Tipping Off
The first edition of the 2018-19 Rio Grande Rivalry tips off inside Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit on Saturday afternoon and the University of New Mexico women's basketball team will enter the game riding high after a gritty 84-80 win this past Wednesday against Oklahoma. In that game against Oklahoma, the Lobos dominated in the third quarter and opened up a 14-point lead heading into the final quarter. OU would mount a comeback effort and pulled to within a point late in the fourth quarter, but the Lobos did not relinquish the lead as the secured the big non-conference win and moved to 4-1 on the season.