The No. 12 New Mexico Lobos got 25 points from Tony Snell and a double-double from both Alex Kirk and Cameron Bairsttow, but used a key 19-1 run late to outdistance the host Nevada Wolf Pack in Reno, Nev. Wednesday night.
Junior guard Kendall Williams scored a career-high and record-shattering 46 points to lead the New Mexico Lobos past the Colorado St. Rams in a showdown for first place between nationally-ranked team in Ft. Collins Saturday afternoon.
The New Mexico Lobos climbed to their highest rankings of the 2012-13 season while the San Diego St. Aztecs fell out of one poll and clung to the final position in another in National polls released Monday. MW Connection has the report.
A share of first place in the Mountain West Conference is on the line Wednesday night when the nationally ranked New Mexico Lobos travel to Idaho to take on the Boise St. Broncos in Taco Bell Arena.
Lobo TV has coverage of the nationally-ranked New Mexico Lobos (No. 25 AP) weekly press conference, featuring head coach Steve Alford and players Alex Kirk and Cameron Bairstow leading up to the Lobos' Mountain West Conference opener Wednesday night
Despite all the upsets in the top 25 this week, the teams that were poised to take their spot in the rankings couldn't capitalize. Murray State and Bucknell are no longer receiving votes after losses this week.
The unheralded South Dakota St. Jackrabbits limited the New Mexico Lobos defensively and shot nearly 50 percent to upset nationally ranked UNM 70-65 in The Pit Saturday afternoon, knocking the Lobos' from the ranks of the undefeated.
The mid-majors might have lost some representation in the AP Top 25 this week. But despite losing Wichita State, the mids picked up a vote for Bucknell, a team quietly assembling an interesting resume for March.
The Missouri Valley held its two spots in the latest AP Poll. Gonzaga wasn't so lucky. The Bulldogs drop four spots in the tally, a vote that was curiously missing a voter this week.
Beating Long Beach State in style was enough for Ohio State to remain at 7th in both major college basketball polls.
