Sold Out Pit Awaits Lobos’ Showdown with San Diego State on Saturday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The New Mexico men’s basketball team will take the national stage on Saturday as it hosts San Diego State in a game broadcast nationally on CBS. Game time is 11:00 am at The Pit, as the rematch of last year’s Mountain West Tournament championship game will air prior to CBS’s NFL wild card game on Saturday.
Saturday’s game is sold out, the second sellout of the season for the Lobos. Gates will open at 9:30 am.
Fans are encouraged to dress in white or red to participate in Saturday’s Stripe Out. Check your ticket sections on the seat map to make sure you’re wearing the right colors on game day by looking at our seat map or reading the following layout:
WEAR RED- Sections A, B, D, F, H, J, P, R, T, and V
WEAR WHITE- Sections C, E, G, K, L, M, N, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, and Z
Saturday’s game will also feature a diaper drive. UNM Health is collecting new, unopened diaper boxes at the main Northeast entrance of The Pit pregame. Stop by and donate diapers for a great cause.
New Mexico (13-3, 5-0 MW) is off to its best start in Mountain West play at 5-0 and its best conference start since 1977-78 when it opened WAC play at 10-0. The Lobos are coming off a 61-53 win at Wyoming on Tuesday in which they rallied from a 14-point deficit at halftime, the fourth-largest second-half comeback in program history and the largest in 12 seasons. Donovan Dent is leading the Mountain West in scoring and assists and 19.3 points and 6.9 assists per game.
San Diego State (10-3, 3-1 MW) has won seven of its last eight games and is coming off a 67-38 home win over Air Force on Wednesday. Miles Byrd and Nick Boyd lead the Aztecs in scoring at 13.3 and 13.2 points per game, respectively.
New Mexico leads the all-time series 51-45, including a 31-13 mark in The Pit. Last year the teams split the regular season meetings, with UNM winning 88-70 in The Pit (also on CBS) and SDSU winning 81-70 in San Diego. The Lobos then won the matchup in the Mountain West Tournament final, 68-61 in Las Vegas.
The Lobos will visit San Diego State on Tuesday (8:00 pm MT, MW Network) before returning home to host Boise State next Friday (Jan. 17). Game time is 9:00 pm and tickets are on sale now at GoLobos.com/tickets.