Dec. 18, 2011

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Mountain West women's basketball went 2-2 on Sunday. New Mexico beat Houston Baptist, 65-38, and TCU beat Sam Houston State, 60-49. UNLV lost to Northwestern 79-49 in the first round of the BTI Invitational, while Wyoming lost to Idaho, 65-59.

• NEW MEXICO def. Houston Baptist, 65-38
  
• Idaho def. WYOMING, 65-59
  
• TCU def. Sam Houston State, 60-49
  
• Northwestern def. UNLV (1), 79-49

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New Mexico def. Houston Baptist, 65-38

Lobos Use Second-Half Surge to Bury Houston Baptist Dec. 18, 2011 - It was a mismatch early, and then it wasn't, and then it was a mismatch in a big way. The New Mexico Lobos broke out of a seven-point halftime lead to bury the winless Houston Baptist Huskies 65-38 Sunday in Houston. [READ MORE]

Idaho def. Wyoming, 65-59

Cowgirl Basketball Suffers Six Point Loss, 65-59, Against Idaho Dec. 18, 2011 - Despite a career high 20 points from freshman Kaitlyn Mileto, the Wyoming basketball team lost a tough game, 65-59, against the Idaho Vandals on Sunday in Moscow. The Cowgirls end the road trip with a 3-7 overall mark while the Vandals improved to 4-7 on their season. [READ MORE]

TCU def. Sam Houston State, 60-49

Second Half Surge Propels TCU To Victory Sunday Dec. 18, 2011 - TCU used a 21-3 run midway through the second half Sunday to down Sam Houston State at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, 60-49. [READ MORE]

Northwestern def. UNLV, 79-49

UNLV Clawed By The Wildcats Dec. 18, 2011 - Northwestern shot 52.2% for the game and made 11 three-pointers on the way to a 79-49 victory over UNLV on Sunday night in the first game of the BTI Invitational, hosted by UNLV in the Cox Pavilion. The Lady Rebels dropped to 8-3 with the loss, while the Wildcats improved to 9-1 with their fifth straight victory. [READ MORE]

Up Next In Mountain West Women's Basketball
DECEMBER 19 (MONDAY)
Game	Time	TV/Webcast
North Dakota State at UNLV (1)	5 p.m. PT
AIR FORCE at San Jose State	7 p.m. PT
BOISE STATE at Portland	7 p.m. PT
DECEMBER 20 (TUESDAY)
COLORADO STATE vs. Michigan State (2)	2:30 p.m. CT
Tulsa at TCU	6:30 p.m. CT	GoFrogs.com
Kansas State at UNLV (1)	7:30 p.m. PT
DECEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY)
COLORADO STATE vs. Indiana (2)	12 p.m. CT
AIR FORCE at Pacific	2 p.m. PT
Cal Poly at SAN DIEGO STATE	2 p.m. PT	GoAztecs.com
NEW MEXICO at Arizona	4 p.m. PT
UC Irvine at WYOMING	7 p.m. MT	WyomingAthletics.com
DECEMBER 22 (THURSDAY)
Utah State at BOISE STATE	3:30 p.m. MT	BroncoSports.com
Legend
(1) = Basketball Travelers Invitational	Las Vegas, Nev.
(2) = Triple Crown Caribbean Classic	Cancun, Mexico
* = Mountain West game
The Mtn. = MountainWest Sports Network	DirecTV 616
CBSSN = CBS Sports Network	DirecTV 613
Live stats available for most games.

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