ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) JaQuan Lyle’s career-high tying 31 points and two missed Boise State 3-pointers in the final seconds gave New Mexico an 80-78 win Wednesday night in the opener of Mountain West play.

Carlton Bragg, who finished with 17 points, banked in a layup with 34 seconds left to put the Lobos ahead 79-78, then they had to survive wayward Broncos’ 3-point attempts from Alex Hobbs and Justinian Jessup to collect the victory.

“I thought Boise State came out with a ton of pop and a ton of energy,” New Mexico coach Paul Weir said. “But I felt fortunately over the course of it, our guys have a confidence about them. We’ve won some big games and I think eventually we just felt like we would win the game somehow, someway. I felt that way anyway.