Lobos Finish Home Stand vs Penn Saturday at 2 pm
New Mexico vs Penn
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 – 2 p.m. MT
Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
TV: Mountain West Network (TheMW.com/live)
Radio: 770 KKOB-AM
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team will finish off its’ four-game home stand on Saturday afternoon as the Lobos take on the Penn Quakers at 2 p.m. in Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit.
Penn (9-2) entered the 2018-19 season coming off of a 2018 NCAA Tournament appearance and picked up where it left off. The team has played a pair of ranked teams this season including then-No. 12 Kansas State (L, 64-48) and most recently No. 17 Villanova on Dec. 11 (W, 78-75). Villanova is now receiving votes in the national polls and Penn has not played since their meeting.
The Quakers are off to their best 11-game start since 1994-95 when the team also started 9-2 and enter Saturday riding a five-game win streak.
The Lobos (5-5) enter Saturday’s game coming off of a tough loss to (RV) North Texas on Tuesday night 74-65. North Texas and Penn will serve as back-to-back competitive opponents for the Lobos, both of which will have 10 days or more to prepare to face UNM.
UNM is currently ranked 27th in the nation in 3-point field goals per game with 9.9. Senior Anthony Mathis is ranked 16th in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.60), 24th in free-throw percentage (90.3) and 38th in total 3-point field goals (36).
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday’s game will mark just the second between the Lobos and the Quakers. UNM claimed the first in the Lobo Invitational by a score of 54-51 in the Championship game on Dec. 29, 1992 in The Pit.
THE COACHES
Head coach Paul Weir is 24-20 in his second season with the Lobos, 52-26 in his third season as a head coach. Penn head coach Steve Donahue is 57-43 in his fourth season with the Quakers and 257-257 overall in his 18th season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Saturday’s game will be available to watch on the Mountain West Network (TheMW.com/live). Fans can also follow live via live stats (click here) or fans can also listen in on the radio. Robert Portnoy and former Lobo Hunter Greene will be on the call on 770 KKOB-AM (click here to listen).