ALBUQUERQUE — Playing on a heavily taped ankle Saturday, Dairese Gary scored 17 points and dished out seven assists in his final home game, leading New Mexico to a 66-61 victory over Air Force.
Gary, who made 11-of-13 free throws for the Lobos, turned his right ankle midway through the first half. The three minutes it took for Gary to be taped accounted for all of his time off the court.
The Falcons (15-14, 6-10) led for most of the first half, but New Mexico opened the second half with a 15-5 run to go up 46-38. Gary scored five points during the surge. The Lobos never trailed again.
New Mexico earned the No. 5 seed in the Mountain West Tournament and will play Colorado State. Air Force is the sixth seed and plays UNLV.
No. 3 BYU 102, Wyoming 78
PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette scored 38 points and Charles Abouo scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half for the Cougars (28-3, 14-2), who earned their first win since Brandon Davies was kicked off the team for breaking the school’s honor code.
UNLV 78, Utah 58
SALT LAKE CITY — The Rebels (23-7, 11-5) won their fifth straight game.
