No. 22 Colorado State visits House and New Mexico

Published Feb. 20, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Colorado State Rams (20-6, 8-5 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (20-6, 8-5 MWC)

Albuquerque, New Mexico; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico hosts the No. 22 Colorado State Rams after Jaelen House scored 22 points in New Mexico's 81-70 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs.

The Lobos have gone 11-2 at home. New Mexico leads the MWC averaging 41.0 points in the paint. Donovan Dent leads the Lobos scoring 10.2.

The Rams are 8-5 against MWC opponents. Colorado State is fifth in the MWC scoring 33.2 points per game in the paint led by Joel Scott averaging 7.6.

New Mexico makes 46.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than Colorado State has allowed to its opponents (43.5%). Colorado State has shot at a 49.8% clip from the field this season, 6.9 percentage points higher than the 42.9% shooting opponents of New Mexico have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dent is averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Lobos. House is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games for New Mexico.

Isaiah Stevens is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 assists for the Rams. Scott is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games for Colorado State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lobos: 7-3, averaging 85.5 points, 37.7 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points per game.

Rams: 7-3, averaging 71.9 points, 32.3 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.