Nelly Junior Joseph's buzzer beater lifts New Mexico past Nevada in OT, 82-81
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Nelly Junior Joseph grabbed a loose ball and knocked down a jumper from just inside the free throw line as time expired in overtime to lift New Mexico to an 82-81 win over Nevada on Friday night.
The Lobos (12-3) moved to 4-0 in the Mountain West Conference with the win in the 1,000 college basketball game played on New Mexico's home court, The Pit.
Nevada (8-7, 0-4) tied the game with a second left in regulation when Nick Davidson hit two free throws to tie the game at 70-70.
Joseph posted his 50th career double-double for the Lobos, putting up 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Donovan Dent scored 20 points and dished six assists and Mustapha Amzil contributed 14 points.
Kobe Sanders scored 21 points and Davidson scored 18 points with six rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists to lead Nevada. Tre Coleman contributed 12 points and Justin McBride added 11 points off the bench.
New Mexico plays at Wyoming Tuesday. Nevada plays at Fresno State January 11.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Wolf Pack gains possession) | |||
19:35 | Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot | |||
19:33 | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | |||
19:04 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point jump shot (Mustapha Amzil assists) | 0-2 | |
18:45 | Mustapha Amzil blocks K.J. Hymes's two point layup | |||
18:43 | K.J. Hymes offensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Filip Borovicanin shooting foul | |||
18:42 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:42 | +1 | K.J. Hymes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 | |
18:20 | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | |||
18:18 | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | |||
18:15 | Kobe Sanders turnover (lost ball) | |||
18:01 | Nick Davidson blocks Mustapha Amzil's two point layup | |||
17:59 | Wolf Pack defensive rebound | |||
17:54 | Nelly Junior Joseph blocks K.J. Hymes's two point layup | |||
17:52 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 1-4 | |
17:18 | Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:16 | K.J. Hymes offensive rebound | |||
17:14 | Donovan Dent shooting foul | |||
17:14 | Daniel Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:14 | Daniel Foster misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
17:14 | Kobe Sanders offensive rebound | |||
16:58 | +3 | Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists) | 4-4 | |
16:36 | +2 | Tru Washington makes two point jump shot | 4-6 | |
16:10 | Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot | |||
16:08 | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | |||
15:57 | TV timeout | |||
15:52 | Kayde Dotson turnover (traveling) | |||
15:22 | Xavier DuSell misses three point jump shot | |||
15:20 | Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound | |||
15:15 | Xavier DuSell personal foul | |||
14:58 | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Foster steals) | |||
14:45 | Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot | |||
14:43 | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | |||
14:28 | Justin McBride shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul) | |||
14:28 | +1 | Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-7 | |
14:28 | +1 | Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 | |
14:02 | Tré Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Dent steals) | |||
13:54 | Xavier DuSell shooting foul | |||
13:54 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-9 | |
13:54 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:54 | Brandon Love defensive rebound | |||
13:34 | Tré Coleman misses three point jump shot | |||
13:32 | Brandon Love offensive rebound | |||
13:32 | Brandon Love turnover (out of bounds) | |||
13:18 | Brandon Love shooting foul | |||
13:18 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-10 | |
13:18 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:18 | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | |||
13:00 | Braden Appelhans misses three point jump shot | |||
12:58 | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | |||
12:49 | Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Brandon Love's two point jump shot | |||
12:47 | Jovan Milicevic defensive rebound | |||
12:42 | Brandon Love personal foul | |||
12:27 | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Foster steals) | |||
12:23 | +2 | Chuck Bailey III makes two point dunk (Daniel Foster assists) | 6-10 | |
12:02 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Braden Appelhans assists) | 6-12 | |
11:44 | CJ Noland personal foul | |||
11:44 | TV timeout | |||
11:37 | +2 | Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot | 8-12 | |
11:15 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 8-14 | |
11:15 | Justin McBride shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | |||
11:15 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-15 | |
11:00 | CJ Noland personal foul | |||
10:43 | +2 | Daniel Foster makes two point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists) | 10-15 | |
10:36 | Tru Washington misses two point layup | |||
10:34 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | Tru Washington personal foul | |||
