Lobos Conclude Non-Conference Schedule by Hosting VCU on Wednesday

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The New Mexico men’s basketball team concludes its non-conference schedule on Wednesday by hosting preseason Atlantic 10 favorite VCU. Game time at The Pit is 7 p.m. and the contest will air on the Mountain West Network, the Field of 68 YouTube Channel and on the Lobo Radio Network.

Tickets are on sale now at GoLobos.com/tickets. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Fans arriving early will have a chance to meet Santa, who will be handing out treats on the concourse.

New Mexico (8-3, 1-0 MW) is coming off a 122-70 victory over Western New Mexico on Saturday, posting the program’s most points in a game since 2017-18. Jovan Milicevic scored a game-high 21 points in that game, earning Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors. Donovan Dent leads the Lobos in scoring this season at 17.7 points per game and is the only player in the nation averaging 17 points and 7.5 assists per game this year.

VCU (9-2) is the first top-50 team in the KenPom ratings to visit The Pit in the non-conference since 2017-18. The Rams are playing their third Mountain West team of the season, having lost to Nevada, 64-61, in the Charleston Classic last month and having defeated Colorado State, 76-68, on Saturday in Henderson, Nev. VCU is led by Oklahoma transfer Joe Bamisile (17.2 ppg) and Utah State transfer Max Shulga (16.5 ppg).

Wednesday’s game is the second all-time meeting between the schools. The Rams won the only previous meeting, a 66-57 win in the 2008-09 Cancun Challenge. New Mexico will travel to Richmond next season to complete the home-and-home series.
After a 10-day holiday break, New Mexico returns to Mountain West play with a pair of road games to close out December, visiting Colorado State on Dec. 28 and Fresno State on Dec. 31. The Lobos return home on Jan. 3 to host Nevada in the 1,000th game in The Pit.