Chicago State at New Mexico State 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Chicago State Cougars play the New Mexico State Aggies in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chicago State completed its regular season with an overall record 4-25 and 0-14 in the WAC. The Cougars canceled the final two games of the regular season due to worries about the coronavirus, but will play in the season-ending tournament with their opening game against New Mexico State.

Xavier Johnson is leading Chicago State in scoring and assists with averages of 15.4 points and 2.8 assists per game, while Ke’Sean Davis is the leading rebounder for the Cougars with an average of 4.7 per game. Andrew Lewis is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.2 points per game and one of just two players for Chicago State averaging double figures in scoring.

New Mexico State completed its regular season with an overall record of 25-6 and won the regular-season title in the WAC with a record of 16-0. The Aggies won their final game of the regular season over California Baptist 83-50 with Trevelin Queen leading the scoring with 19 points and Ivan Aurrecoechea chipping in with 13 points. The Aggies won the regular season title by six games over California Baptist.

Trevelin Queen is the leading scorer for New Mexico State with an average of 13.2 points per game, while Johnny McCants is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.2 per game and Shunn Buchanan is the leader in assists with an average of 2.7 per game. New Mexico State has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.