Model Predictions
| Model | New Mexico Lobos | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 87.9% | 12.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 59.7% | 40.3% | -2.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
Actual: UTEP Miners -1 (85-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Mexico Lobos
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Giddens | 43 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 25 | - |
| C. Toppert | 34 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| D. Faris | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| D. Gary | 29 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | - |
| D. Prentice | 27 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| J. Smith | 24 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 5-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| J. Harris | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| M. Pegues | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| R. Martinez | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| J. Wills | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kilgore | 35 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| R. Culpepper | 34 | 3-15 | 2-12 | 9-12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | - |
| T. Watts | 32 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| S. Jackson | 26 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| V. Ramalho | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | - |
| J. Sampson | 24 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| J. Stone | 20 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| M. Cass | 17 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| G. McCulley | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| W. Portalatin | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter