.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team lines up prior to its Wednesday home game in Lubbock, Texas, vs. Utah State. (Courtesy John Moore for UNM Athletics) Here are some extra notes, quotes, tweets, stats and other odds & ends I managed to empty out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s 77-45 Lobos loss to Utah State in a game played in Lubbock, Texas: Well, shoot A couple games ago, it was the free throws — what some would say is the easiest shot in basketball since there is nobody defending you — that the Lobos just couldn’t seem to hit (they went 15-of-35 at the line against Nevada on Dec. 31).