With 1:32 left in the second quarter, Victor Falcon hit a 28-yard field goal to bring UTSA within 1 at 7–6.
With time expiring in the first half, Jason Sanders converted a 52-yard field goal to put the Lobos up 10–6 at halftime.
To open the second half, Teriyon Gipson capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown rush.
After trading punts UTSA got a drive into New Mexico territory but Dalton Sturm was picked off from the UNM 34.
2 plays later he found Trevor Stevens, a senior wide receiver who had only caught 7 passes ever for his 1st career touchdown.