Last year, the Aggies averaged 69.7 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 75.5 the Bulldogs gave up.
New Mexico State had an 8-0 record last season when scoring more than 75.5 points.
Samford went 12-2 last season when allowing fewer than 69.7 points.
The Bulldogs scored 17.0 more points per game last year (82.9) than the Aggies gave up to opponents (65.9).
When it scored more than 65.9 points last season, Samford went 22-6.
New Mexico State had a 16-12 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 82.9 points.
The Aggies totaled 119 more points than their opponents last season (3.8 per game on average), and the Bulldogs scored 244 more points than their opponents (7.4 per game).

The Aggies shot 41.5% from the field last season, 3.3 percentage points lower than the 44.8% the Bulldogs allowed to opponents.
In games New Mexico State shot better than 44.8% from the field, it went 8-0 overall.
The Bulldogs' 46.1% shooting percentage from the field last season was 6.5 percentage points higher than the Aggies allowed to their opponents (39.6%).
Samford went 22-3 when it shot better 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 glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (10.5 and 10.8 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Bulldogs were 11-6 overall 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, while 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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