Mountain West Tournament - Recap - New Mexico Defeats UNLV 72-67
Mountain West Tournament - Recap - New Mexico Defeats UNLV 72-67
Drew Gordon scored 19 points leading New Mexico to a 72-67 victory over UNLV at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.
New Mexico was a 3.5-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Tony Snell had 15 points for New Mexico and Demetrius Walker chipped in with 12 points. Tony Snell had 6 assists for them, while Drew Gordon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
UNLV got 19 points from Anthony Marshall in a losing cause and another 13 points from Oscar Bellfield. Oscar Bellfield contributed 6 assists for them, while Brice Massamba had 9 rebounds.
New Mexico hit the break trailing 34-31 before taking care of business in the second half.
New Mexico had a 41-25 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

