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Mashburn has 24 points, No. 25 New Mexico beats Air Force

AP
Jan 28, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 24 points - seven during a crucial late surge - in No. 25 New Mexico's 81-73 victory over Air Force on Friday night.

Jaelen House had 19 points and six steals for the Lobos (19-3, 6-3 Mountain West). Morris Edeze added 15 points and eight rebounds.

Rytis Petraitis led Air Force (12-10, 3-6) with 19 points. Ethan Taylor had 17.

''It kind of went the way I thought it would go,'' New Mexico coach Richard Pitino said. ''I think Air Force is much improved.''

That improvement was particularly evident in the second half.

''They were really, really running their stuff to perfection in the second half,'' Pitino said. ''They were cutting and getting their back doors. We needed to settle in.'',

After New Mexico twice held 12-point advantages in the first half, Air Force rallied to take its first lead 6:28 into the second half on 50-48 after Jeffrey Miles finger-rolled in a shot as he was fouled for a three-point play.

''Against a Top 25 team, you have to play a full 40 minutes,'' Falcons coach Joe Scott said. ''So whether it was getting down by 12, I think we did a good job of weathering that storm, more than weathering that storm, coming back.''

Air Force led 53-49 before New Mexico rallied.

''You have to do it against a really good team in a really tough environment, against really good players,'' Scott said. ''I think that's what happened. So give them credit for being able to weather their storm.''

The Lobos used a 14-3 run - half of those points coming from Mashburn - to take a 76-68 lead with two minutes left.

''We were able to calm down a little bit when they were up four and pull away,'' Pitino said. ''It's a terrific win.''

Mashburn was key in a first-half New Mexico run, scoring six points in an 8-0 spree that put the Lobos up 38-26.

''I think we just came out flatfooted,'' Mashburn said about the Lobos' lull to start the second half. ''With this offense, you can't be flat-footed or they'll back cut you all day. That's what happened. Coming out of half, we have to be better in being active and being disruptive for the first four minutes.''

BIG PICTURE

New Mexico won its 13th straight over the Falcons in Albuquerque. This game marked the midpoint of the Mountain West schedule and the Lobos have their best record since the 2017-18 season. New Mexico finished that season with a 12-6 conference mark.

Air Force has not beaten a ranked team since 2013 when it upended the then-No. 12 Lobos. Overall, the Falcons have a 4-89 record against ranked teams.

STATS

Air Force committed just 12 turnovers, but nine of those were on steals, leading to 23 Lobos points and a 20-1 New Mexico advantage on fastbreak scoring.

UP NEXT

Air Force: Hosts Boise State on Tuesday night.

