An easy win over a last-place opponent it was not.
The University of New Mexico did not have its usual shooting touch Saturday and had to grind out a 70-61 victory over San Jose State through a combination of free throws, defensive stops and floor burns.
Viané Cumber scored 16 points and Amaya Brown chipped in a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) as the Lobos (17-11, 9-6 Mountain West) earned their third straight win in front of an announced 4,856 fans at the Pit. Sisters LaTascya and LaTora Duff scored 11 points each for UNM.
San Jose State (3-23, 1-14) dropped its seventh straight game but fans could never have guessed the Spartans’ record based on their effort.