Nine down and nine to go for the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team.
The first half of Mountain West play ended on a down note for the Lobos, who dropped an 85-79 decision at UNLV on Thursday but start the second half tied with the Rebels for first place. UNM (17-5, 8-1) visits San Diego State (9-10, 3-5) on Saturday.
Fans were still buzzing on social media Friday about the strange ending of Thursday’s game, one that was tied in the final minute before a series of official reviews and controversial calls caused the final 32 seconds of game time to last more than 15 minutes in actual time.