Some call Stanford the “Harvard of the West” because of its reputation for high academic excellence, but New Mexico basketball fans hope that’s where the similarities end. The No. 7 seed Lobos open NCAA tournament play against the 10th-seeded Cardinal Friday at 11:40 a.m. MT in St. Louis, looking to avoid a repeat of last year’s stunning upset to Harvard.
sports@dailylobo.com @Liam_CE The New Mexico track and field team is accustomed to competing at a mile high above sea level. UNM sent four contestants to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at The Convention Center, a familiar place for each of the athletes.
“To win the conference was a big relief because as a coach you felt like you let them down a little bit not winning Saturday (March 8),” New Mexico coach Craig Neal said on Monday. “Now we start a new chapter, and our guys have been pretty resilient and played at a high level.” That chapter begins this week at the NCAA tournament.
Last season, New Mexico forward Cameron Bairstow didn’t know what it meant to be named to the Mountain West All-Tournament team. Now Bairstow knows fully well what it means to be the Mountain West Championships Tournament MVP. He won that award after the Lobos beat San Diego State 64-58 Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Over the last three years, but especially over the last three weeks, New Mexico and San Diego State have staked a claim as the premier rivalry in the Mountain West. Their season’s third meeting, this time for the tournament championship, didn’t disappoint. At the end, UNM cut down the nets at the Thomas & Mack Center for the third straight time.
New Mexico gets another crack at San Diego State for a Mountain West title. This time, it’ll be for the conference tournament crown. UNM, ranked No. 20 nationally, moved into the game following a narrow 70-67 victory over Boise State in Thursday night’s late semifinal. SDSU advanced following its win over UNLV.
LAS VEGAS — Whether it was man or zone, the Lobos have seen about every kind of defense an opponent can throw at them. So when Fresno State threw a full-court press over the course of Thursday night’s Mountain West Basketball quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center, the Lobos knew what to do.
Improvement takes time with a young team. Developing through the growing pains has been a focal point for the New Mexico baseball team thus far this season. Following an 8-5 loss to Arizona State University (8-6), head coach Ray Birmingham said that his team has been taking strides in terms of development
No. 20 New Mexico earned its first victory of the Mountain West Championships with a 93-77 win over Fresno State. San Diego State, UNLV and Boise State also advanced to Friday’s semifinals
Fresno State’s Mountain West Basketball Championship first-round game against Air Force resembled its regular-season. The Bulldogs were down early but came back to advance. Fresno State completed a late-game rally after trailing for much of the game and captured a 61-59 victory over the Falcons Wednesday evening at the Thomas & Mack Center.
LAS VEGAS – While it may sting to lose the regular-season title on the season’s final day, the New Mexico men have an opportunity to pursue another conference crown at this week’s Mountain West Basketball Championships.
The season long theme of close losses continued for the New Mexico women’s basketball team at the Mountain West tournament on Monday. UNM guard Antiesha Brown missed a game-tying 3-pointer with two seconds left to give Utah State a 69-66 victory over the Lobos in the opening game of the Mountain West Championship.
SAN DIEGO — A monumental collapse dropped the New Mexico men’s basketball team into the No. 2 seed for next week’s Mountain West Basketball Championships. The Lobos let a 16-point lead slip away at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Saturday, and San Diego State rallied for a 51-48 victory in the regular-season finale.
Timely hitting evaded the New Mexico baseball team against UNLV during Sunday’s 5-4 victory that took 12 innings to complete.
Confidence is a major component going into any tournament, let alone the Mountain West Conference Championships. The New Mexico women’s basketball team has struggled all season late in games, taking a toll on the team’s resilience.
Home games have provided a luxurious safe-haven for the New Mexico softball team after a horrific start to the season. UNM (7-14) completed its first sweep of the season and has won six of their last seven games at Lobo Field. Head coach Erica Beach said that coming home has done wonders to get the team back into the mentality that they need.
sports@dailylobo.com @ThomasRomeroS SAN DIEGO – Yes, it was a heart-wrenching loss. Yes, it was a breakdown of epic proportions. But New Mexico’s 51-48 loss at No.
A monumental collapse dropped the New Mexico men’s basketball team into the No. 2 seed for next week’s Mountain West Basketball Championships. The Lobos let a 16-point lead slip away at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Saturday, and San Diego State rallied for a 51-48 victory in the regular-season finale. UNM had won the last two MW regular-season crowns, including a share with SDSU in 2012.
Weeks ago San Diego State and New Mexico positioned themselves for a season-ending battle for the Mountain West regular-season men’s basketball title. Both sides accomplished their tasks and that showdown has come to fruition.
Emotions will be running high tonight on Bob King Court as the New Mexico women’s basketball team faces San Diego State in the team’s regular season finale at The Pit. The contest will be the last home game for seniors Sara Halasz and Deeva Vaughn.
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