Lobos Host New Mexico Highlands Wednesday in Final Exhibition

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The New Mexico men’s basketball team concludes its preseason schedule Wednesday as it hosts New Mexico Highlands in an exhibition contest at The Pit. Game time is 7:00 p.m. and there will be coverage on the Lobo Radio Network.

Tickets for the game begin at $15 and are on sale at GoLobos.com/tickets. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. (gates will open 60 minutes prior to tip for the exhibition games and 90 minutes before tip for regular season games this season). Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the same enhanced screening procedures that debuted last season will be in effect for the entire 2023-24 season.

New Mexico is 65-6 all-time in preseason exhibitions, including a 28-0 record against non-Division I collegiate opponents. The Lobos opened the preseason with an 83-65 win over CSU Pueblo last week, as Donovan Dent scored a game-high 26 points.

The Lobos are led by a pair of preseason All-Mountain West selections in Jamal Mashburn, Jr. and Jaelen House. New Mexico was picked third in the preseason Mountain West poll, its highest projected finish since 2019-20. New Mexico Highlands, who was picked 10th in the preseason poll in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, lost at No. 12 Arizona 94-65 Monday night in its first exhibition contest.

The Lobos open the regular season on Monday, Nov. 6, when they host Texas Southern. Game time at The Pit is 7:30 p.m. and the game is the second of a season-opening doubleheader at The Pit. The UNM women’s team also hosts Texas Southern in its season opener, with that game tipping off at 5:00 p.m. Season tickets and single-game tickets for UNM men’s and women’s basketball are on sale now at GoLobos.com/tickets.