New Mexico coach Steve Alford came away from Wednesday night's game with Southern California pretty impressed with a long stretch turned in by his 18th-ranked Lobos. "From about 5 minutes to go in the first half to 5 minutes to go in the game, that was 20 minutes of a really high level of basketball for us," Alford said. "And that was very good to see." Buoyed by that stretch, New Mexico (9-0) beat the Trojans 75-67.
