Tigers wrap up nonconference play at Nevada

RENO, Nev. -- Missouri will try to close out its nonconference schedule a perfect 4-0 tonight against a winless Nevada team that's been plagued by turnovers in lopsided losses at Notre Dame and Colorado State.

"We continue to shoot ourselves in the foot," said Nevada coach Chris Ault, whose patented pistol offense turned over the ball five times in a 35-20 loss at Fort Collins last week after a 35-0 drubbing by the Irish. Nevada is 0-2.

"It's obvious we've got to get better and we've got to get better quick, especially against a team like Missouri," said Ault, who's within two wins of his 200th career victory. "They are playing very well."

Missouri (3-0) hits the road for the first time this year against a Wolf Pack squad that began the season pegged as the best bet to have a chance of knocking off No. 8 Boise State for the Western Athletic Conference title.

Tigers coach Gary Pinkel said he expects to see a different Nevada team in the 8 p.m. matchup on ESPN at Mackay Stadium, where the Wolf Pack are 22-8 since the winningest coach in school history returned to the sidelines for a third stint in 2004.

"We'll get their A game," Pinkel said. "They're a better football team than what their record's shown. From an exposure standpoint, it's the only college game on national television [today]. It is a huge plus for both programs."