Lobos Host Senior Night Wednesday at 7 p.m.
New Mexico vs Boise State
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – 7 p.m. MT
Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
TV: ESPN3 (Watch Online)
Radio: 770 KKOB-AM
Promotions:
–Senior Night – Seniors Anthony Mathis and Dane Kuiper will be honored following Wednesday night’s game.
–Pack The Pit Party – As a thank you to the most amazing fans in the Mountain West for making UNM the top team in the league in attendance, Lobo fans can enjoy $10 tickets (remaining bench seats) and $2 popcorn!
UNM NOTES | BSU NOTES | LISTEN | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team is celebrating Senior Night on Wednesday night as it takes on Boise State at 7 p.m. MT on ESPN3. Seniors Anthony Mathis and Dane Kuiper will be honored following the contest.
The Lobos (12-16, 6-10 MW) enter Wednesday night’s game coming off of a 12-point victory over Colorado State at home on Saturday night while the Broncos (11-18, 6-10 MW) enter hungry for a victory after falling in their last five straight, including a pair of overtime defeats against Utah State and UNLV.
Both teams are tied in the league standings at 6-10 in conference play and are led by three or more double-digit scorers.
Mathis leads the Lobos with 14.9 points per game in conference play, followed by redshirt-sophomore Vance Jackson (13.1), redshirt-sophomore Keith McGee (10.8) and sophomore Makuach Maluach (10.5). Redshirt-junior Carlton Bragg follows the trio with 9.9 ppg while Boise State has three players averaging scoring double digits including junior Alex Hobbs (15.3), redshirt-sophomore Derrick Alston (15.2) and junior Justinian Jessup (15.1).
Mathis enters the game tied for third in program history in 3-pointers in a season with 98 (tied with his own 98 from last season). He is just five away from breaking the record of 102 set in the 1998-99 season. Mathis also ranks fifth in program history in total 3-pointers scored with 214.
In the last five games, at least one Lobo has racked up 20 points or more, including Maluach who scored a season-high 23 on Saturday night including his first career double-double with a career-high 10 rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY
The Lobos lead the series 10-5 over the Broncos but have fallen in the last two meetings. UNM is 4-2 with Boise State over the last six meetings and holds a 5-2 advantage at home inside Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit.
The last time the two teams faced each other was on Feb. 6, 2018 when the Lobos dropped a narrow heartbreaker to (RV) Boise State at home, 73-71, after the Broncos finished with an 8-0 run over the final minute.
THE COACHES
Head coach Paul Weir is 31-31 in his second season with the Lobos, 59-37 in his third season as a head coach. Boise State head coach Leon Rice is 176-114 in his ninth season at the helm of the Broncos and in his career.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday’s game will be available to watch on ESPN3 (Watch Online). Fans can also follow live via live stats (click here) or listen in on the radio LIVE. Robert Portnoy and former Lobo Hunter Greene will be on the call on 770 KKOB-AM (click here to listen).