And when it comes to the basketball DNA of how coach Chris Jans’ New Mexico State Aggies have played in his past four seasons running the Aggies vs. how the new-look New Mexico Lobos clearly are trying to play in the first season under coach Richard Pitino, the in-state rivals have two pretty distinctly different approaches.
As was shown in Tuesday’s 101-94 Lobos win in Las Cruces in part 1 of this season’s two-part renewed rivalry series, UNM has a fast, guard-dominated roster that, led by 6-foot speedster Jaelen House, is at its best when it’s playing in a high-possession game, shooting early in the shot clock.