Nelly Junior Joseph gets 45th career double-double and New Mexico beats No. 22 UCLA 72-64
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Donovan Dent had 17 points and eight assists, Nelly Junior Joseph added 16 points and 12 rebounds for his 45th career double-double, and New Mexico beat No. 22 UCLA 72-64 on Friday night in the Las Vegas Hoopfest.
It was New Mexico's first win against a ranked team in nonconference play since beating current UCLA coach Mick Cronin while he was at Cincinnati during the 2012-13 season.
CJ Noland added 13 points for the Lobos (2-0). Junior Joseph was one of three New Mexico players with a double-double in a season-opening victory over Nicholls on Monday.
Tyler Bilodeau, a transfer from Oregon State, had 23 points and 15 rebounds for UCLA (1-1), which opened its season with an 85-50 win over Rider on Monday.
New Mexico held the Bruins to 1-for-9 shooting from the field over the first seven minutes of the second half to help extend its 11-point halftime lead to 49-33.
New Mexico's 11th steal led to Tru Washington's fast-break dunk for a 58-43 cushion. The Lobos led by at least eight the rest of the way.
New Mexico stayed hot in Nevada. The game was played at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, just minutes from where the Lobos beat San Diego State 68-61 in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament last season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Dent slipped on the court with 7:52 remaining on an inbounds pass with the Lobos leading 62-48. He went to the locker room and UCLA took advantage by switching to a pressure defense while New Mexico's star point guard was out. Dent returned at the 5:39 mark with a wrap on his left leg and scored on his first offensive possession to restore a double-digit lead at 68-57.
New Mexico turned good defense into offense by scoring 21 points off 21 UCLA turnovers.
UCLA returns home to face Boston University on Monday. New Mexico hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Nelly Junior Joseph vs. Tyler Bilodeau (Lobos gains possession) | ||
| 19:36 |  | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Filip Borovicanin assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:12 | | Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound | ||
| 19:05 | | Mustapha Amzil blocks Tyler Bilodeau's two point layup | ||
| 19:03 | | Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound | ||
| 18:53 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point layup | ||
| 18:53 | | Kobe Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 18:53 | | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | | +3 | Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point dunk | ||
| 18:26 | | Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 18:20 | | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists) | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | | Skyy Clark turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals) | ||
| 17:34 | | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Tru Washington assists) | 9-4 |
| 17:34 | | Skyy Clark shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul) | ||
| 17:34 | | Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 17:34 | | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:23 | | Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul | ||
| 17:20 | | Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Junior Joseph steals) | ||
| 17:20 | | Jump ball. Donovan Dent vs. Dylan Andrews (Tyler Bilodeau gains possession) | ||
| 17:20 | | Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Andrews steals) | ||
| 16:53 | | Tyler Bilodeau turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 16:40 | | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:38 | | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | ||
| 16:38 | | Tyler Bilodeau personal foul | ||
| 16:34 | | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals) | ||
| 16:29 | | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists) | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:11 | | Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:02 | | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | ||
| 15:53 | | Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul | ||
| 15:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:40 | | +2 | Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists) | 11-6 |
| 15:25 | | CJ Noland personal foul | ||
| 15:19 | | Sebastian Mack turnover (bad pass) (Tru Washington steals) | ||
| 15:12 | | +3 | CJ Noland makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists) | 14-6 |
| 14:48 | | +3 | Trent Perry makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 14-9 |
| 14:48 | | Braden Appelhans shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul) | ||
| 14:48 | | Trent Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 14:48 | | Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound | ||
| 14:38 | | CJ Noland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:36 | | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | ||
| 14:24 | | CJ Noland personal foul | ||
| 14:21 | | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 14-11 |
| 14:04 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 13:52 | | Kobe Johnson personal foul | ||
| 13:48 | | +3 | Braden Appelhans makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 17-11 |
| 13:28 | | William Kyle III turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:04 | | +2 | Atiki Ally Atiki makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 19-11 |
| 12:48 | | Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:46 | | Braden Appelhans defensive rebound | ||
| 12:44 | | Lazar Stefanovic personal foul | ||
| 12:40 | | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 21-11 |
| 12:40 | | Trent Perry shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul) | ||
| 12:40 | | Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:40 | | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | ||
| 12:28 | | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists) | 21-13 |
| 12:11 | | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:02 | | Jovan Milicevic personal foul | ||
| 11:54 | | Jovan Milicevic personal foul | ||
| 11:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:39 | | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Kayde Dotson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Kayde Dotson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot | 21-15 |
| 10:37 | | Aday Mara shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-15 |
| 10:37 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-15 |
| 10:27 | | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Lobos defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Mustapha Amzil personal foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-16 |
| 10:10 | | +1 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 9:59 | | Mustapha Amzil offensive foul | ||
| 9:59 | | Mustapha Amzil turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Filip Borovicanin shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-18 |
| 9:42 | | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 9:29 | | Tru Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:06 | | Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (lane violation) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists) | 25-19 |
| 8:33 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (Ibrahima Sacko draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Ibrahima Sacko misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:31 | | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Tru Washington offensive foul | ||
| 8:25 | | Tru Washington turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | William Kyle III personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-19 |
| 8:03 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:03 | | Bruins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Sebastian Mack turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Dent steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point dunk | 28-19 |
| 7:41 | | Bruins 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Trent Perry assists) | 28-21 |
| 6:41 | | Tru Washington misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | William Kyle III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Lazar Stefanovic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:07 | | William Kyle III shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-21 |
| 6:07 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:07 | | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | William Kyle III misses two point layup | ||
| 5:57 | | Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Tru Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Lobos offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Trent Perry steals) | ||
| 5:32 | | Donovan Dent shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 5:32 | | +1 | Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 5:26 | | Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 5:26 | | Lobos 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:10 | | Lazar Stefanovic offensive foul | ||
| 5:10 | | Lazar Stefanovic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 31-23 |
| 4:39 | | Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Junior Joseph steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | Tru Washington turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals) | ||
| 4:05 | | Tru Washington shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | Trent Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-24 |
| 3:44 | | +3 | Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (Filip Borovicanin assists) | 34-24 |
| 3:14 | | +3 | Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists) | 34-27 |
| 3:11 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | Tyler Bilodeau blocks Mustapha Amzil's two point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | William Kyle III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Trent Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 37-27 |
| 2:10 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Sebastian Mack shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-27 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-27 |
| 1:42 | | Trent Perry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Quinton Webb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +3 | Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot | 39-30 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 41-30 |
| 0:34 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Lobos turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:01 | | Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bruins offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |