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Preseason starts against Victory U
J.R. Oppenheim | October 31It’s time for the UNM men’s basketball team to face an opponent in a different uniform.
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‘Bigs’ are key in Lobo offense
J.R. Oppenheim | October 24If the UNM men’s basketball team sticks with its plans to run four-guard lineups, backcourt play will be on display early and often throughout the season.
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Basketball poll results released
J.R. Oppenheim | October 23Some UNM men’s basketball players said they have embraced an underdog role for the upcoming season. Media members covering the Mountain West Conference gave them that bulletin board material.
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Basketball tickets to be distributed Monday
Staff Report | October 19Student ticket distribution for UNM men’s and women’s home basketball games will begin on Monday, the UNM athletic department announced Thursday.
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Lobos skip scrimmage to start season injury-free
Thomas Romero-Salas | October 15Last season, the UNM women’s basketball team suffered more than its fair share of injuries.
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Guard-heavy squad looks to improve on last year’s victories
J.R. Oppenheim | October 15The beginning of basketball season is a lot like Christmas time — sometimes it’s surprising how quickly it arrives each year. ‘Tis the season.
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Opener gets airtime on ESPN
Thomas Romero-Salas | August 29The Lobo men’s basketball team will face stiffer competition in its out-of-conference schedule this season.
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Loss of Neal would be a blow to men’s basketball
Cesar Davila | April 16The men’s basketball program dodged a bullet. Lobo associate head coach Craig Neal did not land the Colorado State head coaching position last week, which means he’ll stay at UNM — for now.
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2013 will be a year of sweeps
Cesar Davila | March 23The Sweet 16 curse continues, but not for long.
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Baylor bashes Colorado 80-63
Nathan Farmer | March 17Colorado had no answer for Baylor’s Brady Heslip. Heslip hit nine 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as No.3 Baylor knocked off No.11 Colorado 80-63 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at The Pit. The Buffaloes were winning 57-56 with 9:39 remaining then Baylor went on a 24-to-7 run to close out the game. Baylor head coach Scott Drew said the run to close out the game was crucial to his sides victory. “I was very proud of the second half, especially the last 10 minutes how we clamped down on the defensive end,” he said.
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Wisconsin staves off Vanderbilt 60-57
Nathan Farmer | March 17Down two with six seconds left, Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins put up a 3-pointer that would win his team the game, but it didn’t go in. No.4 Wisconsin came out with the 60-57 victory over No.5 Vanderbilt in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at The Pit. Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan said his team was lucky Jenkins missed that last second shot. “That was as wide open of a shot that we gave up all game,” Ryan said.
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UNM loses 3rd round of NCAA tournament to Louisville 59-56
Cesar Davila | March 17In a one point game with 4:47 left in the first half, shades of 2010 seemed to come back to haunt the men’s basketball team. Fifth-seeded UNM lost to fourth-seeded Louisville 59-56 in the third round of the NCAA tournament in Portland, Ore. Two years ago, Lobo captain Dairese Gary suffered a torn ACL injury against BYU in the seminfinals of the MWC tournament. Saturday, Gordon went down with a similar injury after senior forward A.J.
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No. 11 Colorado wins first NCAA tournament game in 15 years
Nathan Farmer | March 15UNLV was close to a come back, but the 20 point lead it spotted Colorado was too much to overcome. No.11 Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in 15 years when it upset No.5 UNLV 68-64 Thursday night at The Pit. The Buffaloes had a 20 point lead with 15:05 remaining, but UNLV went on a 22-4 run to cut the lead to two with 3:51 remaining but CU held on to win. CU was spurred on by a 16-5 run to open the contest and was never behind in the game. “We did just enough,” Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said.
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Baylor snatches victory from Jackrabbits
Cesar Davila | March 15No. 14 seed South Dakota State threw its hardest punch at third-seeded Baylor Thursday night at the Pit — unfortunately for the Jackrabbits it’s the only one that landed. South Dakota State led 19-7 after Nate Wolter hit a jumper with 13:23 left in the half. But the Bears’ speed, size and athleticism was too much as they took over and controlled the rest of the game beating the Jackrabbits 68-60 Thursday night at the Pit. “They came out there swinging, knocking down open shots, knocking down contested threes,” Bears’ guard Pierre Jackson said.
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Men's basketball defense locks up victory against Long Beach
Cesar Davila | March 15Down 61-59 with 4:43 left in the game, sophomore guard Kendall Williams launched the most important three-pointer of his short career — it hit the back of the rim and bounced in. Williams’ running one-handed floater a couple minutes later with a two-point lead and clutch free throws from Freshman Hugh Greenwood and Senior forward Drew Gordon put the game away. The No.
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Vanderbilt beats Harvard 79-70
Nathan Farmer | March 15No.5 Vanderbilt comfortably beat No.12 Harvard 79-70 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the Pit thanks to 27 points from John Jenkins. Vanderbilt had an 18-point lead in the second half with 8:32 left but Harvard chipped away at the deficit to 71-65 with 1:01 remaining but the Commandeers made their free-throws down the stretch to take the game. Vanderbilt’s had lost three straight NCAA tournament games to lower seeds and head coach Kevin Stallings said the win was an important step forward for the program.
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Badgers smack down Grizzlies in 73-49 game
Cesar Davila | March 15New Mexico has been a part of Montana’s last two NCAA tournament appearances — and both have ended badly. Two years ago, the Montana Grizzlies’ tourney run ended in the their first game, against the Lobos; this year it ended at New Mexico’s home court.
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No. 5 men's basketball NCAA bound, play No. 12 Long Beach State
Cesar Davila | March 11The men’s basketball team is going dancing again. The Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament champion Lobos received a No.
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Men's basketball beats SDSU 68-59 for MWC victory
Cesar Davila | March 10The two Mountain West regular season champs squared off Saturday for conference supremacy — and it wasn’t close until the very end. The men’s basketball team made 12-of-18 free throws in the last 2:44 of the game to hold on to a 68-59 win over No.
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Women's basketball falls to SDSU in MWC title
Nathan Farmer | March 10The women’s basketball MWC run is over. UNM’s fairy tale run in the MWC tournament came to an end Saturday in the final against San Diego State, 57-43. The Lobos were the seven seed but pulled off upset wins over University of Las-Vegas and Boise State to reach the championship game, but one seeded SDSU was just too good. “It was a tough loss,” senior forward Porche Torrance said.
