ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Troy DeVries' 15 points led six New Mexico players in double figures and the Lobos, with leading scorer and rebounder Danny Granger out with a knee injury, beat Wyoming 89-75 Saturday night.
New Mexico (14-2, 1-0 MWC) dominated the Cowboys (7-6, 0-1) in the first half, when Granger led a torrid shooting effort by the Lobos during which they hit 16 of their first 21.
New Mexico led 39-19 when Granger _ averaging 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds a game _ went out with 6:27 left in the first half. He didn't play the rest of the game, but New Mexico was able to withstand a brief second half rally by the Cowboys.
Moments after Granger went to the locker room, the Lobos extended their lead to 47-23. But with Granger out, Wyoming picked up some momentum and started cutting into the deficit.
The Cowboy closed the first half with an 8-2 run, then outscored the Lobos 12-2 in the first five minutes of the second half. A 14-foot jumper by Jay Straight, who led the Cowboys with 20 points and a short jumper inside by Alex Dunn got Wyoming within 51-43 with 15:11 left.
That was as close as the Cowboys would come.
New Mexico center David Chiotti hit a free throw and after Dunn hit one of two free throws, New Mexico scored eight straight points. True freshman Tony Danridge hit a pair of field goals, Alfred Neale banked in a shot and DeVries scored off the board in traffic for a 60-44 lead with 10:45 left.
Another 8-0 run late in the game rebuilt New Mexico's lead to 72-51 with 5:14 left.
Neale, playing in place of Granger, finished with 11 points, while Danridge matched his season-high with 10 points. Kris Collins added 13 points and Chiotti had 14. Granger scored 12 points and had 3 blocks in the 12 minutes he played.
Dunn scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds for the Cowboys.
