Overview
- New Mexico, which hosted Tuesday at The Pit on ESPN2, beat Saint Joseph's 84-69 to advance.
- Freshman forward Tomislav Buljan scored 27 points, and guard Jake Hall added 24 for the Lobos.
- Saint Joseph's led 39-37 at halftime before a 10-0 New Mexico burst early in the second half flipped control.
- Derek Simpson hit a career-high six threes and scored 26 for the Hawks, who were outrebounded 40-33 and saw Justice Ajogbor foul out.
- The Lobos improved to 26-10 after earlier NIT blowouts and a 16-3 home mark this season, and they meet Tulsa next week at Hinkle Fieldhouse.