Delaware takes on New Mexico State after Emory’s 21-point game

New Mexico State Aggies (9-7, 2-4 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (5-12, 1-5 CUSA)

Newark, Delaware; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Delaware plays New Mexico State after Macon Emory scored 21 points in Delaware’s 70-69 loss to the UTEP Miners.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens are 3-6 in home games. Delaware is 0-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Aggies are 2-4 against CUSA opponents. New Mexico State is 0-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Delaware makes 43.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points higher than New Mexico State has allowed to its opponents (39.4%). New Mexico State scores 5.2 more points per game (75.9) than Delaware gives up (70.7).

The Fightin’ Blue Hens and Aggies match up Saturday for the first time in CUSA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justyn Fernandez averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Fightin’ Blue Hens, scoring 14.6 points while shooting 44.6% from beyond the arc. Christian Bliss is averaging 14.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.9 steals over the last 10 games.

Julius Mims is averaging 10.1 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Aggies. Jemel Jones is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin’ Blue Hens: 3-7, averaging 64.4 points, 29.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 4.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Aggies: 3-7, averaging 76.7 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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