The New Mexico men's basketball team saw marked improvement over its performance against BYU in last month's exhibition game, shooting the ball efficiently en route to a 147-76 whipping of Northern New Mexico.
The 147 points was a program record for points scored in a single game and the 71 point margin of victory tied a school record as well.
UNM (1-0, 0-0 MW) played harassing defense and forced turnovers to seize early control of the game and cruise to victory.
Head coach Paul Weir said he was pleased with the effort and thought the players had fun in what was a debut for many of them, but the focus in already on the next opponent.