Who's Playing
Grand Canyon @ New Mexico St.
Regular Season Records: Grand Canyon 23-7; New Mexico St. 24-6
What to Know
The New Mexico St. Aggies and the Grand Canyon Antelopes are set to clash at 9 p.m. ET March 11 at Orleans Arena in the fourth round of the Western Athletic Conference Tourney. The Aggies are the slight favorite, but fans of both teams should be in for an exciting contest likely to go down to the wire.
New Mexico St. strolled past the Utah Valley Wolverines with points to spare on Saturday, taking the matchup 62-46.
Meanwhile, the Sam Houston Bearkats typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday Grand Canyon proved too difficult a challenge. The Antelopes managed a 71-66 victory over Sam Houston. Grand Canyon's guard Holland Woods filled up the stat sheet, picking up 24 points.
A couple defensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: New Mexico St. have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 39.20%, which places them 17th in college basketball. But Grand Canyon is even better: they have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 38.20%, which places them fifth in college basketball. We'll see if that edge gives the Antelopes a route to victory.
How To Watch
- When: Friday at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Orleans Arena -- Paradise, Nevada
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds
The Aggies are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Antelopes, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Aggies, as the game opened with the Aggies as a 1-point favorite.
Over/Under: -113
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Series History
New Mexico St. have won 12 out of their last 17 games against Grand Canyon.
- Feb 19, 2022 - New Mexico St. 82 vs. Grand Canyon 66
- Jan 29, 2022 - New Mexico St. 71 vs. Grand Canyon 61
- Mar 13, 2021 - Grand Canyon 74 vs. New Mexico St. 56
- Jan 30, 2021 - Grand Canyon 65 vs. New Mexico St. 53
- Jan 29, 2021 - Grand Canyon 70 vs. New Mexico St. 62
- Feb 27, 2020 - New Mexico St. 67 vs. Grand Canyon 53
- Feb 01, 2020 - New Mexico St. 72 vs. Grand Canyon 52
- Mar 16, 2019 - New Mexico St. 89 vs. Grand Canyon 57
- Feb 09, 2019 - New Mexico St. 67 vs. Grand Canyon 64
- Jan 10, 2019 - New Mexico St. 77 vs. Grand Canyon 75
- Mar 10, 2018 - New Mexico St. 72 vs. Grand Canyon 58
- Feb 10, 2018 - New Mexico St. 74 vs. Grand Canyon 70
- Jan 11, 2018 - New Mexico St. 70 vs. Grand Canyon 59
- Feb 11, 2017 - Grand Canyon 83 vs. New Mexico St. 71
- Jan 12, 2017 - New Mexico St. 81 vs. Grand Canyon 69
- Feb 04, 2016 - New Mexico St. 70 vs. Grand Canyon 50
- Jan 09, 2016 - Grand Canyon 79 vs. New Mexico St. 75
Injury Report for New Mexico St.
- Marsei Caston: Out for the Season (Not Injury Related)
