Lobos Drop Home Contest to CSU, 68-56

Box Score

68 Colorado State 19-9, 11-4 MW 56 New Mexico 16-12, 9-7 Score By Periods Team 1 2 Total Colorado State 36 32 68 New Mexico 29 27 56 Box Score | Post-Game Notes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico men's basketball team dropped a home contest to Colorado State Tuesday night, 68-56. The Lobos are now 16-12 on the year and 9-7 in the Mountain West.

"We ran into a team that is playing extremely well," said head coach Craig Neal. "You've got to give them (Colorado State) credit. They played harder. We'll keep working and we'll go back to the drawing board."

Elijah Brown led the Lobos with 20 points on 8-of-18 shooting. He was 4-of-7 from the three but did not shoot a free…