New Mexico Lobos at Fresno State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ballard, Stroud lift Fresno St past New Mexico 64-62 in OT
Ballard knocked down a 3-pointer with just less than a minute to go and following a turnover, Stroud made a steal and went in for a dunk with 31.3 seconds to go that put the Bulldogs up 63-62.
The Lobos made another turnover and fouled Isaiah Hill, who made 1 of 2 from the foul line with eight seconds remaining, giving New Mexico a final chance. However, the Lobos couldn't get up a last shot.
New Mexico's Jeremiah Francis III made a layup with 19 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 53 but the Bulldogs turned the ball over in the closing seconds going for the winning shot.
Orlando Robinson grabbed 16 rebounds for Fresno State (6-6, 4-6 Mountain West Conference), which has won four-straight home games heading into Saturday's matchup with the Lobos.
Makuach Maluach scored 24 points for New Mexico (5-10, 1-10) and Saquan Singleton added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Rod Brown Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Isaiah Hill missed Free Throw. | 62 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Isaiah Hill made Free Throw. | 62 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:08 | New Mexico Timeout | 62 - 63 |
Statistics
 UNM |
 FRES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 21-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-19 | FT | 12-22 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 4 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Fresno, CA
Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |