1. New Mexico playing zone defense
The Lobos have struggled mightily on defense all season, especially man defense. Statistically speaking, their mostly man defense, full court press scheme had put them in the bottom third of Division I in defensive metrics and led to some pretty ugly shellackings. Coach Weir instituted a change to start conference play, shifting to a zone defense look in the half court. The Lobos will still press, but their fallback option has changed. The zone defense has been the catalyst for their two most efficient defense games all season, per KenPom, and has them off to a 2-1 start in conference play.