Complete Notes in PDFColorado Mesa will host New Mexico Highlands in the quarterfinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships Tuesday (March 1).
RMAC Tournament
Colorado Mesa is the No. 3 seed in the RMAC Tournament. With a win against No. 6 New Mexico Highlands on Tuesday they will play either Colorado Mines or Adams State (March 4).
20 Wins
Colorado Mesa eclipsed the 20 win mark for the first time since the 2009-10 season. The Mavs finished with a 23-6 mark in 2009-10 and made the schools last appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Last Meeting
CMU lost 99-95 to New Mexico Highlands earlier this season.
Ryan Stephan hit six threes and finished with 36 points.
Home Court Advantage
Colorado Mesa has dominated on their home court at Brownson Arena posting a 12-2 record this season. Their two losses were back in December against UCCS and MSU Denver.
Defense Wins Games
Colorado Mesa is 9-1 when they hold their opponents to under 70 points. Their one loss was against Westminster on Dec. 5 when they fell 68-61.
Pass the Ball
CMU is second in the RMAC averaging 16.75 assists per game. Mines is first with 16.96 assists per game.
Eimer Lopez is second individually in assists per game with 4.5 per game.
Making Shots
Colorado Mesa is 10-0 this season when their field goal percentage is over 50 percent. They are currently third in the RMAC behind UCCS and Colorado Mines with a field goal percentage of .482.
Turnovers
Colorado Mesa is 11-4 this season when they have fewer turnovers than their opponents. In their last game against Westminster, the Griffins had twice as many turnovers as CMU (16-8). CMU scored 22 points off of those 16 turnovers.
Looking Ahead
If CMU wins their game against New Mexico Highlands, they will play against the winner of the Colorado Mines and CSU-Pueblo game.
