Nevada avenges only loss by crushing New Mexico

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Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush. Jordan Caroline goes up for a layup against New Mexico on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Lawlor Events Center. Caroline has a Mountain West record 42 career double doubles.The sixth-ranked Nevada men’s basketball team poured on the points and avenged its only loss this season with a 91-62 drubbing of New Mexico on Saturday at Lawlor Events Center. The Pack exploited the Lobos’ defensive gameplan from the inside-out and turned the game into a one-sided affair.

New Mexico’s 1-3-1 zone defense gave Nevada fits when the Lobos gave the Pack it’s only loss of the season — and overpowered them 85-58 on Saturday, Jan. 5. They adjusted by making the extra pass inside…