The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team faces the Wyoming Cowboys in a quarterfinal of the 2020 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 5.

Wyoming defeated Nevada 74-71.

No. 3 seed Nevada went to 19-12 overall. No. 11 seed Wyoming improved to 9-23 overall.

Here are highlights from the game.

Wyoming celebrates victory

Members of the Wyoming men's basketball team celebrate its 74-71 win against Nevada.

Kwane Marble II bank shot

Wyoming guard Kwane Marble II drove and banked a layup for a 70-66 lead with 1:09 left in the second half.

Kwane Marble II 3-pointer

Wyoming guard Kwane Marble II hit a left-corner 3-pointer to give Wyoming a 62-61 lead with 4:39 left in the second half.

Kwane Marble II three-point play

Wyoming guard Kwane Marble II drove for a layup and three-point play that cut the Nevada lead to 58-52, once Marble made his free throw, with 8:16 left in the second half.

Jazz Johnson jumper in the lane

Nevada Wolf Pack guard Jazz Johnson almost fell, but caught his balance and hit a jumper for a 52-44 Nevada lead with 14:17 left in the second half.

Nisre Zouzoua 3-pointer

Nevada guard Nisre Zouzoua hit a right-corner 3-pointer to put the Wolf Pack up 43-33 with 1:02 left in the first half.

Lindsey Drew drives for layup

Nevada Wolf Pack guard Lindsey Drew drove through traffic for a layup that put Nevada up 18-17 with 10:08 left in the first half.

Jazz Johnson 3-pointer

Nevada guard Jazz Johnson hit a right-wing 3-pointer for an 11-6 Nevada lead with 16:06 left in the first half.

Lindsey Drew 3-pointer

Nevada Wolf Pack guard Lindsey Drew started Nevada's scoring with a right-corner 3-pointer. It put Nevada up 3-2 with 19:17 left in the first half.

Trevon Taylor dunk for first basket

Wyoming sophomore Trevon "TJ" Taylor opened the scoring with a putback dunk. It put Wyoming 2-0 with 19:31 left in the first half.

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Steve Alford is the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball coach. Allen Edwards is the Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball head coach.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.