The San Diego State Aztecs hold a commanding 29-15 all-time series lead over the New Mexico Lobos, and the recent trend has been even more lopsided. The Lobos haven’t beaten their conference rival since 2008,

The Tritons took advantage to regain the lead at 22-21 on a pair of free throws by Aniwanina Tait-Jones (13 points), the Big West newcomer of the year last season. The Aztecs ended a five-minute scoring drought with a 3 by Boyd and took a slim lead into the locker room.

Through eight games, the winning formula for these Lobos had been relatively simple: Score 50 or more points and hold on for dear life in the fourth quarter. Anything less and that's when prospective wins flipped into losses,