UNM women's basketball traded blows with the top team in the conference, but couldn't finish against Wyoming on Saturday, fading down the stretch.
New Mexico (9-9, 5-3 MW) held a slim first-half lead over Wyoming (15-3, 7-0 MW), but the Cowgirls grinded out a 68-52 win for a ninth consecutive victory.
The 7-0 start in Mountain West play is a program best for Wyoming, a release said. The loss put the Lobos back at .500 again on the season and could be tied with a pair of other teams for third place in the conference standings.
Lobo head coach Mike Bradbury said his team did a good job executing and creating shots, but just didn't make the shots like Wyoming did.