Albuquerque Journal · Nov 9, 2022
One game suggests Lobos could live, die by whistle
UNM’s Morris Udeze points to the sky to pump up the crowd after scoring on a slam dunk against Southern Utah on Monday in the Pit. (Mike Sandoval/For the Journal)There’s a certain level of Captain Obvious to the following statement:
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team will benefit greatly if other teams foul the Lobos a lot this season and could really be in trouble if they get called for a lot of fouls.
While that’s generally true for every team, some aren’t constructed like this UNM team.
And Monday’s foul-fest of a season opener in the Pit highlighted both ends of the spectrum for the Lobos, who beat Southern Utah 89-81 in a game that had 50 – yes, fifty! – fouls called.