FORT COLLINS, Colo. — No, it wasn’t the deciding play.
But the New Mexico Lobos on Tuesday were told, again, that a late-game mistake cost them in a 76-72 conference loss on Saturday at the Air Force Academy.
After the Journal sought an explanation from Mountain West offices, UNM sports information director Frank Mercogliano late Tuesday confirmed both Air Force and the league acknowledged an Air Force scorekeeper erroneously added a point to a Hayden Graham jump shot — changing a 2-pointer that was called on the court to a 3-pointer during a media timeout with 2:40 remaining in the game.