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Men's basketball visits the Land of Enchantment

The Opponents:
Western New Mexico (4-19, 1-13 LSC) | February 15 at 8:30 p.m. in Silver City, N.M. | Live Stats | Live Video
Eastern New Mexico (10-13, 5-9 LSC) | February 17 at 5 p.m. in Portales, N.M. | Live Stats | Live Video

Game Notes

Starting 5: 
1. Tyler Williams has averaged 14.6 points in CU's last five games, including a career-high 22 points against Angelo State.
2. JV Long's three point shooting has been off the charts since Jan. 25 as he has made 12 threes at a 66.7 percent clip. 
3. Western New Mexico earned their first LSC win last time out against Eastern New Mexico behind Jordan Enriquez's 25 points.
4.  Eastern New Mexico's Lamarquis Thompson has averaged 13.7 points in the month of February. 
5. The Greyhounds, who are currently ranked sixth, lead the Aggies in the LSC standings by a half game.

About the Aggies: 
The Aggies are coming off of back-to-back losses are now 9-15 on the season. They are 5-10 in LSC play, which has them tied for seventh in the conference rankings with Midwestern State. CU averages just over 74 points per game on the offensive end while giving up a little over 75 points to their opponents. They are second in the league with 8.5 three point field goals per game, while topping the LSC ranks in fewest turnovers and turnover margin. JV Long has improved his scoring average to just under 11 points per game, while averaging four assists and a conference best 1.6 steals per game. Tyler Williams has averaged 14.6 points in his last five games, which has improved his season scoring average to 10.2 points. Williams is also tied with Jalen Nicholas for a team best five rebounds per game, while Tyus Momoh and Delano Jones each average nine points.  

Scouting the Mustangs: 
Last time out, WNMU snapped a nine game losing streak and broke into the conference win column with an 84-80 defeat of Eastern New Mexico. The Mustangs shot 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from the perimeter while Jordan Enriquez had a game-high 25 points while hitting 5-8 from three. Western is scoring 70 points per game while allowing over 84 points on average to their opponents. They are shooting 39 percent from the floor, 29.2 percent from three, and 64.1 percent from the free throw line. Willie McCray leads the Mustangs with 12.4 points per game, while Haneef Vaughn-Wilson averages 9.4 points and Enriquez averages 8.8 points. Additionally, McCray and Vaughn-Wilson had 37 and 35 steals respectively and Latrell Spivey averages a team-best 6.2 rebounds per contest. 

Last time vs. WNMU: 
When CU hosted the Mustangs earlier this season, the Aggies struck for 101 points while shooting almost 53 percent from the field. The game started slow for the home team, as they trailed 48-46 at the break. Cameron then scored 55 points while hitting 13-17 free throws to secure the comeback win. Zach Dumas had a season-high 24 points for the Aggies, 19 in the second half alone, while Delano Jones had 16 points and Johann Tate had 14. Jordan Enriquez led WNMU with 12 points, as Wade Davis and Jon-Reese Woodson had 11 points each.  

The series:
- Cameron leads the series 7-3.
- Cameron has dominated the past three meetings, outscoring the Mustangs by a combined 56 points. 
- Last Meeting: January 13, 2018 in Lawton, Okla. (101-79 CU win).

Scouting the Greyhounds: 
Eastern New Mexico took down Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Commerce two weeks ago before falling to Western New Mexico in their last contest to move to 5-9 in conference play. They are averaging 76.7 points per game while giving up nearly 80 points to their opponents. They Greyhounds are second in the conference, shooting 72.7 percent from the free throw line, and are shooting 42.7 percent from the floor and 36.1 percent from the perimeter. Lamarquis Thompson leads ENMU with 11.5 points per game, as Zach Parker averages 11.3 points and Jamani Pierce averages 10 points. Thompson and Arcaim Lallemand average a team best 5.3 rebounds per game, while Maurice Coleman leads the team with 68 assists and 22 steals. 

Last time vs. ENMU: 
Cameron shot a season low 9.5 percent from three point range the first time against the Greyhounds this season. The Aggies trailed 31-23 at halftime, but responded with a 44 point 57 percent shooting second half. However, CU couldn't overcome their poor shooting, going 10-20 from the free throw line in the second 20 minutes of play. Elish Benjamin had a team-high 15 points on 6-9 shooting from the field, while Tyler Williams had 11 points for the Black and Gold. Arcaim Lallemand led ENMU with a 20 point, 11 rebound double-double. 

The series:
- CU leads 25-21 in the overall series.
- The Aggies have won the last four contests played in Portales, N.M.
- Last Meeting: January 11, 2018 in Lawton, Okla. (70-67 ENMU win).

Looking back:
Cameron dropped their last two games to top-25 ranked opponents, West Texas A&M and UT Permian Basin. Against the Buffs, CU responded from being down seven points at halftime to outscore WT 43-36 to tie the game at 84 to force overtime. However, the Black and Gold shot just 18.8 percent from the floor in the extra five minutes, getting outscored 19-9 to fall to the No. 8 Buffs, 103-93. JV Long scored a game-high 22 points for CU, while Tyler Williams had 15 points and Johann Tate had 13. Two days later, the Aggies  took on the No. 13 Falcons. Cameron started out slow, shooting under 30 percent from the floor in the first half, but rebounded by shooting 48 percent and 7-15 from the perimeter to outscore UTPB 39-35 in the final 20 minutes of play. Unfortunately, the 38-27 halftime deficit was too much to overcome. Delano Jones came off the bench to score 15 points, while Williams had 11 and Tate had 10. 

Looking ahead:
The Aggies will travel to Midwestern State for the regular season finale on Tuesday, Feb. 20 starting at 7:30 p.m. 
  
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Players Mentioned

JV Long

#1 JV Long

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6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Tyus Momoh

#23 Tyus Momoh

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5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Jalen  Nicholas

#13 Jalen Nicholas

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6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Johann Tate

#10 Johann Tate

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5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Tyler  Williams

#40 Tyler Williams

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6' 3"
Junior
Zach Dumas

#12 Zach Dumas

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6' 3"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

JV Long

#1 JV Long

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
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Tyus Momoh

#23 Tyus Momoh

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
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Jalen  Nicholas

#13 Jalen Nicholas

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
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Johann Tate

#10 Johann Tate

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
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Tyler  Williams

#40 Tyler Williams

6' 3"
Junior
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Zach Dumas

#12 Zach Dumas

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
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