New Mexico's first game of the season was an ugly won full of fouls, but a victory nonetheless. Behind a big second half, UNM took down the Idaho State Bengals, 81-70.
The Lobos started off slowly, falling behind 14-24 in the first half. They trailed by six at halftime. Part of the reason for the slow start might be attributed to establishing team chemistry with Elijah Brown. Brown missed New Mexico's two preseason games with a hamstring injury and that threw the team off their game to start. Brown will be UNM's best player by season end, but tonight he started the game 2-7 and finished 5-13 for 14 points.