Mashburn Jr., NM visit NMSU

Published Nov. 29, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

New Mexico (4-3) vs. New Mexico State (5-1)

Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jamal Mashburn Jr. and New Mexico will go up against Teddy Allen and New Mexico State. The sophomore Mashburn has scored 26 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 22 over his last five games. Allen, a senior, is averaging 16.2 points over the last five games.

SENIOR STUDS: New Mexico State has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Allen, Jabari Rice, Johnny McCants and Donnie Tillman have combined to account for 64 percent of the team's scoring this year and 64 percent of all Aggies points over the last five games.MIGHTY MASHBURN JR.: Mashburn has connected on 35.3 percent of the 34 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 6 of 16 over his last three games. He's also made 80 percent of his free throws this season.

STREAK SCORING: New Mexico State has won its last three home games, scoring an average of 77.7 points while giving up 63.

ASSIST RATIOS: The Aggies have recently gotten baskets via assists more often than the Lobos. New Mexico State has an assist on 52 of 87 field goals (59.8 percent) across its past three contests while New Mexico has assists on 39 of 79 field goals (49.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: New Mexico State has made 10.7 3-pointers per game this season, which is second-best among WAC teams. The Aggies have averaged 12.7 3-pointers per game over their last three games.

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