NCAAB Game Recap - Boise State at New Mexico
Wed Mar 6, 2019 9:00 PM EST

Bry
63
StFPA
67
F
Merrim
46
FaDi
84
F
Detr
88
NoKY
99
F
LIU
71
SacHr
62
F
YSU
84
Oakl
88
F
StFNY
65
RobM
69
F(OT)
SIU-E
68
MorSt
72
F
TN-M
78
E IL
71
F
LSU
79
Fla
78
F(OT)
Marq
64
Seton
73
F
Mizzu
64
UGA
39
F
USM
59
ODU
52
F
Rice
79
UNCC
70
F
FIU
78
Marsh
94
F
LaTec
72
FAU
69
F
IaSt
75
WVU
90
F
PSU
66
Rut
65
F
Rich
79
UMass
87
F
StBon
46
David
64
F
GrgWas
56
Ford
67
F
LaSal
39
Dayt
70
F
UTSA
81
W Ky
76
F(OT)
CenAR
91
SHSU
87
F
TXAMC
59
McNee
50
F
NOrl
67
SeLA
81
F
NWSt
60
Nich
83
F
SoFL
75
Tul
70
F
InWor
111
HCU
118
F
Prov
70
Crei
76
F(OT)
Duques
75
StLou
85
F
GTown
69
DeP
101
F
Ark
84
Vand
48
F
MTSU
69
UTEP
53
F
Bois
72
NM
73
F
OhSt
50
NW
68
F
GaTec
63
NCSU
61
F
OkSt
67
Baylor
64
F
Clem
64
ND
62
F
OrSt
76
Wash
81
F(OT)
Fres
76
SDSU
74
F
Wyo
81
SJSU
71
F
UCRiv
57
LongB
70
F
Oreg
72
WaSt
61
F

Mar 6, 2019, 9:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Boise State

29

43

72

New Mexico

41

32

73

Maluach's late shot lifts New Mexico over Boise State 73-72
Thu Mar 7, 2019 12:46 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Makuach Maluach's only basket Wednesday night, coming with 1:27 left, was enough to give New Mexico a 73-72 win over Boise State.

Malauch's 3-pointer followed one by the Broncos' Justinian Jessup with 1:51 left.

Corey Manigault scored 19 points, including 10 in the first seven minutes of the second half, to help the Lobos (13-16, 7-10 Mountain West Conference) hold off a Boise State surge (11-19, 6-11). Jessup and Derrick Alston led the Broncos with 23 points apiece.

Still, it took Boise State nearly 10 minutes of the second half to erase the Lobos' 41-29 halftime lead, using a 11-0 run that Pat Dembley capped with an end-to-end drive to tie it at 53.

"We were too passive," Broncos coach Leon Rice said. "I wanted them to be more aggressive. We talked about that at halftime."

The game was tied three times with four lead changes in the closing minutes. Neither team had a lead larger than four points over the last 10 minutes.

After Maluach's shot, Jessup missed a layup in the paint with just over a minute left.

New Mexico had several shots go awry in the final minute as well, but Carlton Bragg went to the line with 8.2 seconds left with a chance to give the Lobos a 3-point advantage but he missed both shots.

The Broncos rushed the ball up the court and just as Alex Hobbs prepared to pass it inside, Dane Kuiper snuck around from behind for the game-sealing steal.

"We all look at that last play," Rice said. "But there's two or three plays in the last minute, minute and a half, that we've got to make. Getting a rebound. That's probably the biggest difference to winning or losing in these games. Not the last play. It shouldn't always have to come down to you making a shot at the end."

It was fitting that Kuiper, who was added to shore up the defense late, came up with the big play at the end, New Mexico coach Paul Weir said.

"We needed to have more defensive presence out there and it turned out to be Dane," Weir said. "Obviously he turned out to make the play to win the game. I'm really happy for him."

BIG PICTURE

Boise State came into the game on a freefall, losing five straight. Two of those were in overtime and another was by a bucket. Boise State, which equaled a program record for losses in a season, is 1-9 in games decided by two points or less, or in overtime.

New Mexico had not been much better, losing seven of 10, but this win will give the Lobos the seeding advantage if the teams should happen to tie following their final games Saturday.

UP NEXT

New Mexico finishes up the regular season Saturday at Wyoming, which has just two conference wins on the season.

Boise State is home against Air Force on Saturday.

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Leaders

Boise State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Jessup 23 0 4 6 2 0
D. Alston 23 0 2 4 1 1
New Mexico PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Manigault 19 0 2 6 0 1
V. Jackson 12 0 3 4 2 0

Team Comparison

Bois NM
Points For 72 73
Field Goals 27/57-47% 22/53-42%
Three Pointers 8/20-40% 10/26-38%
Free Throws 10/11-91% 19/24-79%
Offensive Rebounds 4 8
Defensive Rebounds 25 27
Rebounds 34 41
Blocks 1 6
Steals 5 4
Turnovers 10 11
Personal Fouls 21 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - NM Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Mar 6 Bois 72 @ NM 73 J. Jessup 23 C. Manigault 19

Game Information

Stadium: Dreamstyle Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Attendance: 10,279
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