Towson, NM meet in Las Vegas Invitational

Published Nov. 26, 2021 6:31 a.m. ET

Associated Press

New Mexico (4-2) vs. Towson (3-3)

Las Vegas Invitational , Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico and Towson will meet in the Las Vegas Invitational. Towson lost 71-61 to San Francisco in its most recent game, while New Mexico came up short in an 86-73 game against UAB in its last outing.

SENIOR STUDS: Towson's Cam Holden, Terry Nolan Jr. and Nicolas Timberlake have collectively accounted for 58 percent of the team's scoring this season and have scored 61 percent of all Tigers points over the last five games.

CREATING OFFENSE: Holden has had his hand in 47 percent of all Towson field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has 20 field goals and 12 assists in those games.

ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Lobos have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Tigers. Towson has an assist on 32 of 68 field goals (47.1 percent) across its previous three games while New Mexico has assists on 41 of 85 field goals (48.2 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Towson attempts more free throws per game than any other CAA team. The Tigers have averaged 25.8 foul shots per game this season.

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