UNLV (67) vs New Mexico (81) · Mar 7, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 7, 2025

Game Recap

New Mexico beats UNLV 81-67, earns top seed for Mountain West Conference Tournament. Nelly Junior Joseph scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help New Mexico defeat UNLV 81-67 on Friday night to close out the regular season in the Mountain West Conference with a first-place finish.

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNLV	38	29	67
UNM	40	41	81

UNLV	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
45Jeremiah Cherry	25	7-10	0-0	0-0	5	0	2	1	2	3	14
1Jalen Hill	40	5-9	0-2	6-7	4	2	0	0	2	3	16
10Jaden Henley	40	5-12	3-6	1-3	4	2	2	0	5	4	14
13Brooklyn Hicks	36	1-5	0-1	1-1	4	2	1	0	2	4	3
20Julian Rishwain	6	3-3	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	8
22Pape N'Diaye	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
0Isaiah Cottrell	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24DeMarion Yap	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Jailen Bedford	36	3-15	1-9	3-5	7	2	0	1	1	3	10

TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	6-2030.0%	11-1668.8%	28	9	5	3	13	20	67

NEW MEXICO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Filip Borovicanin	29	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	3	0	2	1	2	5
22Mustapha Amzil	29	2-6	0-1	2-5	7	3	2	0	3	1	6
23Nelly Junior Joseph	39	13-19	0-0	0-3	16	4	2	3	1	3	26
2Donovan Dent	36	7-16	0-1	6-7	0	6	1	0	2	0	20
3Tru Washington	28	5-8	1-3	8-12	4	2	2	0	0	3	19
7Ibrahima Sacko	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jovan Milicevic	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
4Kayde Dotson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Braden Appelhans	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0CJ Noland	25	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	31-5853.4%	3-1030.0%	16-2759.3%	32	18	9	5	8	11	81

