Led by Donovan Dent's 25 points and 10 assists, the New Mexico Lobos defeated the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 100-81.

Percentages: FG .527, FT .514. 3-Point Goals: 5-16, .313 (Roberts 2-5, Dennis 1-1, Clark 1-2, Potter 1-3, Dease 0-1, Parker 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 4 (I.Williams, Jackson, Roberts, Wright-Forde). Turnovers: 20 (Dease 4, Potter 3, Wright-Forde 3, Clark 2, I.Williams 2, Parker 2, Walker 2, S.Williams, Torbor). Steals: 7 (I.Williams, Jackson, Parker, Potter, S.Williams, Torbor, Walker). Technical Fouls: Clark, 9:54 second. Percentages: FG .532, FT .641. 3-Point Goals: 9-23, .391 (Dotson 3-4, Appelhans 1-1, Dent 1-1, Sacko 1-1, Washington 1-4, Amzil 1-5, Noland 1-5, Borovicanin 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 9 (Atiki 4, Amzil 2, Joseph 2, Webb). Turnovers: 13 (Amzil 4, Noland 3, Borovicanin, Dotson, Joseph, Sacko, Washington, Webb). Steals: 13 (Noland 3, Amzil 2, Dotson 2, Joseph 2, Washington 2, Appelhans, Dent). Technical Fouls: Dent, 5:36 second.

There was no UCLA hangover for the California kid. Tuesday night in the Pit wasn't always pretty for the home team, and star center Nelly Junior Joseph was a non-factor due to foul trouble, but Lobos junior point guard Donovan Dent was his usual brilliant self with 25 points,