The Lobo bench erupts in excitement as they make a basket at WisePies Arena Wednesday night. The Lobos will play Rice this Saturday at 6 p.m..
Head coach Craig Neal over the last several weeks has discussed the team’s goal to win every game at New Mexico’s own WisePies Arena. One more game remains to see that to fruition in the nonconference slate.
So far the Lobos have avoided the one setback that mars an otherwise unblemished pre-Mountain West season at home, like South Dakota State in 2012. A victory Saturday against Rice would give UNM its first perfect home nonconference slate since the 2010-11 season.