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For the next week, the South African squad will not be enjoying romantic sunsets with their other halves. Instead, at twilight, they want to be on the cricket field, preparing for their first day-night Test in the time frame they have identified as the trickiest to play with the pink ball.As the natural light fades and artificial ones take over, the pink ball becomes what JP Duminy called gloomy and, so, more difficult to see. Duminy admitted the South African players, who have limited experience with the pink ball, dont really understand whether the colouration of ball or the changing hues from the environment affect visibility but confirmed the contrast is significant. Its definitely a difference that you see, but I cant give you the scientific reason why that is. Weve still got to work that out.At dusk, the pink ball also starts to move a little more and so, for batsmen, survival in that period is key. Youve just got to fight through that phase, Duminy said. Its obviously new to us, pink-ball cricket and day-night Test cricket. Weve got to get used to it. And thats why we wanted to bat as much as possible in that period during the warm-up game.For their warm-up match at the MCG on Saturday night, South Africa chose to bowl first to give their batsmen time in the middle when things got tough. The sun only set around 8pm - which will be the same as Adelaide - so the first hour of the final session is the most crucial. The second hour of that session takes place in complete darkness when Duminy said it actually becomes a little bit easier to see the ball.Hashim Amla batted through that twilight period and it became clear that his scoring slowed and the only chance he gave away, a catch to slip, came then. Both Duminy and Faf du Plessis were dismissed then too. With net sessions scheduled for that time, Duminy is hopeful they can tighten up. I dont know if its a danger, maybe its just something we need to be wary of. The more we can spend time in that light... its the same sort of thing in the practice nets as well. The more we can spend time under that sort of light, the easier it will be for us.The converse of all that is South Africa could end up in the field at that time, when their bowlers will come into play in a big way. After Steven Smith lamented Australias inability against the seaming, swinging or spinning ball, it may transpire that they too have problems against the pink ball, even though they are more experienced with it.Kyle Abbott and Tabraiz Shamsi were the most economical and effective bowlers at the MCG, but Duminy believes South Africas entire attack would prove useful with pink ball in hand. KG [Kagiso Rabada] has been pretty effective too, he swings the ball a little bit, Duminy said. The main thing is that most the guys are in good form, which is great for us, and its not determined by the colour of the ball in terms the areas you want to hit, the lengths you want to it, it stays the same no matter what the colour of the ball.Twilight is also a tricky time for close-in fielders, so drills will be an important part of this weeks practises. In certain positions, it becomes a little more challenging. Its all about preparation; how much time you can spend in that light, catching balls, fielding, Duminy said.If you think about any sort of sport - if you think about a golfer, for example, he needs to be on the practise range to get better. Thats the sort of approach we are taking.Because South Africa had not any time on the range, so to speak, before this tour, they were hesitant about playing a pink-ball Test when it was first proposed. Their major worry was that the series would be riding on the match and they would be at a disadvantage. 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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Boise State expected its receivers to have a big day against New Mexico, and they did.Brett Rypien threw five touchdown passes -- three to Cedrick Wilson and two to Thomas Sperbeck -- and No. 19 Boise State overwhelmed New Mexico 49-21 on Friday night.We expected a lot of cover zero, man, so we knew if we had the time to throw, we would get open, he said. It getting a lot easier for us to see the coverages and whats coming and the blitzes. And I think our o-line did a great job picking it up.The Broncos (5-0, 2-0 Mountain West) scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions. New Mexico (2-3, 1-1) scored on its second possession, and didnt reach the end zone again until the midway through the fourth quarter.Rypien was 21 of 28 for 391 yards. Sperbeck had nine receptions for 198 yards and Wilson had nine catches for 167 yards.Rypien said it was gratifying to have the two receivers complementing each other.We got into a rhythm, Rypien said. The game plan called for us to make plays. The first four games we relied on Jeremy (McNichols), but we had to step up and we did.In the last two seasons, Sperbeck has totaled 29 catches and 479 yards receiving against New Mexico. His performance last season wasnt enough to prevent the Lobos upset, but it was a conference record for yards.The unexpected loss last season wasnt much of a motivating factor, but it did make the victory feel a little sweeter, according to Sperbeck.It is a little bit of factor, he said. It does feel good to get a win against anybody, obviously. But it feels little better since they beat us last year, but you cant think too much into that. I think we did a great of preparation all week and it showed (Friday).It helped that Boise State was stifling New Mexico early.When the defense stands its ground like it did (Friday), it takes lot of pressure off the offense, Sperbeck said. It allows us to operate more smoothly. Theres not as much pressure to move the ball down the field. We can take the shots we want.THE TAKEAWAYS:Although Boise State downplayed last years loss to the Lobos was any kind of motivation, the Broncos certainly played like they meant to put New Mexico in its place.A lot of guys didnt really like how the Lobos celeebrated last year so I think it was kind of a chip on our shoulder for last year, Wilson said.dddddddddddd We played pretty hard.This was the first game this season that New Mexico did not have a double-digit lead at some point in the game.The Lobos came into the game having allowed nine scoring plays of 40 or more yards and Boise State added two more to that total.UP NEXTBoise State: Hosts Colorado State on Oct. 15. The Broncos have readily handled the Rams in all five meetings since joining the conference. The closest game was 42-30 in 2013. Coming up, Boise State faces BYU at home Oct. 20 in a nationally televised game that could be the Broncos best chance to make a lasting impression against a name opponent -- at least until the regular-season finale Nov. 25 against Air Force.New Mexico: The Lobos travel to Dallas to face Air Force in the Cotton Bowl. For New Mexico, a loss to the Falcons would effectively end its chances at winning the Mountain Division.KEY NUMBERSBoise State had 391 yards passing, 368 of those coming in the first half.We could have had more if we cut them loose, said Broncos coach Bryan Harsin. This show could have gone on all night.New Mexico became the first team this season to top the century mark rushing against the Broncos, totaling 382. Lobos quarterback Lamar Jordan became the first player to rush for 100 yards against Boise State, finishing with 139, but he completed just four passes for 39 yards.INJURY REPORTBoise State suffered no injures of note.New Mexico played the game without leading rusher Teryion Gipson, who injured his hamstring last week against San Jose State. Cornerback Isaiah Brown was lost to a foot injury in the first half. He was replaced by true freshman Elijah Lilly, who Lobos coaches had hoped to redshirt.LAST WORDI tried to just block it out as much as I could and focus on the game, Rypien said, speaking of losing his grandmother Terry Rypien this week. Now I can go home and focus on family stuff that I need to focus on. It was hard the first part of the week, but having the team around me and the coaches around me made it lot better. ' ' '