Gordon helps Lobos stay hot with victory over Saint Louis
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Drew Gordon had 18 points and nine rebounds as New Mexico won its 10th straight game by beating Saint Louis 64-60 on Saturday.
Brian Conklin had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Billikens (12-2), whose six-game winning streak ended.
Saint Louis moved out to a 21-14 lead before the Lobos (12-2) stormed back with a 12-2 run fueled by five consecutive trips to the free-throw line, generating the first eight points in that run. New Mexico led 31-29 at halftime.
The game was tied eight times, the last coming with 7:10 left before New Mexico's Phillip McDonald hit his only basket, a 3-pointer that put the Lobos ahead for good at 48-45.
The Billikens had a final chance to draw even in the closing seconds after Cody Ellis went to the foul line for three shots. He made the first two to cut New Mexico's lead to 62-60. His final attempt came off the front of the rim, and Gordon grabbed it momentarily, but the Billikens' Jordair Jett ripped it free and put up an off-balance, turn-around shot from the lane that bounced off the back of the rim.
Gordon finished the scoring with two free throws with 1.2 seconds left.
The Billikens' defense, ranked fifth in the country, stymied the Lobos' normally potent outside game, limiting them to 2 for 7 from 3-point range, both season lows. The Lobos' previous season low for 3-point attempts was 15 and the fewest successful 3-pointers had been three.
■ Tulsa 74, Texas Christian 66 -- At Fort Worth, Texas, Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, and Kodi Maduka added 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Golden Hurricane over the Horned Frogs.
Scottie Haralson and Eric McClellan had nine points each for the Golden Hurricane (7-7). Former Valley High standout Hank Thorns scored 16 points for TCU (8-5), and Craig Williams and Garlon Green added 11 each.
■ Boise State 76, Idaho 73 -- At Nampa, Idaho, Anthony Drmic scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Broncos over the Vandals (7-7).
Drmic made six of Boise State's 10 3-pointers as the Broncos (10-4) won for just the second time in five games.
