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Rod Brown (5) brings up the basketball under pressure Saturday for New Mexico in its road loss to Mountain West Conference opponent Fresno State. Brown later went out with a foot injury. (Samuel Marshall Photography for UNM)
For 45 minutes on Thursday, and about 30 more on Saturday, New Mexico went toe-to-toe on the road with Fresno State.
But the team that has shown it has no margin for error this season succumbed to tired legs or tired minds down the stretch Saturday missing shots, fouling and simply not executing all while the Fresno State Bulldogs went 10-of-10 at the free throw line in the final 3:16 to ice a 65-55 home win in the Save Mart Center.
Senior Jaye Johnson’s put-back as time expired capped the Wyoming Cowgirls comeback 65-63 victory over Fresno State Saturday in Laramie.
Wyoming (4-2, 2-1) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but rallied for their second Mountain West win of the season. It was their third straight win on the season.
Johnson followed up Quinn Weidemann’s missed 3-pointer with a put-back that hit the rim twice before it fell through with no time on the clock. After a lengthy review, the game officials confirmed the call on the court.
Weidemann led the Cowgirls with 16 points, while Alba Sanchez Ramos scored 14 points.