Panthers vs Aggies

Gameday · THU DEC 31

Florida InternationalVSNew Mexico State

Tip-off in

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Tip4:00 PM ET

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Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM

Win probability

1912 blend

41% FIUNMSU 59%

Adj. efficiency36%

64%

SRS36%

64%

Elo52%

48%

NMSU +3.4

Proj. margin

163.4

Proj. total

74.8

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 1T.Saine Jr.G · 2.0 APG23.5
• 5C.CaulkerG · 5.5 APG7.0
• 3T.Beamer2.0 RPG17.0
• 6S.N'Diaye6.5 RPG8.5
• 11M.Blazer3.5 RPG8.5

• 4J.OsborneF · 3.5 RPG8.0
• 0D.DudleyG · 1.5 APG16.0
• 32M.LavrenovF · 7.0 RPG18.0
• 1G.PickensG · 5.0 APG3.0
• 24L.LevillainF · 4.0 RPG4.0

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

-2.1Adj. net rating-0.9

194thAdj. net rank176th

107.5Adj. offense109.5

109.6Adj. defense110.4

80.3Pace69.3

-1.5SRS-0.5

1771Elo1754

2–0Record1–1

Season per game

2026-27 · 2 games

93.0Points70.5

66.5Opp points87.5

52.5%eFG%47.6%

16.0%TO%21.0%

27.7%OREB%30.2%

.31FT rate.43

50%3PA rate33%

68%Assisted FG%42%

Last five games

Florida International

W85-75vs WEST

W101-58vs New College (FL)

L72-75vs MOST

W92-67vs WKU

L67-73vs MTSU

New Mexico State

L68-109@ GONZ

W73-66vs Western New Mexico

L61-69@ SHSU

W68-63@ JVST

W79-76vs KENN

Head to head

2017-18–2026-27

25-26FIU 81 · NMSU 78Sat, 1/24

25-26NMSU 74 · FIU 89Fri, 1/2

24-25FIU 48 · NMSU 76Sat, 2/15

24-25NMSU 59 · FIU 52Thu, 1/16

23-24FIU 70 · NMSU 77Sat, 3/9

23-24NMSU 67 · FIU 77Thu, 1/11

Game information

TipThursday, Dec 31 · 4:00 PM ET

VenuePan American Center · Las Cruces, NM

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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