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Huskies and Lobos duke it out in NCAA Tournament East RegionalNCAA Basketball Betting Lines03/20/2010 - San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-seeded New Mexico Lobos and the 11th-seeded Washington Huskies both put forth tremendous efforts to win close games on Thursday, and the two squads will meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's East Regional today. The winner of this game moves on to the "Sweet 16" to take on either 10th- seeded Missouri or second-seeded West Virginia. Washington showed tremendous heart and toughness to knock off sixth-seeded Marquette by an 80-78 final two days ago. The program had lost its previous 10 games against Big East Conference foes, making the triumph over the Golden Eagles all the more impressive. The Huskies earned an automatic bid to this NCAA Tournament by winning the Pac-10 Conference Tournament title with three consecutive victories last week. They are 25-9 overall and are making their 14th appearance in the "Big Dance", posting a 15-15 record in their previous showings. The Lobos were pushed to the edge by 14th-seeded Montana on Thursday, but they did just enough to survive with a 62-57 victory. The fact that they earned a No. 3 seed as an at-large squad from the Mountain West Conference shows great respect for both the program and that league. New Mexico is now 30-4 overall and was ranked eighth in the final AP poll. The Lobos earned a 6-12 record in 12 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, and they last took part in this event in 2005. They have now advanced to the second round seven times in program history. The Huskies have won three of the five previous meetings with the Lobos, including an 81-71 victory in the most recent matchup in 2006. Quincy Pondexter was the hero for Washington on Thursday, as he hit a shot with 1.7 seconds remaining to knock off Marquette. The Huskies shot 54.5 percent from the floor in that tilt, including a stellar 9-of-14 effort from three-point range. The squad also earned a 28-22 rebounding advantage and racked up 21 assists against 12 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas paced Washington with 19 points and eight assists against only one turnover, and Pondexter tallied 18 points. Elston Turner contributed 14 points off the bench on the strength of his 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc, and Matt Bryan-Amaning netted 11 points. Pondexter is averaging 19.7 ppg this season on 53 percent shooting from the floor, and he is ripping down 7.6 rpg as well. As for Thomas, the other half of the team's dynamic duo, he provides 17.1 ppg. The Huskies are generating 79.8 ppg while allowing 70.2 ppg to opponents. New Mexico shot a modest 41.5 percent from the floor against Montana in the first round, including a 5-of-20 effort from three-point range. The Lobos also missed 10 of their 23 foul shots and were outrebounded by six boards. Fortunately, they only turned the ball over six times, and that discipline was the most obvious reason for the win. Roman Martinez led the way for UNM with 19 points in the triumph, and Dairese Gary pitched in 15 points. As for Darington Hobson, he posted 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. The team is now averaging 76.2 ppg while allowing 66.8 ppg. The Lobos are outrebounding foes by 5.4 rpg, so the deficit on the boards against Montana was surprising. Hobson leads the squad with 16.0 ppg and 9.3 rpg, and the fact that he has also dished out 158 assists is proof of his tremendous versatility. Martinez checks in with 14.0 ppg and Gary adds 12.8 ppg for the Lobos, who have featured the same starting lineup in all 34 games.
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