Nov 10

This was the debut Steve Alford craved and Jeff Bzdelik feared.

Freshman Jonathan Wills scored 13 points and J.R. Giddens sank a backbreaking basket with 33 seconds left as New Mexico beat Colorado 54-47 Friday night in a matchup of coaches making their debuts with new teams after successful stints at other schools.

Buffaloes senior star Richard Roby, who averaged 17.3 points last season, was nearly shut out for the first time in his career.

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Source: New Mexico 54, Colorado 47

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