NCAAB

Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico Lobos

· NCAA Men's Basketball
8-7, 0-3 Away
Final
81 - 82
12-3, 7-1 Home

Nelly Junior Joseph's buzzer beater lifts New Mexico past Nevada in OT, 82-81

The Lobos (12-3) moved to 4-0 in the Mountain West Conference with the win in the 1,000 college basketball game played on New Mexico's home court, The Pit.

Nevada (8-7, 0-4) tied the game with a second left in regulation when Nick Davidson hit two free throws to tie the game at 70-70.

Joseph posted his 50th career double-double for the Lobos, putting up 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Donovan Dent scored 20 points and dished six assists and Mustapha Amzil contributed 14 points.

Kobe Sanders scored 21 points and Davidson scored 18 points with six rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists to lead Nevada. Tre Coleman contributed 12 points and Justin McBride added 11 points off the bench.

New Mexico plays at Wyoming Tuesday. Nevada plays at Fresno State January 11.

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Matchup Prediction

New Mexico: 59.3%
Nevada: 40.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 82
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 81 - 82
3rd 0:01 Nelly Junior Joseph made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent. 81 - 82
3rd 0:10 Nelly Junior Joseph Steal. 81 - 80
3rd 0:10 Kobe Sanders Turnover. 81 - 80

Statistics

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25-59 FG 23-49
42.4 Field Goal % 46.9
8-19 3PT 5-18
42.1 Three Point % 27.8
23-35 FT 31-41
65.7 Free Throw % 75.6
32 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 29
15 Assists 14
9 Steals 5
7 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 12
12 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 32
28 Fouls 26
4 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: The Pit

Location: Albuquerque, NM
Attendance: 14,622 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
New Mexico 14-3 - 22-6
Utah State 14-4 0.5 24-5
Colorado State 13-4 1 19-9
San Diego State 12-5 2 19-7
Boise State 12-5 2 20-8
UNLV 9-8 5 15-13
Nevada 8-9 6 16-12
San José State 6-12 8.5 13-17
Wyoming 5-13 9.5 12-17
Fresno State 1-16 13 5-23
Air Force 1-16 13 4-24
Full Standings