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New Mexico State squares off against Georgia State

The New Mexico State Aggies take on the Georgia State Panthers at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancún, Mexico
By The Associated Press
20 hours ago

Georgia State Panthers (1-6) vs. New Mexico State Aggies (5-0)

Cancun, Mexico; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State plays Georgia State in Cancun, Mexico.

The Aggies are 5-0 in non-conference play. New Mexico State is eighth in the CUSA in rebounding averaging 34.4 rebounds. Julius Mims leads the Aggies with 8.0 boards.

The Panthers are 1-6 in non-conference play. Georgia State has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

New Mexico State's average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Georgia State allows. Georgia State's 34.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.5 percentage points lower than New Mexico State has given up to its opponents (37.2%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Jemel Jones is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Aggies. Anthony Wrzeszcz is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers.

Malachi Brown is scoring 10.6 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Panthers. Micah Tucker is averaging 10.6 points and 1.6 rebounds.

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

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