What: Game Thirty-One
Who: NM State (12-18, 6-9 CUSA) vs FIU (10-20, 5-10 CUSA)
When: Saturday, Mar. 9, 2:00 p.m. MT
Where: Las Cruces, N.M. – Pan American (12,572)
THE OPENING TIP
• Following a double-digit loss to Liberty on the road (83-58), the Aggies traveled to Jax State and left with their first road win since beating Duquesne (73-60) on Dec 11, 2022. With the win, Hooten's group goes to 12-18 overall and 6-9 in conference play.
• NM State will collide with FIU for its last game of conference play before the start of the CUSA tournament, with the Panthers currently coming off a road loss versus UTEP (83-76) on Thursday to move to 5-10 in conference play.