| Hawaii | 47 |
| (25) Nevada | 55 |
| Box Score | |
New Mexico State 63, 
Middle Tennessee State 77
Conference Tournament
Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
The Super Pit (Denton, Texas) - Neutral Site
Attendance: 1,188
Officials: Mark Whitehead, Don Daily, David Hall
Team Rebounds: New Mexico State (2) Middle Tennessee State (1)
Technicals: New Mexico State (0) Middle Tennessee State (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
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| NMSU (6-24) | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| MTSU (19-11) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
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| NMSU | 69 | 90.7 | 110.9 |
| MTSU | 69 | 110.9 | 90.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMSU | .524 | 0.202 | 0.000 | 0.452 |
| MTSU | .492 | 0.187 | 0.357 | 0.238 |
New Mexico State Aggies
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
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| - | Duane John | Starter | PF | 26:00 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 4-7 | 3.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| - | Jeff Jones | Starter | C | 26:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| - | Mike Mitchell | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| - | Byron Davis | Starter | SF | 31:00 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | -1.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Allen Haynes | Starter | SG | 18:00 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| - | Trevor Lawrence | Bench | PG | 27:00 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| - | Josh Jenkins | Bench | PG | 32:00 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
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| 200 | 18-42 | 8-20 | 19-26 | 27.0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 63 | ||||
| 42.9% | 40.0% | 73.1% |
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Michael Cuffee | Starter | PF | 29:00 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 13.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| - | Steve Thomas | Starter | C | 32:00 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 16.4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| - | Fats Cuyler | Starter | SG | 28:00 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| - | Bryan Smithson | Starter | PG | 28:00 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| - | Mike Dean | Starter | SF | 34:00 | 3-14 | 1-6 | 4-5 | -1.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| - | Alex Weekes | Bench | PF | 07:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Marcus Morrison | Bench | SF | 28:00 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 14.2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| - | Kyle Young | Bench | C | 07:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Keith Christmas | Bench | SF | 07:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 28-63 | 6-21 | 15-20 | 48.5 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 77 | ||||
| 44.4% | 28.6% | 75.0% |
New Mexico State Aggies Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mike Mitchell 12.3p, 4.4r, 2.9a |
Allen Haynes 5.2p, 1.6r, 0.5a |
Byron Davis 6.2p, 3.2r, 1.6a |
Duane John 14.1p, 5.7r, 0.7a |
Jeff Jones 6.7p, 6.3r, 1.4a |
| Rotation | Josh Jenkins 10.1p, 2.6r, 3.5a |
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| Rotation | Trevor Lawrence 9.4p, 4.6r, 0.3a |
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Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Bryan Smithson 6.9p, 2.5r, 3.2a |
Fats Cuyler 6.7p, 1.9r, 1.9a |
Mike Dean 14.3p, 3.1r, 2a |
Michael Cuffee 14.2p, 7.4r, 1.5a |
Steve Thomas 10.8p, 7.7r, 0.9a |
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Marcus Morrison 11p, 5.9r, 1.5a |
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Keith Christmas 0.9p, 1.3r, 0.3a |
Alex Weekes 2.9p, 2.3r, 0.4a |
Kyle Young 4.5p, 3.7r, 0.2a |