UNLV defeated the University of New Mexico women 85-79 Thursday night in the matchup of the Mountain West Conference’s two top basketball teams at Cox Pavilion.
It was a wild finish. UNM coach Mike Bradbury was called for a technical foul with 3.7 seconds left, racing out on the court in apparent protest of a non-call on the Lobos’ offensive possession while trailing 81-79. UNLV hit four straight free throws to ice it.
UNM fell to 17-5, 8-1 while UNLV improved to 16-4 and 8-1. The two teams are tied for first place in the league and have split their two meetings in the regular season, with the Lobos winning at home on Jan.