Emptying the Notebook: Lobo defense stealing the show

UNM Lobo point guard Jaelen House, left, defends Grambling State’s Tra’Michael Moton during their game Monday night in the Pit. House had 8 steals. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)Here are some extra notes, quotes, tweets, stats or any other odds & ends I could empty out of the old notebook after Monday night’s 86-61 Lobos win over Grambling State in the Pit:

Stealing the show

The Lobos had 11 steals in Monday’s win and through three games are averaging 10.0 per game.

The highest average in UNM history over the course of an entire season was 9.1 steals per game in the 1977-78 season.

Lobos coach Richard Pitino addressed the flurry of turnovers forced, 11 of which, as noted above, were from steals.

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