As far as Craig Neal is concerned, the New Mexico-San Diego State basketball rivalry is back where it should be.
It’s hard to argue against that perspective. Saturday’s contest between the Aztecs and the will be a duel between the Mountain West first-place and second-place teams.
It also brings together the league’s most potent offense versus its most stout defense. UNM (14-8, 7-2 MW) leads all teams in scoring offense since MW play began with 80.7 points in conference games. SDSU (17-6, 10-0), at the other end, is the only team to give up less than 60 points in its Mountain West games, 59.