Learning the hard way is never an ideal scenario.
Nevertheless, University of New Mexico women’s basketball coach Mike Bradbury hopes his team gained a little insight from its 71-70 loss Wednesday night at Fresno State.
The Lobos (22-8, 13-4), who finish their regular season Friday at San Jose State, got off to a slow start and finished the same way at Fresno State, suffering their second one-point loss in Mountain West play and effectively dashing their already slim hopes of catching first-place UNLV. Beginning Thursday, the Rebels (22-5, 14-2) needed just one win in their final three contests to lock up a regular-season title.