It was bound to happen.
While the UNM Lobos are better defensively, especially on the perimeter, than most would have expected after losing guards Deshawn Delaney and Hugh Greenwood, it was fool’s gold thinking their 3-point defense would remain among the nation’s elite.
While the team’s length created issues against many smaller guards this season, the Lobos had been the beneficiary of several teams simply missing several open shots.
One of the many factors that led to Saturday night’s 90-89 meltdown loss to Rice was allowing the Owls to go 11-of-27 (40.7 percent) from 3-point range, including 6-of-10 from sophomore Egor Koulechov.