UTEP and New Mexico State, those old friends and enemies, will renew their hoops rivalry Friday night in Las Cruces.
It will be the 213th time these teams have dueled on the hardwood. New Mexico State has won 109 times, UTEP 103 times. The Aggies won the first of this 2016 version, taking a 79-68 verdict on Dec. 13 in the Don Haskins Center.
This farewell to 2016 version will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the Pan American Center.
This version will see the Aggies soaring in on the wings of an easy demolition of Eastern New Mexico Tuesday night, an 84-50 win in front of 3,912 fans in the Pan American Center.