COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UTPB men’s and women’s teams return to action

The UTPB men’s and women’s basketball teams return to action one last time for the calendar year when they face Eastern New Mexico Friday in Portales, N.M.

The UTPB women will tipoff at 6:30 p.m. while the men’s game will follow.

The Falcon women enter at 6-5 overall, 3-2 in Lone Star Conference and are coming off a 68-59 loss to Angelo State from Dec. 16.

Eastern New Mexico (5-4, 2-2) is coming off a 64-62 loss to Texas Woman’s University from Dec. 17.

On the men’s side, UTPB (8-5, 2-2) is coming off a 77-65 loss to Saint Martin’s on Dec. 19 from a tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Greyhounds (7-3, 2-2) are coming off a 73-63 win over Dallas Baptist from Dec. 17.