GAME NOTES: The Fresno State Bulldogs and New Mexico Lobos celebrate New Year's Eve at WisePies Arena, as the two Mountain West Conference foes tip off the league schedule on Wednesday.

The Lobos, a team which figured to be vying for the conference title in 2014-15 with the likes of San Diego State and Colorado State, recently had a five-game win streak come to an end. Three days after taking out rival New Mexico State by two points (69-67), the Lobos found themselves on the wrong side of a 68-65 decision versus Grand Canyon and head coach Dan Majerle two days before Christmas.

As for the Bulldogs, they are three games under .500 with the conference slate ready to begin. Three days ago the program produced a 93-62 victory over Saint Katherine College, extending the trend of alternating wins and losses to five games.

New Mexico leads the all-time series by a 12-7 margin, sporting an unblemished 7-0 mark at home since 1993. The most recent clash took place in Las Vegas in March, with the Lobos securing a 93-77 victory during the quarterfinals of the MWC Tournament. Not only is UNM undefeated at home in the series, the team has also won five straight over the Bulldogs regardless of venue.

Outside of a six-point deficit early on against Saint Katherine, the Bulldogs had very little trouble with the visitor on Sunday at the Save Mart Center as Darnell Taylor came off the bench to lead four players in double figures with his 16 points. Paul Watson accounted for 14 points, Karachi Edo 12 and nine rebounds, while Marvelle Harris posted a double-double consisting of 10 points and 10 assists, to go along with five steals in the comfortable victory.

Harris, who now needs just seven points to become the latest FSU player to reach 1,000 for his career, paces the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.4 ppg and is also tops in rebounding (5.4 rpg), assists (50) and steals (25), making him one of a very rare breed at the college level. Despite making a mere 7-of-46 shots behind the 3-point line, Julien Lewis is second in scoring with 12.3 ppg, followed by Watson and Edo with 11.6 and 10.9 ppg, respectively, as the program generates just 0.6 ppg more than the competition.

New Mexico made a total of only eight field goals in the first half versus the Antelopes, but somehow that was still good enough for a 30-30 tie at the break. However, the Lobos then hit a mere 2-of-11 beyond the arc in the second half and were outscored 15-3 at the free-throw line on the road. Hugh Greenwood came up with a game-high 20 points, Deshawn Delaney 13 and Jordan Goodman 10 off the bench in the disappointing effort that saw UNM convert only 4-of-18 shots on the perimeter.

Delaney leads the active players in scoring with 14.6 ppg for the Lobos, connecting on an impressive 53.5 percent of his field goal chances while also leading the unit in rebounding with 6.6 per contest. Greenwood chips in with 10.8 ppg, but his feeble 30.0 percent accuracy from the floor and 27.6 percent effort beyond the arc is hurting the program as much as it might help from time to time. As a unit, the Lobos are connecting on just 27.1 percent on the perimeter, yet that's still better than the competition at 26.5 percent.

As long as Greenwood can make sound decisions with his shot attempts and the crowd in The Pit can continue to lift up the Lobos when they need inspiration, this is a meeting that should once again go in favor of New Mexico.