Although every game is important, rivalry games always seem to bring out a little extra fire.
New Mexico State is coming to Albuquerque on Friday for the first Rio Grande Rivalry game of the season. The match will be at WisePies Arena, and tips off at 7 p.m. The teams won’t meet again until Dec. 10 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The Lobos swept the series with their in-state rivals during the 2015-2016 season. The first win came on Nov. 15 at the Pan American Center, much to the chagrin of Aggie mascot Pistol Pete. UNM won 83-74, with Elijah Brown recording 31 points on 8-for-17 shooting.