Hunter Greene
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team is set to continue Mountain West play on Thursday, Dec. 31 against Nevada in Lubbock, Texas at Rip Griffin Center. The game will be considered a home game for UNM and will tip off at 7 p.m. MT / 8 p.m. CT.
The Lobos (3-2, 0-2 MW) enter Thursday’s game coming off of a sweep by Boise State in their first conference series of the season. Nevada is 6-3 overall, 1-1 in the Mountain West and enters coming off of a two-point loss to Air Force. Wolf Pack wins on the season include a 17-point win over Air Force in game one of their series, as well as non-conference victories over Nebraska (69-66), Pacific (70-58), North Dakota State (62-48) and San Diego (79-72).