New Mexico
Watch New Mexico Lobos vs. Air Force Falcons: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday’s NCAA Basketball game
Who’s Playing
Air Force Falcons @ New Mexico Lobos
Current Records: Air Force 8-17, New Mexico 21-6
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: The Pit — Albuquerque, New Mexico
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Watch on Connected TV: CBS Sports App on Roku and Fire TV
- Live Stream: CBSSports.com or fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $38.70
What to Know
If the oddsmakers’ predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for New Mexico. They and the Air Force Falcons will face off in a Mountain West battle at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at The Pit. Air Force took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Mexico, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, New Mexico’s game was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but luckily for them it didn’t stay that way. They had just enough and edged the Rams out 68-66.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Mexico to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nelly Junior Joseph, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Junior Joseph didn’t help New Mexico’s cause all that much against the Aztecs last Friday but the same can’t be said for this match. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Mashburn Jr., who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Air Force’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight defeat. There’s no need to mince words: the Falcons lost to the Rebels, and the Falcons lost bad. The score wound up at 72-43. The result shouldn’t come as a shock considering that’s the fewest points Air Force has scored all season.
The Lobos’ victory bumped their record up to 21-6. As for the Falcons, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season.
Saturday’s contest is shaping up to be a scrappy game: New Mexico have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.9 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for Air Force, though, as they’ve been averaging only 29.1 rebounds per game. Given New Mexico’s sizable advantage in that area, the Falcons will need to find a way to close that gap.
New Mexico took their win against the Falcons in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 85-66. With New Mexico ahead 44-24 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Odds
New Mexico is a big 18.5-point favorite against Air Force, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Lobos as a 19-point favorite.
The over/under is 146.5 points.
See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now.
Series History
New Mexico has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Air Force.
- Jan 20, 2024 – New Mexico 85 vs. Air Force 66
- Feb 10, 2023 – Air Force 89 vs. New Mexico 77
- Jan 27, 2023 – New Mexico 81 vs. Air Force 73
- Feb 26, 2022 – New Mexico 69 vs. Air Force 65
- Feb 05, 2022 – New Mexico 91 vs. Air Force 77
- Feb 24, 2021 – Air Force 62 vs. New Mexico 55
- Feb 22, 2021 – New Mexico 73 vs. Air Force 65
- Feb 26, 2020 – Air Force 60 vs. New Mexico 58
- Jan 11, 2020 – New Mexico 84 vs. Air Force 78
- Jan 02, 2019 – New Mexico 65 vs. Air Force 58
Native Vote 2026
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Laguna Pueblo woman is the front runner to be New Mexico’s next governor.
Shortly after polls closed Tuesday night, Deb Haaland was declared the winner over Bernalillo County district attorney Sam Bregman in the state’s semi-open Democratic Party primary. As of 11:00 p.m., Haaland carried support from 72% of the Democratic primary voters to Bregman’s 28%, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
“We’re showing everyone that a better future in New Mexico is possible,” she told supporters gathered in Albuquerque’s historic Old Town Plaza. “New Mexicans want a leader who will stand up for working people, and who is ready to take on Donald Trump. I proudly accept your nomination as a Democratic nominee.”
Haaland spoke for 13 minutes, at times through a scratchy throat that required her to pause for water breaks. “Excuse me, I’ve been talking with voters all day,” she said while grabbing a water bottle before hitting her campaign stump notes on affordability, health care and public safety.
She will face Republican Gregg Hull, a former mayor from suburban Rio Rancho that won his party’s three-way primary with 47% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
Haaland will be the Democratic Party nominee in a state dominated at every level by Democrats, and is expected to be heavily favored in the general election. With that insight she said her campaign message does translate to Republicans and Independent voters.
“We want our kids to thrive. We want our kids to have a quality, public education. We want every New Mexican to have health care. Everybody wants to feel safe in their neighborhoods, and everybody wants to be able to afford to put a hot meal on their table every night and have a roof over their children’s heads,” she said. “Those issues transcend whatever political spectrum we’re trying to slice and dice people into.”
Shortly after the race was called, Haaland campaign staff, major donors, surrogates, and their families walked from a building on the west side of Albuquerque’s Old Town Plaza to the historic plaza core, where the Haaland campaign had set up a stage and reserved the entire plaza for its victory celebration.
“We are now witnessing history in the making,” New Mexico state Rep. Derrick Lente (Sandia Pueblo) said to supporters immediately after Haaland was declared the winner.
Denise Wilie (Dine) also joined the celebration of Haaland’s victory. Wilie said she worked on get-out-the-vote efforts with the Native American Voters Alliance in McKinley County.
“It just is so exhilarating to even think about, a woman and a Pueblo woman,” she said. “Indigenous all the way, is how I feel. I’m like, yes, let’s get more of our voices.”
Haaland was introduced by her two sisters and walked to the stage escorted by a mariachi band.
Speaking to reporters after the event Haaland reflected on voting for a Pueblo woman (herself) for governor.
“I got emotional, quite frankly, when I went to vote for myself because you do that when you’re a candidate,” she said. “We’ve never had a Native American governor in New Mexico. We’re a multicultural state. I think representation matters, especially in a political era such as this one. So, I’m really proud and honored to carry on the legacy of my ancestors, who worked so incredibly hard to make sure that I had a place here today.”
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