Albuquerque Journal, N.M.

Three final takeaways from New Mexico’s 21-16 win over North Dakota State on Saturday: 1. In the face of a major injury, a once-off-the-rader player has helped make sure UNM’s defense hasn’t missed a beat The next time you watch Mercury Swaim, thank Tony Gibson. Last spring, Marshall’s second-year coach knew UNM’s Jason Eck was looking for another linebacker in the transfer portal. And like ...

The first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes of Sunday’s exhibition game for the UNM Lobos looked fairly good for the home team. The middle 20 minutes looked pretty worrisome. In the end, Arizona State hit 16 of 41 3-pointers and UNM’s second-year scoring sensation Jake Hall went just 3-for-13 from beyond the arc in a 91-86 Lobos loss in front of an announced crowd of 7,447 in the Pit. And ...