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New Mexico vs. Texas Southern final score: Lobos pounce the Tigers, 86-57

The University of New Mexico open up the basketball season with a thrashing of the Texas Southern Tigers.

The college basketball season is underway and the New Mexico Lobos started it at the Pit tonight with a dominant performance against an over-matched Texas Southern team. Though the game started out close, with the Tigers connecting on three quick three-pointers, the Lobos pulled away before the midway point of the first half (21-13) and never looked back.

New Mexico started Cullen Neal and Elijah Brown in the back court with Sam Logwood, Tim Williams and big man Obij Aget in the front court.