St. Mary’s tops New Mexico, extends winning streak to three

St. Mary’s came out shooting and never let up Friday.

Jordan Ford scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half and St. Mary’s routed New Mexico 85-60 in Los Angeles.

Malik Fitts added 15 points for the Gaels (6-4), who won their third in a row.

“These guys came ready to roll,” St. Mary’s coach Randy Bennett said. “We’re growing up. We’re learning how to put teams away when we have an opportunity to do that.”

Keith McGee scored 12 points and Makuach Maluach added 10 for the Lobos (4-3).

St. Mary’s opened the game with a 22-8 spurt, getting eight points from Ford and six by Fitts. Ford scored the Gaels’ final seven points of the half to put them up 43-29.