Antiesha Brown scored a game-high 21 points in 22 minutes, propelling the New Mexico women to a 72-59 victory over past UNLV in Mountain West Basketball Championships quarterfinals Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
New Mexico men’s basketball coach Steve Alford is in good spirits. His top-seeded Lobos are in the Mountain West Basketball Championship semifinals looking for their second straight tournament title. They’ll take on No. 4 seed San Diego State Friday at 7:05 p.m. MT.
The top seed New Mexico men, along with San Diego State, UNLV and Colorado State, are moving on to the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball Championships. Both semifinal contests will take place Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The top seed New Mexico men now know whom they will play in the Mountain West Basketball Championships: it’s Wyoming. The Cowboys advanced to second round after capturing an 85-81 victory over Nevada in Tuesday’s first round. Also, Nevada women move on with win vs. Air Force
Based on Wednesday night’s game, No. 12 New Mexico showed it’s not taking this week off. The Lobos, already the No. 1 seed in next week’s Mountain West Tournament, powered their way past Nevada in their second-to-last regular-season contest.
It took the Lobo baseball team 10 games, but it finally happened. A 17-4 defeat of La Salle University on Wednesday at Isotopes Park was the first time this season UNM did not have an error in a game.
It may not have been the NFL Scouting Combine, but Thursday’s Pro Day was a step in the right direction for several former Lobo football players.
The Nevada women’s basketball team will try to quickly forget its first-ever visit to The Pit. The Lobos flattened the Wolf Pack 66-43, UNM’s largest margin of victory during Mountain West Conference play.
Tony Snell recorded his highest point total in a Mountain West Conference game Wednesday night, leading the No. 12 New Mexico men past Nevada 75-62 for the Lobos’ sixth straight victory.
Mission accomplished? Not quite yet. The No. 12 New Mexico Lobos may have wrapped up the MWC regular-season title race, but there is still work to be done.
It’s easy to get caught up in March Madness this time of year, especially when the hometown Lobos make a lot of noise.
Consistency hasn’t been the mantra for the UNM women’s basketball team during MWC play. Since the start of conference action Jan. 9, the Lobos have alternated losses with victories and will continue that pattern if they manage to defeat Nevada today and Air Force on Saturday.
The UNM baseball team dominated La Salle 16-3 Tuesday to snap a four-game losing streak, but head coach Ray Birmingham wasn’t satisfied with his team’s performance.
New Mexico junior guard Demetrius Walker has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, head coach Steve Alford announced Monday at his weekly press conference.
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.
The UNM baseball team dropped two games at Nebraska over the weekend. The Lobos’ first game versus the Cornhuskers on Friday was canceled due to inclement weather.
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.
Maybe having a target on its back wasn’t the best thing for the UNM baseball team.
The Pit typically boasts strong attendance numbers, and with the success the No. 14 New Mexico men’s basketball team has had so far this season, tickets have been more difficult to come by.
After losing to then-No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Arizona State earlier this season, the New Mexico softball team’s task of playing No. 10 UCLA this weekend does not seem that daunting.
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