New Mexico vs St John’s Men’s College Basketball Battle

Men's College Basketball: A Rivalry of New Mexico vs. St. John's

Battle Between New Mexico and St John’s in Men’s College Basketball

The greatest show of the 17th November’s battle of Men’s College Basketball between New Mexico and St. John’s Red Storm match will be held on Sunday. This super battle of giants will take place at Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is well known for its multipurpose hosting ability in different sports sectors. This match will turn into a Limelight for its state supporters as well as the global supporters.  Both teams gearing up to set the tone and pace of their early games. The whole basketball lovers of the world are waiting for this match. They’re waiting for how these two distinct teams will perform for their legacy. 

Profile of Two Teams

Team New Mexico Lobos

The New Mexico Lobos Men’s Basketball team is an old team in the NCAA Division-I League Basketball tournament. This team represents the University of New Mexico. Team Lobos started their first match in 1899 where they competed with regional colleges of neighbors. Team Lobos first won the title under the coach Bob King. They were the champions in 1962 for the first time. The king’s first contribution was to produce a good number of players for the team. At that time this player represented team Lobos as a successful team. The New Mexico Lobos basketball team first reached the round of Sixteen in 1968. Four years later they were again selected for the round of Sixteen. They qualified for the round of Thirty Twos 7 times. At last, they reached the Thirty Twos level in 2012, where they won against San Diego State. New Mexico has an enriching history of disappointing performances in the NCAA tournament. They were suffering noteworthy upsets in 1968, 1978, 1993, 2010, 2013, and 2014. The Lobos appeared in NCAA Division I 16 times and are competing a record of 8-17. 

Men's College Basketball: A Rivalry of New Mexico vs. St. John's

Team St John’s

The Red Storm is popularly known as St John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team. Red Storm deputed the University of Saint John’s New York. The Red Storms have a history of appearing in the NCAA  tournament so many times. They were the title winners in 1911. In 1952 they were the runner-up against Kansas State. They lost the match 63-80. St John’s has appeared in the national invitation tournament 30 times. Their combined record is 45-30. They became title winners six times. Their last victory was in 2003 when they beat Georgetown. Red Storm has a unique result in the NIT tournament. Their record in the National invitation tournament is 40-30. 

Current Performances of Men’s College Basketball of Two Teams 

St John’s

Two teams have played several matches in the level of 2024. And the ratio of both teams is quite good in the NCAA league. St John’s won 4 matches in 5. In the last match of 2024, they lost against their arrival named CONN. Though they lost the match, it was the closest match ever. Because they lost it with a close contest of 95-90 result. Besides this in March 2024, they won every match. 

Men's College Basketball: A Rivalry of New Mexico vs. St. John's

New Mexico

New Mexico also has their a good performance in recent times. They played most of the matches in March where they lost only a single match. They were defeated by CLEM. But overall except this match they showcased a good performance in every tournament. 

Conclusion of Men’s College Basketball League

As this is a battle of bravery. The two teams tried their best to beat each other. One strongest point of this match is Saint John’s will get more facilities than New Mexico because this match will take place at the Red storm’s home ground.

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