ALBUQUERQUE — Junior-college transfer junior guard Darington Hobson scored a career-high 30 points Saturday to lead UNM to an 81-52 win over Louisiana Tech in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

The Lobos (4-0) pulled away toward the end of the first half as Hobson scored the final 7 points to give UNM a 33-28 lead at halftime.

UNM opened the second half with a 7-2 run to push the lead into double figures.

Hobson finished with 10 rebounds for a double-double, while sophomore guard Phillip McDonald contributed 16 points and sophomore guard Nate Garth had 11 for the Lobos.

New Mexico played stingy defense, limiting the Bulldogs to 19 of 64 shooting from the field and 5 of 27 3-pointers.

The Lobos also dominated on the board with a 49-33 rebound advantage as sophomore forward A.J. Hardeman pulled down a career-best
11 for UNM.

Jamel Guyton and Kyle Gibson each scored 11 points to lead Louisiana Tech (2-1).