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New Mexico won its opening game of the Mountain West conference tournament against San Jose State 63-52 on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Lobos have advanced to the tournament semifinals. It was a slow start for the Lobos and UNM trailed the spartans 16-21 midway through the first half.

The New Mexico Lobos play in the MWC Tournament against the San Jose State Spartans. Thursday's game will be the third meeting this season between the two teams.

The Mountain West Tournament begins Wednesday with three first-round games at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.  The MWC’s five men’s basketball NCAA Tournamen

Nelly Junior Joseph scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help New Mexico defeat UNLV 81-67 to close out the regular season in the Mountain West Conference, earning the Lobos the top seed

The New Mexico men’s basketball team entered last year’s Mountain West Tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 10-8 conference record. As Lobos fans took over Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center, New Mexico won four games in four days to capture their first MWC Tournament title since 2014.