The New Mexico men’s basketball team takes on Harvard on Thursday in the NCAA tournament second round in Salt Lake City. Seeded No. 3 in the West Region, UNM will tip off with the No. 14 seed Crimson at 7:50 p.m. The game will be televised on TNT.
The University of New Mexico and men’s head basketball coach Steve Alford have reached an agreement to a 10-year contract extension.
New Mexico has seen a little bit of everything this season. From Wyoming’s grind-it-out style to the UNLV’s up-tempo pace, the No. 15 Lobos have beaten them all at least once
Hot off their Saturday win, the Lobos are lacing up for another dance. As of Sunday, the Mountain West conference tournament champions are third seed in the West region of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
When asking Tony Snell a question, be prepared for a short answer. UNM’s junior guard isn’t the most talkative person, but what he lacks in words he more than makes up on the hard court.
Behind another strong effort from junior guard Tony Snell, No. 15 New Mexico cut down the nets at the Thomas & Mack Center as Mountain West champions after disposing of UNLV 63-56 on Saturday. The win gives UNM (29-5) an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, which begins next week.
In the Mountain West Basketball Championship title game against UNLV, New Mexico’s Tony Snell netted 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting in the No. 15 Lobos 63-56 victory over the Runnin’ Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center. As a result, the junior guard won the tournament’s MVP award
Tony Snell helped spur a 14-2 run to start the second half, leading the No. 14 New Mexico men past San Diego State in the Mountain West Basketball Championship semifinals. With its 60-50 win over the Aztecs, UNM earned a spot in the conference finals for the second time in two years.
San Diego State was too much too early for the New Mexico women’s basketball team Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in a 67-39 Mountain West Basketball Championships semifinals loss. The top seed Aztecs will play Fresno State in Saturday’s title game.
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.
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