Jaelen House scores 18 and No. 25 New Mexico beats San Jose State 95-75
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Jaelen House scored 18 points, Jamal Mashburn Jr. and Donovan Dent both added 17 and No. 25 New Mexico beat San Jose State 95-75 on Wednesday for the Lobos' fourth straight win.
House drilled back-to-back 3-pointers from the left wing to push the Lobos’ lead to 17 with under five minutes to play in the second half after San Jose State had cut the lead to single-digits.
“We knew we had to stay together, lock down on the defensive end - because it wasn’t so much a problem on offense. We just had to really lock down on defense,” Dent said. “We did that, two transition threes, blew the game wide open.”
New Mexico has won four straight Mountain West games by double-figures for the first time since a seven-game stretch in 2011-12. The Lobos have won three straight and improved to 21-5 all-time against the Spartans.
The Lobos (17-3, 5-2 Mountain West) opened up a double-digit lead late in the first half on a 3-pointer by Mashburn. They led the Spartans (8-11, 1-5 Mountain West) by as many as 17 in the first half after House hit a contested 3-pointer off a crossover.
Myron Amey Jr. led San Jose State with 24 points.
The Spartans cut the deficit to nine with 6:11 left in the second half on a dunk by Trey Anderson. But the Lobos responded with an 8-0 push to put the game away.
New Mexico coach Richard Pitino said that San Jose State's defense slowed down the Lobos a bit by switching all the ball screens.
“But then we just went on that burst in the second half where we started getting some steals and get out and going,” Pitino said.
J.T. Toppin added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
New Mexico capitalized off San Jose State’s 18 turnovers, outscoring the Spartans in points off turnovers 25-4. Scoring off turnovers is top of mind for the Lobos, according to Pitino.
“We get steals and then a lot of them are pick sixes,” Pitino said. “We go quickly off the steals. So that’s the style we want to play. We want to be able to play for 40 minutes with great pace and we’ve been able to show that so far.”
Dent said speeding the other team up, turning them over and then running it back downhill is the Lobos' motto.
“We know that no one else in the Mountain West can really roll with us,” Dent said.
BIG PICTURE
New Mexico, which entered the AP Top 25 this week for the first time this season, should stay in the rankings if they beat Nevada on Sunday. The Lobos have back-to-back Mountain West road wins for the first time since a three-game streak spanning the end of the 2017-18 and beginning of the 2018-19 seasons.
San Jose State has lost five of six games, but their four losses prior to Wednesday were all by single digits.
UP NEXT
Lobos: Host Nevada on Sunday night.
Spartans: Host UNLV on Saturday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | JT Toppin vs. Adrame Diongue (Jaelen House gains possession) | |||
19:33 | +2 | Jaelen House makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:12 | JT Toppin blocks Trey Anderson's three point jump shot | |||
19:10 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound | |||
19:06 | +3 | Donovan Dent makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists) | 5-0 | |
18:50 | +3 | Tibet Gorener makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists) | 5-3 | |
18:36 | +2 | JT Toppin makes two point layup (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists) | 7-3 | |
18:36 | Adrame Diongue shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul) | |||
18:36 | +1 | JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-3 | |
18:21 | Myron Amey Jr. misses two point layup | |||
18:19 | Adrame Diongue offensive rebound | |||
18:17 | JT Toppin blocks Adrame Diongue's two point layup | |||
18:15 | JT Toppin defensive rebound | |||
18:09 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup | |||
18:07 | Tibet Gorener defensive rebound | |||
17:52 | JT Toppin blocks Adrame Diongue's two point layup | |||
17:50 | Spartans offensive rebound | |||
17:43 | Trey Anderson misses two point layup | |||
17:41 | Trey Anderson offensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Alvaro Cardenas misses two point jump shot | |||
17:36 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot | 10-3 | |
17:12 | +2 | Alvaro Cardenas makes two point jump shot (Myron Amey Jr. assists) | 10-5 | |
16:48 | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | |||
16:46 | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | |||
16:45 | Adrame Diongue shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | |||
16:45 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-5 | |
16:45 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-5 | |
16:16 | Trey Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
16:14 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:08 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
15:56 | Myron Amey Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Junior Joseph steals) | |||
15:55 | Diogo Seixas shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | |||
15:55 | TV timeout | |||
15:55 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-5 | |
15:55 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:55 | Tibet Gorener defensive rebound | |||
15:41 | Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Jaelen House defensive rebound | |||
15:31 | Diogo Seixas shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | |||
15:31 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:31 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:31 | William Humer defensive rebound | |||
15:18 | +2 | Tibet Gorener makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists) | 13-7 | |
15:01 | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | |||
14:59 | Trey Anderson defensive rebound | |||
14:34 | +2 | Tibet Gorener makes two point layup (Myron Amey Jr. assists) | 13-9 | |
