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Comeback, Jackson Lead Lobos to MW Quarterfinals

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. --- The University of New Mexico men's basketball team executed its fifth-biggest comeback in program history on Wednesday afternoon against the 10th-seeded Wyoming Cowboys to advance to the 2019 Air Force Reserve MW Championship Quarterfinals Thursday. Redshirt-sophomore Vance Jackson led the Lobos with 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists while scoring 13 straight points in UNM's comeback run.

The Lobos were down by as many as 16 points before claiming a 10-point win, 78-68, after a 51-point second half.