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Dent scores 33 as New Mexico edges Nevada 71-67 to clinch MWC title and top seed in league tourney

AP
Mar 05, 2025

RENO, Nev. (AP) Donovan Dent's 33 points led New Mexico past Nevada 71-67 on Tuesday night, assuring the Lobos of at least a tie for the Mountain West Conference regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the league tournament.

Dent also added seven assists for the Lobos (24-6, 16-3 Mountain West Conference), who have one game remaining at home against UNLV. New Mexico swept second-place Colorado State (15-4).

Nelly Junior Joseph added nine points for New Mexico while shooting 3 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while he also had 15 rebounds. Mustapha Amzil shot 2 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line to finish with eight points.

Nick Davidson finished with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Wolf Pack (16-14, 8-11). Kobe Sanders added 15 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks for Nevada. Tyler Rolison finished with 12 points and six assists.

Nevada visits San Diego State on Saturday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
UNM
Lobos
41
NEV
Wolf Pack
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wolf Pack gains possession)
19:42		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
19:40		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
19:18		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
19:16		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
19:04		Tyler Rolison turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Dent steals)
18:58	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	2-0
18:43		Nick Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Mustapha Amzil steals)
18:36	+3	Donovan Dent makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists)	5-0
18:15		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
18:13		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
18:01		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point jump shot
17:59		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
17:58		Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
17:56		Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
17:54		Kobe Sanders shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
17:54	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-0
17:54		Mustapha Amzil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:54		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
17:42	+2	Brandon Love makes two point dunk (Kobe Sanders assists)	6-2
17:19		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
17:17		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Tyler Rolison assists)	6-4
16:47		Nelly Junior Joseph misses three point jump shot
16:45		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
16:35		Jump ball. Nick Davidson vs. Filip Borovicanin (Lobos gains possession)
16:35		Nick Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Filip Borovicanin steals)
16:24	+3	Filip Borovicanin makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	9-4
16:01		Brandon Love turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals)
15:54	+3	Donovan Dent makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists)	12-4
15:52		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
15:52		TV timeout
15:44		Filip Borovicanin personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
15:24		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
15:22		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
15:19		Kobe Sanders blocks Filip Borovicanin's two point layup
15:17		Lobos offensive rebound
15:05		Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Sanders steals)
15:01		Filip Borovicanin blocks Justin McBride's two point layup
14:59		Wolf Pack offensive rebound
14:52	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot (Justin McBride assists)	12-6
14:25		Tru Washington turnover (bad pass)
14:13	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	12-8
14:01		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
13:59		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
13:46	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	12-10
13:37		Tyler Rolison shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
13:37		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:37	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
13:13	+2	Tyler Rolison makes two point layup	13-12
13:13		CJ Noland shooting foul (Tyler Rolison draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-13
12:57	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point hook shot (Filip Borovicanin assists)	15-13
12:37		Justin McBride misses three point jump shot
12:35		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
12:21		CJ Noland misses three point jump shot
12:19		Lobos offensive rebound
12:19		Kobe Sanders personal foul
12:07		Kobe Sanders blocks Nelly Junior Joseph's two point dunk
12:05		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Justin McBride makes two point layup (Nick Davidson assists)	15-15
11:41		CJ Noland turnover (carrying)
11:41		TV timeout
11:32		Nick Davidson turnover (CJ Noland steals)
11:08		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
11:06		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Tyler Rolison makes two point jump shot	15-17
10:17	+3	CJ Noland makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	18-17
9:50		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
9:48		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
9:34		CJ Noland shooting foul (Tyler Rolison draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
9:34	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
9:21		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
9:19		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
9:12	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Chuck Bailey III assists)	18-22
8:59	+3	Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	21-22
8:44	+3	Xavier DuSell makes three point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	21-25
8:16		Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot
8:14		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
7:54		Mustapha Amzil shooting foul (Xavier DuSell draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Xavier DuSell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-26
7:54	+1	Xavier DuSell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-27
7:54	+1	Xavier DuSell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-28
7:32	+3	Braden Appelhans makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	24-28
7:12		Braden Appelhans personal foul
7:12		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
7:09	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	24-30
6:52		Brandon Love personal foul
6:49	+3	Jovan Milicevic makes three point jump shot (Braden Appelhans assists)	27-30
6:33		Kobe Sanders turnover (Donovan Dent steals)
6:25	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	29-30
5:56	+2	Brandon Love makes two point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	29-32
5:31	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	31-32
5:14		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
5:12		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
5:03		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
5:01		Xavier DuSell defensive rebound
4:47		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
4:45		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
4:37		Filip Borovicanin misses two point layup
4:35		Filip Borovicanin offensive rebound
4:31		Filip Borovicanin turnover (out of bounds)
4:10		Justin McBride misses three point jump shot
4:08		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
4:00	+2	Justin McBride makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	31-34
3:45		Xavier DuSell shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
3:45	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-34
3:30	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point layup	33-36
3:21		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
3:19		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
3:19		Filip Borovicanin personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
3:19		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:19		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup	35-36
2:54		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
2:52		Jovan Milicevic defensive rebound
2:44		Nick Davidson shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
2:44		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:44	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
2:11		Tyler Rolison misses two point jump shot
2:09		Wolf Pack turnover (shot clock violation)
2:07		Donovan Dent turnover (Tyler Rolison steals)
1:55		Tyler Rolison misses two point jump shot
1:53		Lobos defensive rebound
1:48		Lobos 30 second timeout
1:40		Donovan Dent turnover (lost ball)
1:15		Chuck Bailey III misses two point jump shot
1:13		Tru Washington defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Tru Washington assists)	38-36
1:05		Chuck Bailey III shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-36
0:52		Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
0:52		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:52		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
0:42		Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (lost ball)
0:23		Tru Washington personal foul (Justin McBride draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Justin McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-37
0:23	+1	Justin McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-38
0:06	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists)	41-38
0:01		Justin McBride misses three point jump shot
0:00		Wolf Pack offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNM
Lobos
30
NEV
Wolf Pack
29