New Mexico: At Utah State on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
AF
Falcons
34
UNM
Lobos
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Beau Becker vs. Morris Udeze (Lobos gains possession)
19:47		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:45		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
19:33		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point layup
19:31		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
19:16		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
19:14		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
19:06		Beau Becker personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
18:56		Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:54		Morris Udeze offensive rebound
18:51	+2	Morris Udeze makes two point layup	0-2
18:30		Jeffrey Mills turnover (bad pass) (Jaelen House steals)
18:21	+3	Javonte Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists)	0-5
17:57		Beau Becker misses two point jump shot
17:55		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
17:43		Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:41		Beau Becker defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:07		Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
17:05		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Jeffrey Mills assists)	4-5
16:33	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point dunk (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists)	4-7
16:13		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass)
16:06		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
16:04		Beau Becker defensive rebound
15:44		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
15:46		Falcons offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:27		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Jaelen House steals)
15:23	+2	Jaelen House makes two point layup	4-9
15:23		Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Jaelen House draws the foul)
15:23	+1	Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-10
15:13		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
15:11		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
15:07	+3	Jaelen House makes three point jump shot	4-13
14:49		Josiah Allick blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
14:47		Jaelen House defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Jaelen House makes two point jump shot	4-15
14:38		Falcons 30 second timeout
14:24		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
14:22		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
14:03	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Marcell McCreary assists)	7-15
13:44		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:42		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
13:24		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
13:22		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
13:16		Beau Becker blocks Jamal Mashburn Jr.'s two point layup
13:14		Lobos offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point layup (Jaelen House assists)	7-17
12:44		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:42		Jaelen House defensive rebound
12:30	+2	Morris Udeze makes two point hook shot (Jaelen House assists)	7-19
12:12	+2	Beau Becker makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	9-19
12:12		TV timeout
11:58	+2	Morris Udeze makes two point layup	9-21
11:24	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot	11-21
11:01	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists)	11-23
10:39	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point jump shot (Beau Becker assists)	13-23
10:21		Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot
10:19		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
10:07	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists)	16-23
9:44	+3	KJ Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	16-26
9:18		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
9:16		KJ Jenkins defensive rebound
9:04		Ethan Taylor personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
8:57		KJ Jenkins misses three point jump shot
8:55		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Marcell McCreary makes two point layup	18-26
8:22		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:20		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Beau Becker makes two point hook shot	20-26
7:30		Beau Becker blocks Josiah Allick's two point hook shot
7:28		Lobos offensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:27		Josiah Allick misses two point jump shot
7:25		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
7:07		Javonte Johnson personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
6:55	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	23-26
6:34	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	23-28
6:25		Camden Vander Zwaag turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Dent steals)
6:18		Beau Becker personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
6:14	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot (Morris Udeze assists)	23-30
5:54	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	25-30
5:54		Javonte Johnson shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-30
5:41		Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-31
5:41	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
5:18		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
5:16		Jaelen House defensive rebound
5:04		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass)
4:51		Jeffrey Mills offensive foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
4:51		Jeffrey Mills turnover (offensive foul)
4:40	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot	26-34
4:24		Josiah Allick blocks Nikc Jackson's two point layup
4:22		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
4:16		Jeffrey Mills personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-35
4:16		Joe Scott technical foul
4:16	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2	26-36
4:16	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2	26-37
4:16	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
4:05		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
4:03		Nikc Jackson offensive rebound
3:59		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
3:57		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
3:45		Jaelen House turnover (bad pass) (Nikc Jackson steals)
3:27	+3	Marcell McCreary makes three point jump shot (Nikc Jackson assists)	29-38
3:07	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot	29-40
2:43		Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot
2:41		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
2:35		Donovan Dent offensive foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
2:35		Donovan Dent turnover (offensive foul)
2:35		TV timeout
2:19		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-40
2:19	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-40
2:04		Nikc Jackson blocks Morris Udeze's two point layup
2:02		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
1:43	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Marcell McCreary assists)	34-40
1:33		Lobos 30 second timeout
1:22		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:20		Nikc Jackson defensive rebound
1:03		Nikc Jackson offensive foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
1:03		Nikc Jackson turnover (offensive foul)
0:47	+3	Jaelen House makes three point jump shot (Morris Udeze assists)	34-43
0:25		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
0:23		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
0:06		Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass)
0:00		Beau Becker misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AF
Falcons
39
UNM
Lobos
38

