Lobos Suffer 70-56 Loss to Wyoming
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico men’s basketball team fell to Wyoming 70-56 on Tuesday night at The Pit. The Lobos (19-7, 6-7 MW) saw their season-long losing streak extend to four games, while the Cowboys (8-17, 3-10 MW) earned their first road win of the season.
Jamal Mashburn, Jr. scored 15 points to lead the Lobos. Morris Udeze had 12 points and a career-high 17 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. Josiah Allick scored 13 points and Javonte Johnson added 10 points for New Mexico.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Wyoming used an early 11-0 run to take a 11-2 lead after seven minutes of play. The Lobos would answer with a 10-0 run to take a 16-14 lead with 8:30 left in the half. The Cowboys used an 14-1 run to retake the lead, 28-17, with 5:15 left. The Lobos chipped away over the final minutes to cut the deficit to 32-25 at halftime. Mashburn scored seven points and Udeze had seven rebounds to lead the Lobos in the first half.
In the second half, Wyoming pushed the lead to 47-29 with 14:15 to play in the game. The Cowboys led 56-36 at the midway point of the half. Allick’s three-pointer cut the deficit to 61-52 with 4:55 to play and the Lobos continued to close the gap. However, that was as close as New Mexico would get as Wyoming closed out the 70-56 victory.
LOBO NOTES
• Jaelen House missed his second straight game due to a lower body injury
• Jamal Mashburn, Jr. became the 13th player in program history to have consecutive 500-point seasons
• Mashburn scored in double figures for the 47th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the Mountain West and second-longest active streak in the nation
• Morris Udeze’s 10 double-doubles lead the Mountain West
QUOTABLE
“Clearly, we have lost confidence. Certainly not having one of the best guards in the country is effecting our team. I think guys are feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders. They feel like they are letting people down and I am trying to get them out of that rut. It is certainly very challenging. I thought they played hard and they competed. When you take Jaelen out of the lineup, we have to be as confident as possible and we are certainly not there yet. We have to find a way to stop being so hard on ourselves and just get back to work tomorrow.” – Richard Pitino
UP NEXT
New Mexico will begin a two-game road trip on Friday at San Jose State. Game time in the Bay Area is 8:30 p.m. MT (7:30 p.m. PT) and the game will air on CBS Sports Network.