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Tyler Rolison turnover (Nelly Junior Joseph steals)
19:48	+2	Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup	43-38
19:23	+3	Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	43-41
19:08		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
19:06		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
18:56		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
18:54		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
18:47		Nick Davidson blocks Tru Washington's two point layup
18:45		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)	43-43
18:18		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
18:16		Tyler Rolison defensive rebound
18:05		Tru Washington blocks Xavier DuSell's two point layup
18:03		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
18:00		Tyler Rolison shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-43
18:00	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-43
17:48		Tru Washington shooting foul (Tyler Rolison draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-44
17:48	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
17:36	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	47-45
17:23	+3	Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists)	47-48
17:01		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
16:59		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
16:51		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
16:49		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
16:33		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
16:31		Xavier DuSell defensive rebound
16:28		Mustapha Amzil personal foul
16:15	+2	K.J. Hymes makes two point layup (Tyler Rolison assists)	47-50
16:15		Tru Washington shooting foul (K.J. Hymes draws the foul)
16:15		K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:15		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	49-50
15:20		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
15:18		Jovan Milicevic defensive rebound
15:06	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	51-50
14:54		Tyler Rolison misses three point jump shot
14:52		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
14:42		K.J. Hymes shooting foul
14:42		TV timeout
14:42		Filip Borovicanin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Filip Borovicanin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
14:13	+2	Justin McBride makes two point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	52-52
13:52	+2	CJ Noland makes two point layup	54-52
13:52		Nick Davidson shooting foul (CJ Noland draws the foul)
13:52	+1	CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-52
13:41	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot	55-54
13:22		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
13:20		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
13:13		Nick Davidson misses two point layup
13:11		Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound
13:00		Xavier DuSell personal foul
12:57		Donovan Dent misses two point layup
12:55		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
12:36		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
12:34		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
12:22		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
12:20		Justin McBride defensive rebound
12:05		CJ Noland personal foul
11:56		Kobe Sanders turnover (bad pass) (Braden Appelhans steals)
11:43		Jovan Milicevic misses two point jump shot
11:41		Justin McBride defensive rebound
11:29		Jovan Milicevic personal foul
11:29		TV timeout
11:26		Justin McBride offensive foul
11:26		Justin McBride turnover (offensive foul)
11:18		Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
11:16		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Kobe Sanders assists)	55-56
10:43		Nick Davidson personal foul
10:30		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
10:28		Brandon Love defensive rebound
10:19		Chuck Bailey III misses three point jump shot
10:17		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
9:54		Brandon Love shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
9:54	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-56
9:41		CJ Noland personal foul
9:35		Mustapha Amzil blocks Justin McBride's two point layup
9:33		Lobos defensive rebound
9:07		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point hook shot
9:05		Justin McBride defensive rebound
8:49		Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Brandon Love's two point jump shot
8:47		Brandon Love offensive rebound
8:40	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup	57-58
8:31		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
8:29		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
8:20	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	59-58
8:04		Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot
8:02		Tru Washington defensive rebound
7:55		Tru Washington turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Sanders steals)
7:46		Tyler Rolison misses three point jump shot
7:44		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
7:15		Lobos turnover (shot clock violation)
7:15		TV timeout
7:02		Justin McBride misses two point jump shot
7:00		Donovan Dent defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot	61-58
6:10		Nelly Junior Joseph shooting foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
6:10		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:10	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-59
5:57		Filip Borovicanin misses three point jump shot
5:55		K.J. Hymes defensive rebound
5:38		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
5:36		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
5:24		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
5:22		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
5:08		Tyler Rolison turnover (out of bounds)
4:57	+3	Tru Washington makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	64-59
4:45		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
4:30		TV timeout
4:30		Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
4:28		Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
4:01		Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot
3:59		Wolf Pack defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point jump shot (Tyler Rolison assists)	64-61
3:14	+3	Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)	67-61
2:57		Filip Borovicanin personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
2:57		Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
2:32		Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
2:30		Tru Washington offensive rebound
2:15		Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
2:13		Brandon Love defensive rebound
2:05		Filip Borovicanin personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
2:05		Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
1:40		Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (Xavier DuSell steals)
1:25		Filip Borovicanin personal foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
1:25		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-62
1:25		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
1:14		Lobos 30 second timeout
0:59		Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot
0:57		Xavier DuSell defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Tyler Rolison makes two point layup	67-64
0:52		Tru Washington shooting foul (Tyler Rolison draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Tyler Rolison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-65
0:42		Xavier DuSell personal foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-65
0:42		Mustapha Amzil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
0:35		Wolf Pack 30 second timeout
0:28	+2	Kobe Sanders makes two point layup	68-67
0:18		Kobe Sanders personal foul (CJ Noland draws the foul)
0:18	+1	CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
0:18	+1	CJ Noland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-67
0:10		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
0:08		Lobos defensive rebound
0:07		Lobos 30 second timeout
0:07		Lobos 30 second timeout
0:04		Tyler Rolison personal foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
0:04		Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-67
0:01		Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound