Lobos Begin 2015-16 with 29 Point Win over Texas Southern

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57 Texas Southern 0-1 86 New Mexico 1-0 Score By Periods Team 1 2 Total Texas Southern 27 30 57 New Mexico 54 32 86 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico men's basketball team (1-0) started the year off with a bang, winning its 13th straight season-opener over the Texas Southern Tigers (0-1), 86-57, Friday in WisePies Arena.

"This was a really good first win for us," stated head coach Craig Neal. "I have a lot of respect for Mike (Davis). I think Mike's one of the better coaches in the country. They are going to be an NCAA tournament team. But I'm just really, really happy that our guys got out to a big start. We showed that we have a lot of weapons, but I'm really happy…