AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Lobos wasted no time in applying their lesson.

After watching a 15-0 lead wither away in the first half, New Mexico came out of a halftime tongue-lashing from head coach Steve Alford with a newfound determination that helped it hand the Falcons their 11th straight loss, 76-66 Wednesday night.

"Coach was really upset with our urgency and our defense, and he was really hard on us about it. He wanted us to get stops, and we weren't doing that," said Roman Martinez, who tied his career high with 20 points for the Lobos (16-9, 7-3 Mountain West Conference).

"Fifteen-to-nothing, we did relax a little bit," Martinez acknowledged.

After missing their first six shots, the Falcons hit 13 of 14 to grab a 37-33 halftime lead.

"We lost our concentration when we were up 15-0. We subbed, and our bench wasn't ready," Alford said. "I've got to give them a lot of credit. When you get down 15-0, you can easily cave in, and they didn't and actually had the lead at the half."

Not that the Falcons (9-14, 0-10) cherished climbing out of such a big hole.

"We obviously don't like to have to flip a switch like that," said Falcons forward Andrew Henke, who scored 19 points to go with Matt Holland's 20.

The Falcons wished they could have done the same about-face in the second half, however, when the Lobos opened with a 12-3 run to take control at 45-40.

This time, they never recovered as the Lobos shot 71 percent from the floor thanks to a renewed effort to go inside.

Tony Danridge added 16 points for New Mexico, and Phillip McDonald had 12.