Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the New Mexico State Aggies play in Frisco, Texas

New Mexico State Aggies (6-2) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-1)

Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State and Tulsa meet at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.

The Golden Hurricane are 8-1 in non-conference play. Tulsa averages 88.4 points and has outscored opponents by 17.6 points per game.

The Aggies have a 6-2 record in non-conference games. New Mexico State ranks ninth in the CUSA shooting 31.1% from 3-point range.

Tulsa makes 48.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.0 percentage points higher than New Mexico State has allowed to its opponents (38.6%). New Mexico State averages 74.0 points per game, 3.2 more than the 70.8 Tulsa allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Barnstable is shooting 50.0% and averaging 14.2 points for the Golden Hurricane. Ade Popoola is averaging 9.0 points.

Anthony Wrzeszcz is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 7.3 points. Jemel Jones is averaging 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals.

___

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

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.