Basketball Recap: Basic Takes a Loss

After flying high against Chaparral on Friday, Basic came back down to earth. The Wolves fell 80-68 to the Las Vegas Wildcats on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Wildcats are ranked 12th).

Kenny Williams

Points

01/10/26 vs Las Vegas	39
01/09/26 vs Chaparral	33
01/06/26 @ Boulder City	27
12/30/25 vs Sunny Hills	22

Despite the loss, Basic still got an impressive performance from Kenny Williams, who shot 78% from beyond the arc en route to 39 points and seven boards. The contest was Williams' fourth in a row with at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kekuda Swarray, who posted five points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.

Las Vegas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jakhai Jones led the charge by going 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points along with six assists and six boards. What's more, Jones racked up six steals, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Jacory Boyce was another key player, shooting 67% from the field on his way to 12 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.

Basic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Las Vegas, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Basic and Las Vegas will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Wolves are set to challenge their familiar foe Sports Leadership & Management at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Las Vegas will square off against rival Eldorado at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.