Carpenter, New Mexico State Aggies to visit Dean, Florida International Panthers

 

Florida International Panthers (5-11, 0-1 CUSA) vs. New Mexico State Aggies (7-9, 1-0 CUSA)

BOTTOM LINE: On Thursday, CUSA rivals Florida International and New Mexico State square off.

 

At home, the Panthers have a 4-3 record. When the difference is three points or less, Florida International is winless.

In CUSA play, the Aggies are unbeaten. When games are decided by fewer than four points, New Mexico State is winless.

This season, Florida International has made 44.8% of its field goals, 4.2 percentage points more than what New Mexico State has given up to its opponents (40.6%). This season, New Mexico State’s field goal percentage of 43.4% is 3.5 percentage points lower than Florida International’s opponents’ percentage of 46.9%.

The contest The two teams’ first conference game of the season is on Thursday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Arturo Dean leads the Panthers with an average of 12.6 points, 4.6 assists, and four steals.

For the Aggies, Robert Carpenter is averaging 10.7 points while shooting 47.5%.

LAST TEN GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, shooting 46.2% from the field and averaging 80.1 points, 36.4 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 10.9 steals, and 3.7 blocks a game. The average point total for their opponents is 74.1 per game.

Aggies: 4-6, shooting 45.1% from the field and averaging 69.2 points, 34.4 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.9 steals, and 3.1 blocks per game. The opponents’ point average is 72.4.