Jake Hall Scores 39 to Lead New Mexico Over Little Rock 94-69

Jake Hall scored 39 points on Tuesday to lead the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team to a 94-69 victory against Little Rock in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Hosting their third straight home game of the season, the Lobos battled the Trojans in a contest defined by physicality from start to finish, The Daily Lobo reported. New Mexico improved to 3-0 on the season with the win, playing their first division one opponent after opening the regular season against a pair of FCS opponents, according to KRQE.

“We knew they were going to come into this environment and we were going to get their best shot, we had to play like we were desperate because we knew that they were going to be and we had to come out with a chip on our shoulder,” Hall told The Daily Lobo.

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Little Rock’s defensive pressure met an unbothered New Mexico offense that capitalized on fouls and deep-ball opportunities. Lobo guard Uriah Tenette made four shots from beyond the arc in the first half alone, finishing the night with 17 points and 5 assists, according to KRQE.

Hall contributed 16 points in the first half, including 8 points from the free throw line, helping secure a double-digit halftime lead for the Lobos despite a strong performance by Little Rock forward Bradyn Hubbard.

“Hubbard’s a talented guy, sometimes guys outperform the expectation and the shooting,” Lobo Head Coach Eric Olen told The Daily Lobo.

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Hubbard scored 17 points in the first half by going 7-7 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range. New Mexico adjusted defensively in the second half to contain Hubbard, while Hall took over the game offensively by scoring 23 points after the intermission. Hall finished with a career-high 39 points, building on his success from last season.

Hudson Mayes and Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi added 11 points each as the only other Lobos to reach double figures, per KRQE. New Mexico shot 48 percent from the field overall, cooling from a 67 percent clip from three-point range in the first half to finish at 47 percent from deep for the game. Defensively, the Lobos tallied 13 steals, led by Dax Hall with 4 steals.

The Lobos hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday to play at Santa Clara in an 8 p.m. mountain time game broadcast on ESPN Plus.