Packed Pan American Center for the battle of I-25 game
Information
Image number
UA10150137
Image classification
Sports and Physical Training - 1015 - Basketball (men’s)
Date
1981-02-02
Decade
1980s
Description and notes
Battle of I-25 with Aggie Basketball versus UNM Lobos in the Pan American Center. Of the 114 recognized seasons of basketball, New Mexico State has an all time record of 1614 wins, 1126 loses with 2 ties. Edited based on https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-mexico-state/ ''The Rio Grande Rivalry is the name given to the New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry and known as the Battle of I-25. It is an intercollegiate rivalry between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. The rivalry began in 1894.'' Cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_Rivalry
Historical context
''In early years, the small number of faculty and students planted and harvested acres of experimental and traditional crops on the farmland west of Old Main. Every student was involved in starting up organizations, clubs, and athletics like field sports, baseball and women's basketball.'' Cited from https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62371243/historic-las-cruces
Subject (LCSH)
Basketball
Athletes
College students
Competitions
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. Pan American Center
New Mexico State University. Athletics
University of New Mexico
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department