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01/23 03:43 CST Jones leads New Mexico State against Florida International
after 28-point outing
Jones leads New Mexico State against Florida International after 28-point outing
By The Associated Press
Florida International Panthers (9-10, 2-6 CUSA) at New Mexico State Aggies
(10-8, 3-5 CUSA)
Las Cruces, New Mexico; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State takes on Florida International after Jemel Jones
scored 28 points in New Mexico State's 84-75 loss to the Missouri State Bears.
The Aggies are 7-2 on their home court. New Mexico State averages 77.1 points
and has outscored opponents by 7.8 points per game.
The Panthers have gone 2-6 against CUSA opponents. Florida International has a
0-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
New Mexico State is shooting 44.8% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage
points higher than the 43.3% Florida International allows to opponents. Florida
International has shot at a 46.2% rate from the field this season, 6.0
percentage points greater than the 40.2% shooting opponents of New Mexico State
have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jones is shooting 42.4% and averaging 16.7 points for the
Aggies. Julius Mims is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games.
Corey Stephenson is shooting 41.5% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers
per game for the Panthers, while averaging 17.2 points and 6.2 rebounds. Julian
Mackey is averaging 12.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 4-6, averaging 79.5 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists,
6.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.
Panthers: 4-6, averaging 82.7 points, 35.2 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 9.3 steals
and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
