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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Western Kentucky · #119 · CUSA · 0–0New Mexico St. · #140 · CUSA · 0–0Sat, Feb 6 · 4:00 PM ETPan American Center · Las Cruces, NM
Model line
New Mexico St. −5.4
Win probability
New Mexico St. 72%
Projected tempo
71.0
possessions
Site
New Mexico St. home
28%Win probability72%

The model makes New Mexico St. a 5.4-point favorite, winning about 72 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Western Kentucky offense vs New Mexico St. defense

Western Kentucky OStatNew Mexico St. D
70.9#59Tempo#23667.2
47.5#329eFG%#5648.7
14.5#44TOV%#30814.7
31.8#134ORB%#17730.3
41.2#45FT rate#34644.2
11.9#338Block%#2029.0
51.2#213Assist%#6147.8
45.8#3502P%#5948.8
33.4#2043P%#8532.4
75.7#62FT%—
39.4#1843PA rate#11641.3

New Mexico St. offense vs Western Kentucky defense

New Mexico St. OStatWestern Kentucky D
67.2#236Tempo#5970.9
48.5#303eFG%#17451.2
15.0#65TOV%#13717.2
32.5#105ORB%#13529.5
34.9#185FT rate#35746.8
8.1#68Block%#3156.9
49.3#259Assist%#30757.6
48.5#2972P%#14551.0
32.4#2623P%#20634.3
73.5#153FT%—
38.7#1963PA rate#9042.3

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Western Kentucky

Thu, Mar 12NKennesaw St.146L 87–96
Sat, Mar 7AFIU187L 67–92
Thu, Mar 5AMissouri St.263L 74–87
Sat, Feb 28HUTEP169W 97–65
Thu, Feb 26HNew Mexico St.140W 93–70

New Mexico St.

Wed, Mar 11NSam Houston St.171L 61–69
Tue, Mar 10NJacksonville St.197W 68–63
Sat, Mar 7HKennesaw St.146W 79–76
Thu, Mar 5HJacksonville St.197W 77–75
Sat, Feb 28AMiddle Tennessee160L 85–86