Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, video and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday night’s late 76-67 Lobos win in the Pit:
A number to know: 500 (x2)
Coaches across the Mountain West have been saying it all season.
The 1-2 punch of Lobo leading scorer Jamal Mashburn Jr. and second leading scorer Jaelen House is a headache.
They’re both fast, draw a lot of fouls, put pressure on defenses and the most obvious, they find ways to score. Like, a lot.
On the season, Mashburn has now scored 567 points and House has scored 506 points, marking the 10th time in UNM history that a pair of Lobos scored at least 500 points in the same season and first since Tim Williams and Elijah Brown did so in the 2015-16 season.