14:18 | William Humer blocks JT Toppin's two point layup | |||
14:16 | Lobos offensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Jaelen House misses three point jump shot | |||
14:08 | Tru Washington offensive rebound | |||
14:05 | Trey Anderson blocks Tru Washington's two point layup | |||
14:03 | Trey Anderson defensive rebound | |||
13:53 | Tru Washington personal foul | |||
13:45 | Alvaro Cardenas misses two point jump shot | |||
13:43 | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | |||
13:29 | Trey Anderson blocks Tru Washington's two point layup | |||
13:27 | Lobos offensive rebound | |||
13:21 | +2 | JT Toppin makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 15-9 | |
12:59 | +2 | Myron Amey Jr. makes two point layup | 15-11 | |
12:48 | Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot | |||
12:46 | Garrett Anderson defensive rebound | |||
12:31 | Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot | |||
12:29 | JT Toppin defensive rebound | |||
12:20 | +2 | JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists) | 17-11 | |
12:00 | +3 | Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot | 17-14 | |
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:35 | Adrame Diongue blocks Jaelen House's two point layup | |||
11:33 | Adrame Diongue defensive rebound | |||
11:11 | +2 | Adrame Diongue makes two point layup | 17-16 | |
10:55 | JT Toppin offensive foul | |||
10:55 | JT Toppin turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:36 | Garrett Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:34 | Jaelen House defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | +3 | Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists) | 20-16 | |
10:09 | Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot | |||
10:07 | Adrame Diongue offensive rebound | |||
9:58 | Myron Amey Jr. misses two point layup | |||
9:56 | Adrame Diongue offensive rebound | |||
9:53 | Tru Washington personal foul | |||
9:46 | Adrame Diongue turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:36 | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot | |||
9:22 | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point layup | |||
9:04 | Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound | |||
9:00 | Tibet Gorener shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul) | |||
9:00 | JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:00 | +1 | JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-16 | |
8:46 | Latrell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Dent steals) | |||
8:42 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 23-16 | |
8:18 | Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot | |||
8:16 | Trey Anderson offensive rebound | |||
7:58 | +3 | Latrell Davis makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists) | 23-19 | |
7:40 | +3 | Jemarl Baker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists) | 26-19 | |
7:11 | +2 | Tibet Gorener makes two point layup (Trey Anderson assists) | 26-21 | |
6:51 | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot | 28-21 | |
6:24 | JT Toppin blocks Diogo Seixas's two point layup | |||
6:22 | JT Toppin defensive rebound | |||
6:19 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup (JT Toppin assists) | 30-21 | |
5:57 | Trey Anderson turnover (traveling) | |||
5:57 | TV timeout | |||
5:48 | Jaelen House misses two point layup | |||
5:46 | JT Toppin offensive rebound | |||
5:46 | JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (William Humer steals) | |||
5:22 | Myron Amey Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
5:20 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
5:04 | Jemarl Baker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:02 | Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | +3 | Tibet Gorener makes three point jump shot | 30-24 | |
4:26 | +2 | Jemarl Baker Jr. makes two point hook shot | 32-24 | |
3:53 | Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot | |||
3:51 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:40 | JT Toppin misses two point layup | |||
3:38 | Jaelen House offensive rebound | |||
3:27 | Jemarl Baker Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
3:25 | JT Toppin offensive rebound | |||
3:23 | JT Toppin misses two point layup | |||
3:21 | Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:11 | Trey Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:09 | Spartans offensive rebound | |||
3:09 | TV timeout | |||
3:03 | Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot | |||
3:01 | JT Toppin defensive rebound | |||
2:57 | +3 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists) | 35-24 | |
2:35 | Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul | |||
2:35 | Trey Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Junior Joseph steals) | |||
2:28 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 37-24 | |
2:27 | Spartans 30 second timeout | |||
2:19 | +3 | Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Trey Anderson assists) | 37-27 | |
2:08 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 39-27 | |
1:55 | Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:53 | Myron Amey Jr. offensive rebound | |||
1:42 | Myron Amey Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nelly Junior Joseph steals) | |||
1:31 | Jaelen House misses three point jump shot | |||
1:29 | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | |||
1:29 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 41-27 | |
1:13 | Alvaro Cardenas turnover (lost ball) | |||
0:44 | +2 | Jaelen House makes two point jump shot | 43-27 | |
0:14 | Diogo Seixas misses two point layup | |||
0:12 | Diogo Seixas offensive rebound | |||
0:11 | +2 | Diogo Seixas makes two point layup | 43-29 | |
0:04 | Jaelen House misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +3 | Myron Amey Jr. makes three point jump shot | 43-32 | |
0:00 | End of period |