Next week’s professional bull riding event in the Pit won’t buck the Lobos out of their home gym for a possible third round game in the NIT, after all.
That is if Eric Olen’s squad can first hold on long enough to get to that game. First, the team will need to focus on getting by a tough George Washington team in the Pit on Sunday night at 6 p.m..
As one of four No. 1 seeds in the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, the Lobos were awarded one of four “regions” in the event, affording them the luxury of being able to host games in the first three rounds before the NIT semifinals and championship game relocate to a neutral court in Indianapolis on April 2 and 5…