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The Rio Grande Rivalry, basketball edition, concludes tonight in Las Cruces, N.M. and MW Connection is there to help you follow along.
The New Mexico Lobos (10-0, ranked No. 16 AP, No. 17 Coaches) vs. the New Mexico St. Aggies (5-5)
TV: Aggievision (online and thru Comcast New Mexico) | Altitude (Ch. 681 DirecTV, Ch. 410 Dish)
Conferences: UNM – Mountain West Conference | NMSU – Western Athletic Conference
Colors: UNM – Cherry & Silver | NMSU – Crimson & White
Last meeting: Dec. 15, 2012 | UNM 73, NMSU 58
Series: 210th meeting | UNM leads 114-95 | NMSU leads in Las Cruces 58-42
No. 16/17 New Mexico (11-0) | Head coach: Steve Alford (Indiana, 1986)
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Current streak: Won 11 |
Last 5: 5-0 |
Overtime: 1-0 |
Road record: 1-0 |
Projected starting line up
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G |
3 |
Hobart, Australia |
Soph. |
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|
G |
10 |
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
Junior. |
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|
G |
21 |
Riverside, Calif. |
Junior. |
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F |
4 |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
Senior |
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|
F |
53 |
Los Alamos, N.M. |
RS-Soph. |
Top reserves
|
F |
2 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Soph. |
|
|
G |
13 |
Houston, Texas |
Senior |
|
|
G |
40 |
Fontana, Calif. |
Junior |
Statistical leaders
|
PPG |
Kendall Williams |
13.4 |
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REB |
Alex Kirk |
8.0 |
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AST |
Kendall Williams |
5.4 |
|
FG% |
Chad Adams |
54.1 |
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FT% |
Chad Adams |
88.9 |
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3PT% |
Chad Adams |
58.3 |
|
BLK |
Alex Kirk |
1.3 |
|
STL |
Jamal Fenton |
1.3 |
New Mexico State (5-5) | Head coach: Marvin Menzies (UCLA, 1987)
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Current streak: Lost 1 |
Last 5: 3-2 |
Overtime: none |
Home record: 4-0 |
Projected starters
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G |
12 |
K.C. Ross-Miller |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
Soph. |
|
G |
23 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Soph. |
|
|
F |
10 |
Cergy, France |
Senior |
|
|
F |
45 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
Senior |
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|
C |
2 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Fresh |
Top reserves
|
F |
3 |
Remi Berry |
Paris, France |
Soph. |
|
F |
25 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Junior |
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|
G |
14 |
Terrel de Rouen |
Las Cruces, N.M. |
Fresh. |
Statistical leaders
|
PPG |
Daniel Mullings |
13.9 |
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REB |
Bandja Sy |
6.0 |
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AST |
Tyrone Watson |
2.6 |
|
FG% |
Sim Bhullar |
62.2 |
|
FT% |
B.J. West |
100.0 |
|
3PT% |
Daniel Mullings |
53.3 |
|
BLK |
Sim Bhullar |
1.4 |
|
STL |
Daniel Mullings |
1.8 |