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New Mexico rides Fa'Avae', Humphrey in Lobos' 21-10 win over Hawaii
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HONOLULU (AP) — Toa Fa'Avae's 21-yard touchdown run with 6:57 left served as the go-ahead score and New Mexico came back from a first-half deficit to beat Hawaii 21-10 on Saturday.
Scottre Humphrey ran for 90 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns, Kiefer Sibley ran for 87 yards on 17 carries and Fa'Avae had 77 yards on 10 carries.
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Humphrey sealed it for the Lobos (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) with a 49-yard touchdown sprint through the middle of the line with 3:24 left to play for the final margin.
Humphrey crashed in from the 1 for New Mexico's first points of the game to start the third and brought New Mexico within 10-7. The touchdown ended a nine-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 5:17.
Hawaii (1-5, 0-3 Mountain West) took a field goal lead when Sean Olvera-Harle made one from 27 yards with 7:51 left in the first quarter.
With six seconds before halftime, Micah Alejado threw a 1-yard score to Titan Lacaden to give the Rainbow Warriors a 10-point lead.
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Alejado threw for 250 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Up next
New Mexico: Hosts North Dakota State on Saturday.
Hawaii: Travels to face Northern Illinois on Saturday.
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