# 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Lobos were coached by head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the WAC regular season standings and beat Utah in the championship game of the WAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. After defeating Kansas State in the opening round, New Mexico was beaten in the round of 32 by Georgetown, 73–62, to finish with a 28–5 record (14–4 WAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 1995* | | Simon Fraser | W 81–67 | 1–0 | The Pit (16,001) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 24, 1995* | | Texas-Arlington | W 76–56 | 2–0 | The Pit (15,386) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 25, 1995* | | Mercer | W 107–72 | 3–0 | The Pit (15,512) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 29, 1995* | | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | W 80–56 | 4–0 | The Pit (15,822) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 5, 1995* | | at Arizona State | W 86–79 | 5–0 | ASU Activity Center (9,539) Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 8, 1995* | | New Mexico State | W 91–75 | 6–0 | The Pit (18,018) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 16, 1995* | | at New Mexico State | W 69–68 | 7–0 | Pan American Center (10,517) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 19, 1995* | | Southwest Texas State | W 72–62 | 8–0 | The Pit (16,409) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 28, 1995* | | Dartmouth | W 91–66 | 9–0 | The Pit (16,593) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 29, 1995* | | Boston University | W 95–83 | 10–0 | The Pit (17,046) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 2, 1996 | No. 25 | at Fresno State | L 75–76 | 10–1 (0–1) | Selland Arena (9,802) Fresno, California |
| Jan 4, 1996 | No. 25 | at Air Force | W 61–49 | 11–1 (1–1) | Clune Arena (1,144) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 8, 1996 | No. 25 | San Diego State | W 77–74 | 12–1 (2–1) | The Pit (16,263) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 10, 1996 | No. 25 | Hawaii | W 78–72 | 13–1 (3–1) | The Pit (17,206) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 13, 1996 | No. 25 | at Wyoming | L 58–61 | 13–2 (3–2) | Arena-Auditorium (6,737) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 15, 1996 | | at Colorado State | W 67–65 | 14–2 (4–2) | Moby Arena (7,339) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | at UTEP | W 64–60 | 15–2 (5–2) | Don Haskins Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1996 | | BYU | W 83–77 | 16–2 (6–2) | The Pit (17,627) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 27, 1996 | | No. 10 Utah | L 64–82 | 16–3 (6–3) | The Pit (18,018) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 1, 1996 | | at BYU | W 88–81 | 17–3 (7–3) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | at No. 7 Utah | L 58–74 | 17–4 (7–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | UTEP | W 81–52 | 18–4 (8–4) | The Pit (17,008) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 17, 1996 | | Wyoming | W 70–69 | 19–4 (9–4) | The Pit (17,414) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 19, 1996 | | Colorado State | W 78–66 | 20–4 (10–4) | The Pit (15,897) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 22, 1996 | | at San Diego State | W 83–78 | 21–4 (11–4) | San Diego Sports Arena (3,572) San Diego, California |
| Feb 24, 1996 | | at Hawaii | W 88–79 | 22–4 (12–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,655) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 29, 1996 | | Air Force | W 67–55 | 23–4 (13–4) | The Pit (17,228) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 2, 1996 | | Fresno State | W 86–84 | 24–4 (14–4) | The Pit (18,018) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1996* | (2) | (7) San Diego State Quarterfinals | W 94–75 | 25–4 | The Pit (9,326) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 8, 1996* | (2) | (3) Fresno State Semifinals | W 104–99 $^{3OT}$ | 26–4 | The Pit (12,222) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 9, 1996* | (2) | (1) No. 10 Utah Championship | W 64–60 | 27–4 | The Pit (13,503) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (7 E) No. 23 | vs. (10 E) Kansas State First round | W 69–48 | 28–4 | Richmond Coliseum (11,859) Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 17, 1996* | (7 E) No. 23 | vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown Second round | L 62–73 | 28–5 | Richmond Coliseum (11,859) Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||