Lobos Take Down Rebels, 77-66
March 1, 2005
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Danny Granger scored a game-high 22 points along with eight rebounds to lead New Mexico to a 77-66 win over UNLV on Monday night.
Granger scored 15 second-half points as the Lobos won their fifth consecutive game and eighth in nine tries.
Also for New Mexico (22-6, 9-4 Mountain West), Troy DeVries scored 18 points, going 6 of 8 from 3-point range. David Chiotti had 18 points, going 7 of 9 from the field, and Mark Walters added 14 points, going 9 of 11 from the free throw line.
The Lobos were 10-for-20 from 3-point range for 50 percent, while the Rebels were 8-for-24 for 33 percent. From the field, New Mexico shot 58 percent compared with UNLV’s 40 percent.
New Mexico never trailed after leading 29-24 at halftime.
For UNLV (14-12, 6-7), Odartey Blankson led with 20 points and eight rebounds. Michael Umeh had 18 points and Romel Beck added 10 points.
The Rebels cut the lead to 37-36 with 13:46 left in the game, but New Mexico pulled away, eventually building its largest lead at 64-47 with 4:50 remaining.
UNLV later cut the lead to seven on two occasions in the final 1:21 but came no closer.