The only thing that could have made Monday night’s emotional loss to rival New Mexico State worse for the UNM Lobos was to let it beat them again on Thursday.
In a game they were heavily favored to win but easily could have overlooked their opponent – something Lobo teams of recent memory did a time or two – the Lobos did what they were supposed to do.
A 14-2 run midway through the first half and a career-high scoring night for junior guard K.J. Jenkins carried the Lobos to a comfortable wire-to-wire, 87-67 blowout of the Denver Pioneers in front of an announced Pit crowd of 8,046 on Thursday night.