The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (13-7, 9-0 WAC) are looking to extend a nine-game win streak when they host the New Mexico State Aggies (12-11, 7-4 WAC) on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at America First Event Center. The matchup is at 5:00 PM ET.

Southern Utah defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 84-55 in the team's last outing on Saturday, led by Megan Jensen's team-high 21 points.

Tayelin Grays put up a team-high 23 points in New Mexico State's last outing against Grand Canyon on Saturday, but it wasn't enough in a 64-59 defeat.

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Southern Utah Team Stats

Southern Utah heads into the matchup tallying 66.9 points per game, 7.6 more than the 59.3 New Mexico State allows per contest. The Thunderbirds are 11-3 in games where they put up more than 59 points.

The Thunderbirds are turning the ball over fewer times than their opponents this season, forcing 11.7 takeaways per game while only giving the basketball away 17.2 times a contest. New Mexico State is 10-9 this season in games they commit more than 12 turnovers.

New Mexico State Team Stats

The Aggies average 63.4 points per game, 1.9 fewer than Southern Utah gives up per contest. New Mexico State is 6-2 when it reaches the 65-point mark on the year.

The Aggies are shooting 65.1 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for 13th in the WAC. Molly Kaiser is leading New Mexico State with 2.7 made free throws a game (shooting 78 percent from the line).

Southern Utah Players to Watch

Cherita Daugherty is Southern Utah's leading scorer, averaging 14.9 points a contest, and best passer with 3.9 assists per game. Jensen adds 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Thunderbirds, and Daylani Ballena contributes 10.8 points and 3.8 assists per game.

Samantha Johnston has a 33 percent shooting percentage from downtown and leads the team in made threes per game, hitting 2.2 treys per contest.

Player stats reflect 19 of 19 games this season.

New Mexico State Players to Watch

Kaiser is New Mexico State's leading scorer, averaging 11.5 points per game. Shania Harper is the leading rebounder, tallying 4.2 rebounds per game to go with 5.5 points, while Taylor Donaldson leads the Aggies with 2.2 assists per game in addition to averaging 7.4 points a contest.

Soufia Inoussa makes the most threes per game for New Mexico State, shooting 29 percent from downtown while hitting 1.3 three-pointers a contest.

Player stats reflect 23 of 23 games this season.

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