Pit magic: UNM Lobos top Boise State in OT thriller

Lobo's Josiah Allick dunks the ball over Boise State’s Lukas Milner right, and his teammate Chibuzo Agbo, left, during their game at the Pit on Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2023. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)A miscommunication by UNM defenders at the end of regulation on Friday night in the Pit in what Richard Pitino said was the loudest game he’s ever been a part nearly cost the Lobos a victory.

A miscommunication by Boise State defenders in the closing second of overtime led to a thread-the-needle bounce pass from freshman guard Donovan Dent to crashing senior forward Morris Udeze for a game-winning layup, nearly blowing the roof off a Pit arena still trying to regain its former…