Lobos Down South Alabama 80-74 For Second Win

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The New Mexico males’s basketball workforce picked up its second win of the season with an 80-74 victory over South Alabama on Friday night time at The Pit. The Lobos (2-0) held off the Jaguars (1-1) on the finish of a back-and-forth second half to stay unbeaten on the season.

4 Lobos scored in double figures, led by 21 factors every by Morris Udeze and Jaelen Home. For Udeze, who additionally had seven rebounds, it was one level shy of a profession excessive, whereas Home recorded seven assists for the second straight sport. Jamal Mashburn, Jr. had 16 factors, whereas Josiah Allick had 13 factors and a game-high 9 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lobos used an early 9-0 run to take a 12-2 lead as all 5 starters scored within the opening 4 minutes of the competition. UNM held a 21-15 lead on the halfway level of the half earlier than the Jaguars tied the sport at 32-32 with 3:45 left within the half. The Lobos took a 36-35 lead into halftime as Udeze scored 11 first half factors to guide UNM.

South Alabama scored on the opening possession of the second half to take their first lead earlier than the Lobos answered with 5 straight factors to return in entrance. An 8-0 Jaguar run gave them their largest lead at 48-43 with 15:46 to play, however New Mexico answered with a 12-0 run to retake the lead at 55-48 with 13:45 left. The sport runs continued with a 10-2 run by USA to carry a 58-57 lead with 11:00 to go. The sport was tied at 60-60 on the halfway level earlier than the Lobos took a 65-60 lead with a 7-0 run. New Mexico led 75-70 on the remaining media timeout and had the ball with a 76-74 lead with 33.4 seconds left. Allick discovered Mashburn for a deep three because the shot clock expired to provide UNM a 79-74 lead and seal the victory.

LOBO NOTES
• Home had consecutive 20-point video games for the third time in his profession
• Mashburn scored in double figures for the twenty third consecutive sport, the longest lively streak within the Mountain West
• Udeze had his third profession 20-point sport, first as a Lobo
• Udeze scored in double figures for the second straight sport

QUOTABLE
“It was an ideal win. I believed South Alabama is a terrific workforce. That’s a workforce that might win a convention championship. They’ve expertise and they’re arduous to protect. I advised our workforce that we have to play our greatest basketball as the sport goes on and I believed the center a part of the second half and the top was after we performed our greatest basketball. It feels nice to be 2-0 and there’s a lot we will get higher at. We made successful performs on the finish after we wanted to. Josiah’s kick to Mash, and Mash didn’t have an ideal first half, however he had the poise to make that massive three. I’m happy with our guys.” – Richard Pitino

UP NEXT
The Lobos open their street schedule on Tuesday with a go to to SMU. Sport time in Dallas is 6 p.m. MT (7 p.m. CT) and the sport will air on ESPN+.