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New Mexico is going to be tough

by SpiffCoug · 1/2/2010

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SpiffCoug
Partly because they're a good team, but also because they get lots of officiating help. I think we'll take them in the Marriott Center, but they're going to be very tough in The Pit. New Mexico has shot 121 free throws in their last thee home games. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE!!! Their opponents just 76. Their opponents have been whistled for 93 fouls. The Lobos just 60.



On the season, the Lobos have shot 90 more free throws than their opponents while being whistled for 70 fewer fouls. At home those are even more disperse. 88 more free throws in the in The Pit and 59 fewer fouls.



They're going to be very tough to get in their house. And if New Mexico is ranked you know the officials will be very quick on the whistle against the Cougs. Remember the trick in the MWC to get all the calls at home is 1) be ranked and 2) don't be BYU.
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Mars


New Mexico and SDSU are the two WORST free throw shooting percentage teams in the MWC. BYU is #1 in the nation. So that helps.



Plus we play much better defense than they do. Though I still expect they will beat us in the Pit.
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