Albuquerque Journal · Nov 29, 2021
Lobos must toughen up mentally for rivalry
UNM’s Jamal Mashburn, Jr., left, drives past Montana State’s Great Osobar on Nov. 20 in the Pit. Mashburn this past week became the fourth Lobo in the past decade to post back-to-back 26-point games. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)Progress isn’t always a straight line.
For the UNM Lobos, any upward trajectory they were making early in the season certainly veered off course with a pair of losses in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past week — one a mostly competitive game against a very talented defensive team in UAB and the other a surprisingly offensive no-show against a Towson team the Lobos clearly weren’t prepared to play on Friday.