Syracuse vs New Mexico Back
Syracuse Orange Basketball
New Mexico Lobos
3 games
Syracuse 2-1
DATE   Opposing Coach   Score Starters Notes
3/11/1967
NIT
Bob King
L
64-66
Ludd, Cornwall, Dean, Hicker, Harper Dean 21 pts, 11 reb, Cornwall 11 ast
12/30/1977
@
Norm Ellenberger
W
96-91
Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr Kindel 23 pts
3/15/1998
NCAA
Dave Bliss
W
56-46
Hart, Janulis, Thomas, Burgan, Blackwell Burgan 20 pts

The Syracuse Orangemen and New Mexico Lobos first met in the first round of the 1967 NIT Tournament. The Lobos would win a close game 66-64.

The two teams would met ten years later in 1977, with the Orangemen winning 96-91. They would then met eleven years later in the 2nd round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament with the Orangemen winning 56-46.

The two teams have not played since 1998.

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