Last year, the Aggies put up 5.8 fewer points per game (69.7) than the Bulldogs allowed (75.5).
When New Mexico State scored more than 75.5 points last season, it went 8-0.
Samford went 12-2 last season when allowing fewer than 69.7 points.
The Bulldogs' 82.9 points per game last year were 17.0 more points than the 65.9 the Aggies gave up.
Samford put together a 22-6 record last season in games it scored more than 65.9 points.
New Mexico State had a 16-12 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 82.9 points.
The Aggies outscored their opponents by a total of 119 points last season (3.8 points per game on average), and the Bulldogs put up 244 more points than their opponents on the year (7.4 per game).

The Aggies made 41.5% of their shots from the field last season, which was 3.3 percentage points lower than the Bulldogs allowed to their opponents (44.8%).
New Mexico State had an 8-0 straight-up record in games it shot better than 44.8% from the field.
The Bulldogs shot 46.1% from the field, 6.5% higher than the 39.6% the Aggies' opponents shot last season.
Last season, Samford had a 22-3 record in games the team collectively shot higher than 39.6% from the field.

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The Aggies and the Bulldogs rebounded at a similar rate last season (35.1 and 32.2 boards per game, respectively).
When New Mexico State earned the rebounding advantage they were 3-8 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Samford was 8-5.
The Bulldogs ranked 168th in rebounding in college basketball, the Aggies finished 32nd.
The Aggies and the Bulldogs were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 10.5 and 10.8 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Bulldogs were 11-6 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Aggies were 6-3 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Bulldogs were the 168th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Aggies finished 54th.
Both teams thrived on the boards last season. New Mexico State recorded an average rebounding margin of +3.8 rebounds per game. Samford averaged a margin of +0.6 rebounds.

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