The New Mexico Lobos visit Save Mart Center in Fresno, California on Saturday to play the Fresno State Bulldogs. New Mexico fell to 9-11 following its 68-66 loss to Utah State. New Mexico led the Aggies by one point with 1.8 seconds remaining, but Abel Porter sank a third pointer to beat the Lobos. Anthony Mathias led the Lobos with 16 points.
Fresno State improved to 15-5 on the season following its 75-62 win over Wyoming on Wednesday. The Bulldogs were led by New Williams with 24 points. Fresno State is not 6-2 in Mountain West Conference play one game behind frontrunner Nevada at 7-1.
Anthony Mathis leads New Mexico in scoring with an average of 15.6 points per game. Vance Jackson leads the Lobos in rebounding and is second in scoring with averages of 7.3 rebounds and 12.8 points per game. Drue Drinnon leads the team in assists with an average of 2.7 assists per game. New Mexico is shooting 43.7% from the field and 36.3% from 3-point territory.
Braxton Huggins leads Fresno State in scoring with an average of 17.5 points per game. Nate Grimes leads the Bulldogs in rebounding with an average of 9.0 per game while Deshon Taylor leads Fresno State is assists with an average of 4.8 per game. Fresno State is shooting 46.9% from the field and 37.5% from 3-point territory.
