After he’d emerged from the visitor’s locker room in The Pit on Dec. 7, the night his team handed New Mexico its only home loss of the season, New Mexico

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BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico plays Utah State after Viane Cumber scored 25 points in New Mexico's 78-74 win against the Colorado State Rams. The Aggies are 1-6 in home games. Utah State is ninth in the MWC with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Jamisyn Heaton averaging 2.1.

Current Records: Fresno State 5-13, New Mexico 15-4 We've got another exciting Mountain West matchup on schedule as the Fresno State Bulldogs and the New Mexico Lobos are set to tip at 5:00 p.m ...

BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State visits New Mexico after Zaon Collins scored 23 points in Fresno State's 74-65 victory over the Air Force Falcons. The Lobos are 10-1 on their home court. New Mexico scores 83.3 points while outscoring opponents by 10.7 points per game.

The good vibes from Boise State’s 41-point victory over Wyoming quickly abated during a Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game at The Pit.  New Mexico (

It was chaos week in the Mountain West as the conference’s top four NCAA Tournament contenders — Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State and No. 22 Utah State

Donovan Dent scored 20 points as New Mexico beat Fresno State 95-67 on Monday night. Dent also added nine assists for the Lobos (16-4, 8-1 Mountain West Conference). Mustapha Amzil scored 15 and grabbed seven rebounds.

Logan, Utah; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico takes on Utah State after Viane Cumber scored 25 points in New Mexico's 78-74 victory over the Colorado State Rams. The Aggies have gone 1-6 in home games.

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The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.

Don’t look now, but the New Mexico Lobos are off to their best start to begin Mountain West play in over a decade. It hasn’t always been the smoothest for head coach Richard Pitino. Still, the Lobos have certainly built off their improbable Mountain West tournament title run last year after losing two of the best guards in the Mountain West in Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn—who helped spearhead Pitino’s first three seasons after a disastrous final season for four-year head man Paul Weir.