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No. 2 Michigan State survives close call with No. 10 New Mexico
Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points Sunday night and second-seeded Michigan State controlled the last seven minutes to eliminate 10th-seeded New Mexico 71-63 in the second round of the South Region of the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland.,Tre Holloman came off the bench to add 14 points and fellow ...
New Mexico seeks historic win vs. Michigan State
It might be an unfamiliar matchup for the players and fans when No. 10 New Mexico and 2nd-seeded Michigan State meet Sunday night in Cleveland for a second-round South Region tussle in the NCAA Tournament.,But it won't be unfamiliar for the coaches.,The Lobos' Richard Pitino and the Spartans' Tom Iz...
Balanced offense leads New Mexico past Marquette
Donovan Dent scored 21 points on Friday night to lead four Lobos in double figures, as 10th-seeded New Mexico pulled a mild upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 in a South Region game in Cleveland.,Nelly Junior Joseph added 19 points and seven r...
Seniors carry Marquette into matchup with New Mexico
Marquette spent the entire season in the Top 25, used the same starting five for all 33 games, and will journey to Cleveland for the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the same goal the team had in October: End the season in San Antonio to prolong the end of the season as long as possible. ,The...
Bronco Mendenhall leaves New Mexico to coach Utah State
Bronco Mendenhall left one Mountain West school for another on Friday, departing New Mexico to become the head coach at Utah State.,Mendenhall, 58, guided the Lobos to a 5-7 record (3-4 Mountain West) in his first season, their best record since a 9-4 campaign in 2016.,Mendenhall, a Utah native and ...
Reports: Utah State set to hire Bronco Mendenhall as head coach
Bronco Mendenhall is set to leave one Mountain West school for another, as the New Mexico head coach will take over the same role at Utah State, multiple media outlets reported late Thursday night.,Mendenhall, in his first season as head coach of the Lobos, guided New Mexico to a five-way tie for fi...
New Mexico sends USC to last-place finish in Palm Desert
Tru Washington scored 20 points to help New Mexico post an 83-73 victory over Southern California on Friday night in the third-place game of the Acrisure Classic at Palm Desert, Calif.,Donovan Dent recorded 17 points and 11 assists for his third double-double of the season and also collected six reb...
Southern Cal looks to locate offense in clash vs. New Mexico
Southern California had a forgettable Thanksgiving on the basketball court by scoring just 36 points in a blowout loss.,The Trojans will look for a revival from their offense on Friday night when they face New Mexico in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif.,The Lob...
Arizona State rallies to tackle New Mexico
Basheer Jihad had 20 points and Joson Sanon added 19 to lead Arizona State to an 85-82 victory over New Mexico in an Acrisure Invitational semifinal game Thursday night in Palm Desert, Calif.,Arizona State (6-1) will play Saint Mary's in the championship game Friday. New Mexico (5-2) faces Southern ...
Arizona St., New Mexico face off after run of cupcake wins
Arizona State and New Mexico enter their first game at the Acrisure Classic at Palm Springs, Calif., on Thursday each at 5-1 with some momentum from home wins following their lone loss to this point.,They are also unbeaten in their neutral-site games this season with Arizona State victorious against...
No. 22 St. John's meets New Mexico in battle of the Pitinos
St. John's is about to see the degree of difficulty in its schedule increase, and the opener of that challenging stretch will be a family affair.,Unbeaten through three games and coming off its first win as a ranked team in nearly a decade, No. 22 St. John's will host New Mexico on Sunday afternoon ...
No. 18 Wazzu looks to pad resume with win at New Mexico
Going into last week's game with Utah State, the mandate was clear for Washington State: Win and hope for help.,Mission accomplished on both counts. Not only did the Cougars cruise to a 49-28 decision, but enough teams ahead of them in the College Football Playoff poll lost so that they were able to...
New Mexico rolls to wire-to-wire win over No. 22 UCLA
Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Donovan Dent added 17 points and eight assists and New Mexico never trailed No. 22 UCLA en route to a 72-64 win on Friday in Henderson, Nev.,The Lobos (2-0) opened up an 11-point lead by intermission and kept the Bruins at a distance thro...
Reports: Air Force, UNLV, 4 others staying in Mountain West
The Mountain West has received binding commitments from UNLV, Air Force and four other full members of the conference following the latest dominoes of conference realignment, Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports reported Thursday.,After Utah State became the fifth Mountain West school to agree to join the Pa...
Hank Brown steals spotlight as Auburn rolls over New Mexico
Hank Brown threw four touchdown passes and Jarquez Hunter rushed for 152 yards and scored two touchdowns as host Auburn held off New Mexico for a 45-19 nonconference victory on Saturday night.,Brown replaced Payton Thorne, who threw four interceptions in a loss to Cal last week, as the Tigers' start...
WR Tetairoa McMillan (304 yards), No. 21 Arizona outlast New Mexico
Tetairoa McMillan caught 10 passes for a school-record 304 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 21 Arizona pull away to beat New Mexico 61-39 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz., ,McMillan, a preseason first-team AP All-American, scored on a 69-yard reception on Arizona's third snap of the game and ...
Tetairoa McMillan (304 receiving yards) helps No. 21 Arizona outlast New Mexico
Tetairoa McMillan caught 10 passes for a school-record 304 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 21 Arizona pull away to beat New Mexico 61-39 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz., ,McMillan, a preseason first-team AP All-American, scored on a 69-yard reception on Arizona's third snap of the game and ...
No. 21 Arizona entertains old rival in Brent Brennan's debut
No. 21 Arizona opens the Brent Brennan coaching era on Saturday night in a nonconference game against New Mexico in Tucson, Ariz., ,The Wildcats are ranked in the preseason AP poll for only the second time since 1999 - they were 22nd in 2015 - and the biggest reason for that is the internal recruiti...
University of Houston hires UNM’s Eddie Nunez as athletic director
The University of Houston announced the hiring of Eddie Nunez, formerly of the University of New Mexico, as its athletic director on Saturday.,The school announced the five-year contract for Nunez, including the title of vice president for intercollegiate athletics. Vice president was a title he pre...
Texas Tech lands MWC Freshman of the Year JT Toppin
Former New Mexico forward JT Toppin, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, has transferred to Texas Tech, the school announced Tuesday.,"I can't wait to show Red Raider Nation the energy and hard work I bring to every game," Toppin, who is from Dallas, said in a statement. "I look forwa...