UNM’s regular season title hopes were on life support before the Lobos hosted the CSU Rams on Tuesday night at Wise Pies Arena, AKA the Pit. Those title hopes are officially dead with a disappointing 68-56 loss in which the Lobos trailed from start to finish. Senior guard Gian Clavell led all scorers with 24…… Continue Reading »
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UNM Basketball: Turnovers and free throws sink Lobos
UNM’s hopes for a Mountain West Conference regular season title likely vanished on Saturday with a 71-61 road loss against the Fresno State Bulldogs, as the Lobos now find themselves 1.5 games behind a trio of teams atop the conference standings with only three games to play. In a somewhat sloppy game in which both…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Lobos hold off Broncos as Brown scores 27 points
Elijah Brown overcame a slow start to lead the Lobos to victory over the Boise State Broncos 78-73 on Tuesday night at Wise Pies Arena, AKA the Pit. Brown scored 17 of UNM’s final 19 points, including two clutch free throws with 17 seconds left on the clock to secure the win for the Lobos.…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Lobos notch another conference road victory with 81-70 win over Air Force
Sam Logwood scored a game-high 17 points as the Lobos continued their strong play on the road with a 74-67 win over Air Force on Wednesday night in Colorado Springs. Dane Kuiper provided a spark off the bench for the Lobos in his first action since sustaining an injury against Nevada back in January. Kuiper’s…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Home woes continue as Lobos fall to Spartans 78-68
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team missed a golden opportunity to move up in the Mountain West Conference standings on Saturday night with a disappointing 78-68 home loss to San José State. With Nevada falling to Utah State, UNM would move within a half-game of first place with a victory over the Spartans,…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Brown scores 33 points as Lobos defeat Cowboys 78-71
Elijah Brown scored a game-high 33 points and hauled in 10 rebounds as the Lobos extended their win streak to three games with a 78-71 win over the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday Night at Wise Pies Arena, AKA the Pit. Brown hit 12 of 25 attempts from the field and six of seven attempts from…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Lobos hold on to secure victory on the road against Boise State
The Lobos opened the game with a 7-0 run and never relinquished the lead in an impressive 81-70 win over Boise St. at Taco Bell Arena on Tuesday Night. Tim Williams led all scorers with 19 points on 8-16 shooting from the field, while guard Elijah Brown added 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds.…… Continue Reading »
Lobos’ 84-71 win over CSU marred by post-game altercation
Losers of three-straight games, including a near-record setting collapse in the final minute of regulation at home to Nevada, the University of New Mexico Men’s basketball team broke out of their losing streak with an 84-71 win against CSU on Saturday afternoon. Elijah Brown led all scorers with 25 points on 6-12 shooting from the…… Continue Reading »
Reeling Lobos fall to visiting Rebels 71-66
Sophomore guard Dane Kuiper scored a career-high 17 points and center Obji Aget recorded a career-high seven blocked shots, but it wasn’t enough as the heavily-favored Lobos fell to the visiting UNLV Rebels 71-66 at Wise Pies Arena, AKA the Pit on Tuesday Night. UNM started off well, with Kuiper hitting his first six shots…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Lobos blow 25-point lead in 105-104 overtime loss to Nevada
History was made at Wise Pies Arena, AKA the Pit on Saturday Night, and not the type of history that Lobo fans will want to hear. Up 11 points with a minute left in regulation, the Lobos allowed the Wolf Pack to storm back and tie the game on a barrage of three-point baskets, led…… Continue Reading »