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Jaelen House shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-43
19:37	+1	Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-43
19:37		Ethan Taylor misses regular free throw 3 of 3
19:37		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
19:11		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
19:09		Morris Udeze offensive rebound
19:08		Beau Becker personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
18:52		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
18:50		Javonte Johnson offensive rebound
18:50		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Javonte Johnson draws the foul)
18:50	+1	Javonte Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
18:50	+1	Javonte Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-45
18:36	+3	Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Jeffrey Mills assists)	39-45
18:17		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:15		Jeffrey Mills defensive rebound
17:53	+3	Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	42-45
17:37		Javonte Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals)
17:20		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
17:18		Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound
17:10		Josiah Allick misses two point hook shot
17:08		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
16:55	+2	Beau Becker makes two point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists)	44-45
16:31		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:29		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
16:21		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
16:19		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
16:11		Beau Becker shooting foul (Jaelen House draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-46
16:11	+1	Jaelen House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-47
16:01		KJ Jenkins personal foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
15:44		Morris Udeze blocks Ethan Taylor's two point layup
15:42		Falcons offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:40	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	46-47
15:20	+2	Javonte Johnson makes two point layup	46-49
14:57		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Morris Udeze steals)
14:52		Jaelen House offensive foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
14:52		Jaelen House turnover (offensive foul)
14:38	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup (Nikc Jackson assists)	48-49
14:20		Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball)
13:59		Jamal Mashburn Jr. personal foul (Jake Heidbreder draws the foul)
13:48		Jeffrey Mills misses three point jump shot
13:46		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
13:39		Jamal Mashburn Jr. personal foul (Jake Heidbreder draws the foul)
13:32	+2	Jeffrey Mills makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	50-49
13:32		KJ Jenkins shooting foul (Jeffrey Mills draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Jeffrey Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-49
13:14		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (lost ball)
12:46		Jake Heidbreder misses two point jump shot
12:44		Javonte Johnson defensive rebound
12:36		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
12:36		Morris Udeze misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:36		Morris Udeze misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:36		Ethan Taylor defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Ethan Taylor makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	53-49
12:03		Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
12:01		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
11:51		Morris Udeze blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
11:49		Jeffrey Mills offensive rebound
11:42		Jeffrey Mills misses two point layup
11:40		Javonte Johnson defensive rebound
11:43		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43	+1	Morris Udeze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
11:43	+1	Morris Udeze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
11:27	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-51
11:27		Ethan Taylor misses two point jump shot
11:25		Morris Udeze defensive rebound
11:24		Nikc Jackson personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
11:12		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:10		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup	53-53
10:53		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
10:53		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:53	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
10:40	+2	Morris Udeze makes two point hook shot (KJ Jenkins assists)	54-55
10:08	+2	Nikc Jackson makes two point layup (Ethan Taylor assists)	56-55
9:43	+2	Morris Udeze makes two point layup (KJ Jenkins assists)	56-57
9:19		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Nikc Jackson draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-57
9:19	+1	Nikc Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-57
9:00		Nikc Jackson shooting foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Morris Udeze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
9:00		Morris Udeze misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:00		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
8:29		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jaelen House steals)
8:24	+2	Jaelen House makes two point layup	58-60
8:00	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	60-60
7:39		Morris Udeze misses two point layup
7:37		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
7:18		Morris Udeze blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
7:16		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Jaelen House makes two point layup	60-62
6:54	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	63-62
6:38		Lobos 30 second timeout
6:38		TV timeout
6:31		Camden Vander Zwaag personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
6:31		TV timeout
6:31		Morris Udeze misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:31		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
6:20		Josiah Allick personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
6:20	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
6:04	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot	65-64
5:38		Rytis Petraitis turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Mashburn Jr. steals)
5:26	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot	65-66
5:26		Marcell McCreary shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-67
5:05		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
5:03		Javonte Johnson defensive rebound
4:52		KJ Jenkins misses three point jump shot
4:50		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:38		Falcons 30 second timeout
4:26		Marcell McCreary turnover (bad pass) (Jaelen House steals)
4:21	+2	Jaelen House makes two point layup	65-69
4:10		Javonte Johnson personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
4:10		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:10	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-69
3:59	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point layup	66-71
3:59		Beau Becker shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:59		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point dunk	68-71
3:13		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
2:57		Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jaelen House steals)
2:52		Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
2:50		Jaelen House offensive rebound
2:46	+3	KJ Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists)	68-74
2:34		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
2:32		Jaelen House defensive rebound
2:09		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Morris Udeze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
2:09	+1	Morris Udeze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-76
1:40	+2	Camden Vander Zwaag makes two point layup	70-76
1:38		Falcons 30 second timeout
1:16		Jamal Mashburn Jr. offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
1:16		Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
1:02		Camden Vander Zwaag misses three point jump shot
1:00		Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point layup	70-78
0:22	+3	Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Camden Vander Zwaag assists)	73-78
0:20		Falcons 30 second timeout
0:17		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
0:17		Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:17	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:07		Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:05		Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound
0:03		Jake Heidbreder personal foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-80
0:03	+1	Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-81
0:01		Marcell McCreary turnover (bad pass) (Jaelen House steals)
0:00		End of period

Marcell McCreary turnover (bad pass) (Jaelen House steals)