New Mexico 103, at Barton 90

High-Scoring Offenses Collide as Barton Meets New Mexico in NJCAA First Round HUTCHINSON, Kan. (Interstat) — A matchup of potent offenses will tip off the 2026 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 21, when the Barton Cougars face the New Mexico Thunderbirds in a first-round game at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The No. 9-seeded Cougars (24-9), champions of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, enter the national tournament averaging 92.4 points per game. They will be tested by the No. 8-seeded Thunderbirds (22-6), who won the Western Junior College Athletic Conference regular-season title and boast a top-20… Read more...