Blue Raiders' western road swing wraps up in Las Cruces

Saturday, Jan. 20 \| 8 p.m. \| Pan American Center \| Las Cruces, N.M.

	MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 6-12, 0-3 CUSA	at	NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES 8-10, 2-1 CUSA

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball takes on Conference USA newcomer New Mexico State on Saturday for the first time since the two were Sun Belt Conference rivals. The Blue Raiders and Aggies square off at 8 p.m. CT from the Pan American Center on ESPN+.

The Blue Raiders are coming off a 74-59 loss at UTEP on Thursday. Jared Coleman-Jones recorded his second double-double in three games in the contest.

All-Time Against NM State
» The Aggies lead the all-time series 5-3.
» MTSU won the two most recent meetings between the teams in the 2004-05 season.

Blue Raider Notes
» MTSU over its last 42 home games has limited opponents to 59.9 points per game in regulation, having gone 34-8 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.3 on the road.
» Jared Coleman-Jones has double-doubles in two of his last three games. He set a new career high with six assists to go along with 16 points and 11 boards Thursday at UTEP.
» Porter's six blocked shots are most in Conference USA among players 6'1" or shorter.
» Chris Loofe has been named the CUSA Freshman of the Week four times after earning the honor again on January 1. He is eighth in the conference with 0.9 blocked shots per game.
» Justin Bufford is 10th in program history with 61 career blocked shots.
» MTSU added six newcomers to the roster to replace its six departing players. The average newcomer is 1.7 inches taller than the player he is replacing (6'8.0" vs. 6'6.3").
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.

Scouting the Aggies
» NM State erased a 23-point deficit to defeat Western Kentucky on Thursday, improving to 2-1 in league play.
» Femi Odukale leads the Aggies in scoring at 11.5 points per game through 12 appearances.
» Kaosi Ezeagu leads NM State in rebounding at 5.7 boards per game to go along with 8.4 ppg.
» The Aggies have won three of their last four games after losing four of their previous five.

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Players Mentioned

Justin Bufford

Jared Coleman-Jones

Chris Loofe

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