NCAA News Wire
New Mexico 67, San Jose State 41
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Senior guard Deshawn Delaney scored 15 points to help New Mexico beat San Jose State 67-41 on Saturday evening at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.
Freshman guard Sam Logwood had 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals for New Mexico (14-7, 6-3 Mountain West), which shot 46.2 percent from the field and amassed a 43-23 rebounding advantage.
Sophomore guard Rashad Muhammad scored 15 points for San Jose State (2-19, 0-9), which has lost 11 in a row. Senior forward Jaleel Williams had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
New Mexico started the game with a 12-0 run and took a 21-4 lead on a 3-pointer by freshman guard Xavier Adams with 10:33 to play in the opening period.
The Lobos extended their lead to 29-10 on a 3-pointer by Delaney with 5:49 to go in the half.
Sophomore forward Brandon Mitchell made a 3-pointer for San Jose State just before the halftime buzzer, but New Mexico still led 31-15 at the break.
The Lobos extended their lead to 36-15 early in the second half. They went up 49-25 on a layup by sophomore center Obij Aget with 11:58 to go and extended their lead to 28 points in the final minutes.