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfunlvunm

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by New Mexico
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UNLV
(19:51) Foul on Jaden Henley.
(19:51) Mustapha Amzil missed Free Throw.
(19:51) New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:51) Mustapha Amzil missed Free Throw.
(19:48) Julian Rishwain Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:33) Julian Rishwain made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Hill.
20
+2 (19:20) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Filip Borovicanin.
22
+2 (18:58) Jeremiah Cherry made Dunk. Assisted by Julian Rishwain.
42
(18:42) Foul on Jeremiah Cherry.
+2 (18:36) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Tru Washington.
44
(18:26) Jaden Henley missed Layup.
(18:23) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Filip Borovicanin.
46
(17:45) Jaden Henley missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:42) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Filip Borovicanin missed Layup.
(17:35) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:27) Julian Rishwain made Three Point Jumper.
76
+2 (17:13) Nelly Junior Joseph made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
78
+2 (17:07) Jeremiah Cherry made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Henley.
98
+2 (16:48) Tru Washington made Jumper.
910
(16:41) Jalen Hill Turnover.
(16:41) Mustapha Amzil Steal.
(16:36) Mustapha Amzil missed Layup.
(16:31) Tru Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Tru Washington made Two Point Tip Shot.
912
(16:19) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(16:19) Filip Borovicanin subbing out for New Mexico
(16:19) CJ Noland subbing in for New Mexico
(16:19) Brooklyn Hicks subbing out for UNLV
(16:19) Jeremiah Cherry subbing out for UNLV
(16:19) Jailen Bedford subbing in for UNLV
(16:19) Pape N'Diaye subbing in for UNLV
(15:58) UNLV Turnover.
(15:58) Official TV Timeout
+2 (15:51) Donovan Dent made Layup. Assisted by Nelly Junior Joseph.
914
+3 (15:27) Julian Rishwain made Three Point Jumper.
1214
(15:10) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
(14:57) CJ Noland Turnover.
(14:36) Jaden Henley missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Donovan Dent missed Layup.
(14:23) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:10) Pape N'Diaye made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Hill.
1414
(13:51) Tru Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:49) Julian Rishwain Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Julian Rishwain Turnover.
(13:43) CJ Noland Steal.
+2 (13:39) CJ Noland made Dunk. Assisted by Mustapha Amzil.
1416
(13:38) Foul on New Mexico.
(13:38) Julian Rishwain subbing out for UNLV
(13:38) Brooklyn Hicks subbing in for UNLV
(13:38) Jaden Henley missed Free Throw.
(13:38) Tru Washington subbing out for New Mexico
(13:38) Mustapha Amzil subbing out for New Mexico
(13:38) Filip Borovicanin subbing in for New Mexico
(13:38) Jovan Milicevic subbing in for New Mexico
(13:25) UNLV Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:19) Jaden Henley Turnover.
(13:19) Donovan Dent Steal.
+2 (13:15) Donovan Dent made Dunk.
1418
+2 (12:57) Jalen Hill made Layup.
1618
(12:57) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (12:57) Jalen Hill made Free Throw.
1718
(12:48) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
+1 (12:48) Donovan Dent made Free Throw.
1719
(12:48) Pape N'Diaye subbing out for UNLV
(12:48) Jeremiah Cherry subbing in for UNLV
+1 (12:48) Donovan Dent made Free Throw.
1720
(12:22) Jailen Bedford missed Jumper.
(12:19) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Donovan Dent Turnover.
(12:12) Brooklyn Hicks Steal.
+2 (11:54) Jeremiah Cherry made Jumper. Assisted by Brooklyn Hicks.
1920
(11:30) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Layup.
(11:27) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Official TV Timeout
(11:23) Jovan Milicevic subbing out for New Mexico
(11:23) Mustapha Amzil subbing in for New Mexico
(11:11) Jaden Henley Turnover.
(11:11) Mustapha Amzil Steal.
(11:01) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Layup.
(10:58) Jeremiah Cherry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:48) Jaden Henley made Three Point Jumper.
2220
(10:23) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(10:23) Jailen Bedford Block.
(10:18) Jalen Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Jailen Bedford missed Layup.
(10:16) Filip Borovicanin Block.
(10:16) UNLV Offensive Rebound.
(10:16) CJ Noland subbing out for New Mexico
(10:16) Tru Washington subbing in for New Mexico
(10:09) Jailen Bedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Tru Washington Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Mustapha Amzil missed Jumper.
(9:49) Jalen Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Jalen Hill made Layup.
2420
+1 (9:34) Tru Washington made Free Throw.
2421
(9:34) Jeremiah Cherry subbing out for UNLV
(9:34) Pape N'Diaye subbing in for UNLV
(9:34) Tru Washington missed Free Throw.
(9:34) Foul on Jeremiah Cherry.
(9:31) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:14) Jalen Hill made Layup.
2621
+2 (9:01) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Mustapha Amzil.
2623
(8:42) Foul on Tru Washington.
(8:42) Technical Foul on Tru Washington.
+1 (8:42) Jalen Hill made Free Throw.
2723
+1 (8:42) Jalen Hill made Free Throw.
2823
+1 (8:42) Jailen Bedford made Free Throw.
2923
(8:42) Tru Washington subbing out for New Mexico
(8:42) CJ Noland subbing in for New Mexico
+1 (8:42) Jailen Bedford made Free Throw.
3023
(8:32) Foul on Jalen Hill.
+2 (8:27) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
3025
(8:03) Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
(8:00) Mustapha Amzil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:46) Donovan Dent made Layup.
3027
(7:46) Foul on Brooklyn Hicks.
(7:46) Official TV Timeout
(7:46) Pape N'Diaye subbing out for UNLV
(7:46) Isaiah Cottrell subbing in for UNLV
+1 (7:46) Donovan Dent made Free Throw.
3028
(7:26) Jailen Bedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:23) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:14) Filip Borovicanin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
3031
(7:01) Jailen Bedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:57) Mustapha Amzil Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Foul on Isaiah Cottrell.
+1 (6:48) Mustapha Amzil made Free Throw.
3032
(6:48) Mustapha Amzil missed Free Throw.
(6:45) Jalen Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:21) Jalen Hill made Layup.
3232
+2 (6:08) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Filip Borovicanin.
3234
(5:48) Jalen Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:45) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:40) Donovan Dent made Layup. Assisted by Nelly Junior Joseph.
3236
(5:13) Jailen Bedford missed Jumper.
(5:11) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(4:59) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+1 (4:42) Jalen Hill made Free Throw.
3336
(4:42) Foul on Mustapha Amzil.
(4:42) Isaiah Cottrell subbing out for UNLV
(4:42) Pape N'Diaye subbing in for UNLV
(4:41) Jalen Hill missed Free Throw.
(4:40) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
(4:23) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Jaden Henley Turnover.
(4:18) Nelly Junior Joseph Steal.
(4:11) Mustapha Amzil missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Pape N'Diaye missed Dunk.
(3:48) Nelly Junior Joseph Block.
(3:44) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Official TV Timeout
(3:37) Mustapha Amzil subbing out for New Mexico
(3:37) Jovan Milicevic subbing in for New Mexico
(3:37) Pape N'Diaye subbing out for UNLV
(3:37) Jeremiah Cherry subbing in for UNLV
+2 (3:26) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup.
3338
(3:07) Jailen Bedford missed Jumper.
(3:07) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) Nelly Junior Joseph Block.
(2:41) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
(2:38) Brooklyn Hicks Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Jaden Henley missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:09) Brooklyn Hicks Offensive Rebound.
(2:09) Jeremiah Cherry subbing out for UNLV
(2:09) Pape N'Diaye subbing in for UNLV
(1:59) Jailen Bedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:56) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(1:44) CJ Noland missed Jumper.
(1:41) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Jalen Hill Turnover.
(1:22) Nelly Junior Joseph Steal.
+2 (1:06) Nelly Junior Joseph made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
3340
(1:04) UNLV Timeout
(1:04) Pape N'Diaye subbing out for UNLV
(1:04) Jeremiah Cherry subbing in for UNLV
+2 (0:37) Jeremiah Cherry made Layup. Assisted by Brooklyn Hicks.
3540
(0:32) New Mexico Timeout
(0:32) Jeremiah Cherry subbing out for UNLV
(0:32) Pape N'Diaye subbing in for UNLV
(0:08) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(0:05) Brooklyn Hicks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Brooklyn Hicks made Layup.
3740
(0:02) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(0:02) Filip Borovicanin subbing out for New Mexico
(0:02) Braden Appelhans subbing in for New Mexico
(0:02) Pape N'Diaye subbing out for UNLV
(0:02) Isaiah Cottrell subbing in for UNLV
+1 (0:02) Brooklyn Hicks made Free Throw.
3840
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

UNLV

UNM

67Points81

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)31-58(53.4%)

6-20(30%)3-Point(%)3-10(30%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)16-27(59.3%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(10)

9Assists18

5Steals9

3Blocks5

16Turnovers8

20(0)Fouls(Technical)11(2)

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, March 7, 2025 · 10:00 PM

The Pit · Albuquerque, NM

attendance: 15,411 (100.0%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: UNM -11.5

over/under: 148.5