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UNM Lobos coach Paul Weir sports the special Suits and Sneakers t-shirt that is part of the NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer week as his team took on the Fresno State Bulldogs Thursday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. (Courtesy Samuel Marshall Photography)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Thursday’s 64-62 Lobos loss in overtime to the Fresno State Bulldogs in California:
The defense did its part
The Lobos defense on Thursday, really for the third time in the past four games, absolutely gave the team a chance to win.
FRESNO, Calif. Registering his second 20+ point game in the last three, senior Makuach Maluach went on a first-half run to tie the game for UNM, a tie that would ultimately lead to overtime, but the Lobos fell just short in the final period for a 64-62 loss to Fresno State on the road.
The last time the Lobos (5-10, 1-10 MW) went into overtime was against Fresno State on March 3, 2018 in head coach Paul Weir’s first season, on senior night in The Pit. UNM won that game, 95-86, and is now 2-1 all time against the Bulldogs in overtime.
The next big problem for the New Mexico Lobos, not that they haven t felt as though they ve had enough already, comes in the form of Orlando Robinson. The Fresno State…
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Lobo junior forward Valdir Manuel talks to a teammate during Saturday’s loss to San Jose State at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah. (Courtesy UNM Athletics)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos or whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday’s 83-71 Lobos loss to the San Jose State Spartans in St. George, Utah:
X marks the spot
Lost in the bad loss Saturday for the UNM Lobos was a career performance by Valdir Manuel.
The 6-foot-10 forward who teammates just refer to as “X” has quietly emerged as arguably the second best player on the Lobo roster behind senior guard Makuach Maluach, who each had 25-point games against the Spartans (Maluach’s was on Thursday in a win, Manuel’s was on Saturday in a loss).