The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:01 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Cameron Bairstow Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 60 When the players of the New Mexico Lobos woke up Saturday morning, they had no idea their head coach Steve Alford has already agreed in principle to become the next head coach of the UCLA Bruins. But they found out soon after, while in the midst of a community service event the team was participating at in Albuquerque – soon after the players were having an emotional final meeting with Alford. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1279488.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1279488.html Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:21:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The No. 14 New Mexico Lobos became the first Mountain West Conference 1-seed to win the MWC Tournament since 2006 Saturday, beating UNLV 63-56 before a record-breaking MWC Tourney audience on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev. With the win, the Lobos secured the MWC’s automatic bid to next week’s NCAA Tournament, a second consecutive tournament title and the sixth MWC championship in the past five years. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1275341.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1275341.html Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:38:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The top-seeded New Mexico Lobos will play in a second consecutive Mountain West Tournament championship game after defeating San Diego St. Aztecs 60-50 Saturday night in the MWC semifinals before a sold out – and pro-UNM crowd – in Las Vegas, Nev. The Lobos, ranked 14th in the Coaches poll plays UNLV in the title game at 4 p.m. MT Saturday . The game will be televised nationally on CBS-TV. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1275157.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1275157.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:06:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The No. 14 and top-seeded New Mexico Lobos went on an epic offensive lull against Wyoming on Wednesday night in the 2013 Mountain West Conference Tournament. But as they’ve done all season, UNM turned up the defense and that – as well as the Lobos’ rabid fan following – was the difference as New Mexico prevailed 59-46 in the quarterfinal game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1274402.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1274402.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:10:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The No. 12/11 New Mexico Lobos had a record-breaking day from the field but allowed a record-tying 15 three-pointers by the host Air Force Falcons, including the decisive game-winning trey from the right wing with two seconds left in the game as the Falcons defeated UNM 89-88 in a sold-out Clune Arena on Senior Day i to close out the Mountain West Conference regular season. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1273184.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1273184.html Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:48:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico No. 12 New Mexico Lobos appeared to be having trouble with the Nevada Wolf Pack Wednesday night midway through the second half. Trailing 55-53 after a Malik Story three-pointer, the Lobos responded with a 19-1 over the next seven minutes of the game to outdistance the Wolf Pack and finish with a decisive 75-62 victory before a Senior Night crowd of 6,401 at the Lawlor Event Center in Reno, Nev. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1272510.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1272510.html Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:07:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The New Mexico Lobos did not have an easy time of claiming their share of the Mountain West Conference regular season title on Saturday – the gritty, gutsy Wyoming Cowboys made sure of that. But as they’ve done all season, the Lobos did exactly what was needed, out doing the visiting Cowboys down the stretch to defeat Wyoming 53-42 before a sold out crowd at The Pit on Senior Day. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1271171.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1271171.html Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:19:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The nationally-ranked New Mexico Lobos finished with three players in double figures and rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to host Fresno St. Bulldogs for a gritty 54-48 come-from-behind road win at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1266704.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1266704.html Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:14:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The nationally-ranked New Mexico Lobos knew they would be facing a hard put and desperate team in UNLV Saturday night and would need a 40-minute effort to beat the Rebels on their home court. But the Lobos did not get that effort early on and were unable to overcome their slow start, falling 64-55 before 17,738 at the Thomas and Mack Center. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1265776.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1265776.html Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:04:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico In New Mexico Lobos lore, a “Pit Game” is one for the books. And the Lobos 81-58 win before 15,373 in The Pit Wednesday night was certainly that. It was a duel for sole possession of 1st place against Air Force replete with challenges from the Falcons. A second half altercation overshadowed UNM’s stout defensive effort. But in the end, the incident became the catalyst for the win. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1265052.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1265052.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:41:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico Junior Tony Snell scored a game-high 23 points – including two crucial free throws in the closings seconds – as the host New Mexico Lobos defeated the visiting Colorado St. Rams 66-61 before a sell out crowd of 15,411 in The Pit. UNM led by as much as 22 points in the second half before the Rams rallied to cut the lead to 64-61 on a Wes Eikmeier three pointer with seven seconds left in the game. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1260530.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1260530.html Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:40:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The New Mexico Lobos’ sophomore center Alex Kirk blocked a shot by Sean Kilpatrick of the Cincinnati Bearcats with two seconds left in the game to preserve UNM’s 55-54 road win over the No. 8 Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio Thursday night a the Lobos knocked Cincy from the ranks of the undefeated. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1252492.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1252492.html Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:49:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico A year after being surprised in their own arena by a more physical, more focused New Mexico St. Aggies team, the New Mexico Lobos took the lesson to heart and rose to the challenge Saturday afternoon, besting the visiting Aggies 73-58 before the first sell out crowd of the year at The Pit. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1249940.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1249940.html Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:10:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico In his return after a year off due to back surgery, sophomore center Alex Kirk tallied game-highs in scoring and rebounding as the New Mexico survived a savage second half to defeat Division II New Mexico Highlands 92-70 before an announced crowd of 13,055 at The Pit in their final exhibition game of the season. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1237015.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1237015.html Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:08:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico The New Mexico Lobos got double digit scoring from four players and scoring from 10 of 11 who played to open the 2012-13 season Wednesday night with a 105-64 exhibition beating of visiting Victory University in front of 12,440 at The Pit. http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1235507.html 2047 Kenn Rodriguez http://newmexico.scout.com/2/1235507.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:04:00 GMT 0 203 New Mexico newmexico