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Drew Gordon could have transferred to a team with more basketball tradition. He could have picked a more prestigious conference.

A top-20 showdown in The Pit takes place tonight, as the 19th-ranked New Mexico Lobos entertain the 20th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders in non-conference action.

New Mexico coach Steve Alford chats with Dairese Gary last season. Three years into coach his tenure, big-time college basketball is back at The Pit.

Kevin Ford's dunk with 2:23 to play Wednesday finished off a 10-point run that brought Oral Roberts a 75-66 upset win over No.

Michael Craion had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Dominique Morrison scored 17 points and Oral Roberts handed No.

New Mexico apparently has grown tired of its status as this season's best-kept secret.

Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 8:59 p.m. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Darington Hobson had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and No.

Ok, so Northern Arizona wasn't the Lobos most difficult opponent of the season. Everybody knew this coming into the game, but wouldn't overly stress it to avoid any jinxing on the recently rated Lobos.

In the Top-25 for the first time since 1999, the 19th ranked New Mexico Lobos will try to remain perfect on the year when they host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks this evening.

Posted on Dec 13, 2009 by Scott Dochterman . Former Iowa and current New Mexico Coach Steve Alford The most polarizing figure in Iowa sports history left amid cheers and catcalls nearlyA three years ago.

Call it monumental. Call it a program changer. Call it an NCAA Tournamentcommittee eye opener, a welcome-to-the-Top 25 performance and call it survival.

Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 at 11:24 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 11, 2009 at 11:24 a.m. Texas A&M finally got a bit of a reprieve after a busy stretch in its schedule.

Steve Alford wasn't ready to say it. Mike Montgomery wouldn't do it, either. But if you ask University of New Mexico junior Darington Hobson or any one of the 13,549 screaming Lobo fans in The Pit on Wednesday night, the answer was easy.

Jamal Fenton raises his arms to a boisterous throng of 13,549 fans after the mena s basketball team defeated No.

Every New Mexico player got into the scoring column Friday and Phillip McDonald's 18 points led four Lobos in double figures as New Mexico topped Nicholls State 83-59 on the first day of the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

Phillip McDonald scored a game-high 27 points, leading four starters in double figures, as the New Mexico Lobos captured a 97-87 win over the New Mexico State Aggies as part of the ongoing Rio Grande Rivalry at the Pan American Center.

Super sleuth Alford will have to figure out one looming question: How can the Lobos repeat their performance from a year ago? The Lobos, who are picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference, have only one senior leader, Roman Martinez.

The lone senior on the Lobos men's basketball team is an example of what commitment to excellence can produce.

Lobo basketball guard Jamal Fenton shoots a layup during Tuesday's exhibition game against New Mexico Highlands University at The Pit.

But leading the Lobos' way are two players from last year who have 129 starts in their college careers combined.