10:03 | +2 | K.J. Hymes makes two point dunk (Nick Davidson assists) | 12-15 | |
9:45 | Chuck Bailey III shooting foul | |||
9:45 | +1 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 | |
9:45 | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:45 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Tré Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Braden Appelhans steals) | |||
9:22 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup (Braden Appelhans assists) | 12-18 | |
9:03 | +2 | K.J. Hymes makes two point dunk (Daniel Foster assists) | 14-18 | |
8:46 | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point jump shot | 14-20 | |
8:30 | Nick Davidson offensive foul | |||
8:30 | Nick Davidson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:30 | TV timeout | |||
8:15 | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 14-22 | |
7:46 | +3 | Tré Coleman makes three point jump shot (Nick Davidson assists) | 17-22 | |
7:27 | Kobe Sanders blocks Mustapha Amzil's two point layup | |||
7:25 | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot | |||
7:05 | Lobos defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Nick Davidson blocks Atiki Ally Atiki's two point hook shot | |||
6:36 | Nick Davidson defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul | |||
6:17 | Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:15 | Filip Borovicanin defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | |||
6:05 | Kobe Sanders defensive rebound | |||
6:01 | +2 | Kobe Sanders makes two point layup | 19-22 | |
6:01 | Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul) | |||
6:01 | +1 | Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-22 | |
5:50 | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | |||
5:48 | Lobos offensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | |||
5:33 | Filip Borovicanin offensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Xavier DuSell personal foul | |||
5:33 | +1 | Filip Borovicanin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 | |
5:33 | +1 | Filip Borovicanin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-24 | |
5:10 | Kobe Sanders turnover (lost ball) (Mustapha Amzil steals) | |||
5:04 | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists) | 20-26 | |
4:57 | +2 | Tré Coleman makes two point layup | 22-26 | |
4:47 | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Sanders steals) | |||
4:31 | Filip Borovicanin shooting foul | |||
4:31 | +1 | Kobe Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 | |
4:31 | Kobe Sanders misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:31 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | K.J. Hymes shooting foul | |||
4:06 | +1 | Filip Borovicanin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-27 | |
4:06 | +1 | Filip Borovicanin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-28 | |
3:50 | +2 | Kobe Sanders makes two point jump shot | 25-28 | |
3:39 | Mustapha Amzil turnover (lost ball) (Tré Coleman steals) | |||
3:23 | +3 | Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (K.J. Hymes assists) | 28-28 | |
3:23 | Lobos 30 second timeout | |||
3:23 | TV timeout | |||
3:04 | Tru Washington misses two point jump shot | |||
3:02 | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | |||
2:58 | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 28-30 | |
2:47 | +3 | Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists) | 31-30 | |
2:30 | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (bad pass) (K.J. Hymes steals) | |||
2:21 | Donovan Dent blocks Kobe Sanders's two point layup | |||
2:19 | K.J. Hymes offensive rebound | |||
2:18 | Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul (K.J. Hymes draws the foul) | |||
2:18 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
2:18 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | K.J. Hymes blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup | |||
2:05 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
1:54 | Mustapha Amzil blocks Nick Davidson's two point layup | |||
1:52 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | Daniel Foster shooting foul | |||
1:49 | +1 | CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-31 | |
1:49 | CJ Noland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:49 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
1:37 | Tru Washington shooting foul | |||
1:37 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:37 | K.J. Hymes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:37 | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | Nick Davidson blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup | |||
1:15 | Daniel Foster defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +3 | Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Daniel Foster assists) | 34-31 | |
0:48 | K.J. Hymes shooting foul | |||
0:48 | +1 | Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-32 | |
0:48 | Wolf Pack 30 second timeout | |||
0:48 | +1 | Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-33 | |
0:31 | +3 | Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot | 37-33 | |
0:02 | Chuck Bailey III shooting foul | |||
0:02 | +1 | Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-34 | |
0:02 | Tru Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:02 | Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |