Box Score

RENO, Nev. - Nevada (5-3, 4-1 WAC) parlayed two Hawai'i turnovers into touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat the Warriors, 38-28, Saturday at Mackey Stadium. Warrior receiver Davone Bess caught for a career-high 171 yards and one touchdown while quarterback Colt Brennan threw for 409 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

Running back Nate Ilaoa got Hawai'i (3-6, 3-4 WAC) on the board first with a 3-yard touchdown run, but the PAT was blocked, allowing the Wolf Pack to take the lead on the conversion after Caleb Spencer caught an 11-yard pass from Jeff Rowe.

Early in the second quarter, Brennan began at his own 1-yard line and tossed an 87-yard strike to Ross Dickerson. It was the fourth-longest pass play in UH football history. Four plays later, Brennan completed a 4-yard pass to Dickerson on fourth-and-goal, and a two-point conversion to Jordan Slye to put the Warriors ahead, 14-7.

Nevada scored 10 points in the second quarter to take a 17-14 lead at the break.

The Wolf Pack added a touchdown on its first possession out of the locker room, a 14-yard catch by Spencer. But Hawai'i answered with a 74-yard drive, capped by a 22-yard touchdown pass from Brennan to Ryan Grice-Mullen to make it 24-21 Nevada midway through the third quarter.

The Warriors threatened to take the lead on their next possession, but Brennan's pass to a wide-open Grice-Mullen for an apparent touchdown bounced off his chest and fell to the ground.

Nevada got the ball in Warrior territory after Ilaoa fumbled, and eight plays later, added a 6-yard touchdown run by B.J. Mitchell to take a 31-21 lead with 11:34 to play. Mitchell finished with 150 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

Brennan's attempt to mount a comeback resulted in an interception by Joe Garcia, giving the Wolf Pack the ball inside Warrior territory for the second time in as many possessions.

After Rowe scored on a 2-yard run, Brennan orchestrated an 87-yard drive capped by a 24-yard touchdown pass to Bess to cut the Nevada lead to 10 with 6:52 left on the clock. Nevada managed to run out the clock on its next possession to seal the victory.

Dickerson finished with five catches for 110 yards, his second 100-yard game this season. Linebacker Solomon Elimimian led all players with 10 tackles.

The Warriors return home for the final three games of the season, beginning with Utah State on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. at Aloha Stadium.

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