New Mexico plays Texas Tech, aims for 5th straight home win
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3:42 AM on Saturday, November 22
By The Associated Press
Texas Tech Lady Raiders (6-0) at New Mexico Lobos (5-1)
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Lobos play Texas Tech.
The Lobos have gone 4-0 in home games. New Mexico has a 4-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Lady Raiders play their first true road game after going 6-0 to begin the season. Texas Tech averages 80.0 points and has outscored opponents by 24.7 points per game.
New Mexico averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game, 3.6 more made shots than the 5.2 per game Texas Tech allows. Texas Tech has shot at a 46.1% clip from the field this season, 9.1 percentage points higher than the 37.0% shooting opponents of New Mexico have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Destinee Hooks is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Lobos. Nayli Padilla is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers.
Jalynn Bristow is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 7.3 rebounds for the Lady Raiders. Snudda Collins is averaging 16.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
