The good vibes from Boise State’s 41-point victory over Wyoming quickly abated during a Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game at The Pit.  New Mexico (

First half was absolutely about as good of basketball as I’ve seen in my 13 years being a head coach,’ Pitino said

After playing a near-perfect game Tuesday against Wyoming, the Boise State men’s basketball team turned in arguably its worst performance of the season Friday night against New Mexico. The Lobos raced out to a 48-21 halftime lead and cruised to an 84-65 Mountain West Conference victory.

The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.

The Lobos used first-half scoring runs of 8-0, 9-0 and a 14-0 back-breaker to end the first half en route to an 84-65 blowout of Boise State in a late

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Boise State and New Mexico are both on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble entering Friday’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game at The Pit.

The Lobos opened their biggest halftime lead ever in Mountain West play, turning a 27-point cushion at the midway point into a rout.

The Broncos visit the Lobos as we continue our college basketball odds series with a Boise State-New Mexico prediction and pick.

HE SCORED SIX OF NEW MEXICO’S FIRST EIGHT POINTS. SO A GOOD START FOR THE BIG MAN IN THE MIDDLE. LOBOS WOULD ACTUALLY BUILD AN EARLY DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD THIS TIME. MUSTAFA AMZIL IN THE LANE WITH A ...

The women's team picked up their seventh conference win, while the men's team now sits at .500 in conference play.