Warriors in scoring with 16.9 PPG while Justin McKoy has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Warriors on the glass and Juan Munoz has 10.3 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Hawaii so far this season. Bernardo Da Silva has 9.8 PPG with 5.6 RPG and JoVon McClanahan has 9 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG to lead Hawaii in assists this season. As a team, Hawaii is averaging 79.5 PPG on 49.3% shooting from the field, 38.7% from three and 69.6% from the foul line this season. Hawaii will face Portland and CS Fullerton after this one.

Nevada vs. Hawaii prediction

I’m on Nevada here. It can always be a tough test to fly to the islands and compete, but while these two teams match up really well, and Hawaii does shoot a fairly better percentage than Nevada, the fact is that the Wolf Pack take care of the rock, ranking 17th in turnover percentage and they get to the free throw line at the 3rd-highest clip in the country. The Wolf Pack also have the better defense in my eyes as well so give me Nevada.