New Mexico’s “Drive for Five” is complete. Remaining in first place from wire to wire, the No. 14 Lobos captured the Mountain West regular-season title for the fourth time in five years.
He may not make any fashion runways or red carpet appearances wearing it, but Lobo men’s head coach Steve Alford likes a basketball net around his neck.
The No. 14 New Mexico men fared much better the second time around against San Diego State than during their previous matchup, capturing a 70-60 victory over the Aztecs Wednesday night at The Pit.
Kendall Williams may come off as cocky and arrogant, even on the basketball court.
Kendall Williams’ stat line from Saturday night reads like this: 46 points, five rebounds and four assists. New Mexico hasn’t seen a performance like that since the late 1970s.
Going into Saturday, the New Mexico women’s basketball team had not lost to Colorado State in The Pit since Jan. 6, 1998. The Lobos continued that record with a 71-56 trouncing over the Rams on Saturday.
Regardless of the outcome Saturday afternoon, the No. 16 New Mexico men’s basketball team will leave Fort Collins, Colo., leading the Mountain West Conference race.
The Mountain West Conference announced last week that its basketball tournament will stay at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. for the next three years.
In a battle between a potent offense and a stout defense, New Mexico’s defense won the day. The No. 19 Lobo men held Boise State, one of the best statistical teams in the Mountain West Conference
Men’s basketball head coach Steve Alford has repeatedly discussed the level of talent in the Mountain West Conference. This came up again Wednesday afternoon, hours before his No. 19 New Mexico Lobos took the court in Fresno, Calif.
For the second game in a row, the UNM women’s basketball team had a chance at stealing a game at the buzzer. But once again the Lobos came up short.
The No. 19 New Mexico men’s basketball team overcame an 11-point deficit in the first half on Wednesday night and captured a 54-48 road victory at Fresno State.
Despite a stagnant offense down the stretch, the UNM women’s basketball team still had one last chance to knock off UNLV.
Competing against a team desperate for a win, the No. 15 New Mexico men’s basketball team couldn’t maintain the three-game stretch of hot shooting.
With their Wednesday night home victory over Air Force, the No. 15 New Mexico men became the seventh team in the nation this season to reach the 20-win mark.
Once again, the No. 15 New Mexico men’s basketball team looks to cement itself as the top team in the Mountain West Conference title race.
It may have taken some time, but UNM women’s basketball coach Yvonne Sanchez feels her Lobos are coming into form.
Until Saturday night, Demetrius Walker hadn’t been spotted on the hard court often.
In his fifth start this year, Bairstow led the Lobo offense with 17 points, making five of his eight field goal attempts and seven of his 10 free throws.
In more ways than one, the UNM women’s basketball team could not successfully rebound against Wyoming Wednesday night at The Pit.
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