The Lobos’ second game without two key starters turned out to be more difficult than expected.
New Mexico (14-10, 7-5 MW) suffered a 78-68 loss to San Jose State on Saturday evening at WisePies Arena, the Lobos’ first ever loss to the Spartans. They had previously been 14-0 against the team dating back to 1961.
The victory had some additional significance for San Jose State, as the program hasn’t reached reached 10 wins since the 2010-11 season. They got their 11th of the season against a team that was 9-2 at home going into Saturday’s matchup.
UNM head coach Craig Neal began the postgame interview by giving credit to the Spartans’ energy.