The New Mexico Lobos dropped to UAB, 86-73, on Thursday in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational.
The loss drops UNM to 4-2 overall and sets up a third-place matchup with the Towson Tigers on Friday night.
New Mexico had the game tied at 68-68 with 5:16 remaining, before UAB went on an 18-5 run to end the game.
Leading the way for UNM was Jamal Mashburn Jr., scoring a career high 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field.
Leading scorer Jaelen House returned to the lineup after missing one game due to an ankle injury.