Colorado Mesa will play a single home game this Saturday against Black Hills State. The Yellowjackets defeated the Mavericks 73-61 in Spearfish on Jan. 27th. Both teams enter the contest on three-game losing streaks.
Career-High
CJ Davis recorded two season-highs last week against Fort Lewis. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and dished out a season-high five assists.Â
Shooting
Colorado Mesa is 6-3 this season when shooting better than its opponent. CMU is 3-0 when it shoots better than 50-percent, and 2-0 when it holds its opponent to under 40-percent.Â
Double Digit Scoring
Mesa had six players averaging double figures in their seven wins this season. In CMU's 18 losses, only three players are averaging in double figures.Â
Another Scoring Note
Eimer Lopez had scored in double-digits in 12 of the Mavericks last 14 games. The San Juan, Puerto Rico, native averaged 16.6 points over the 14 game span but was held to just eight points at Fort Lewis.Â
Free Throws
CMU is shooting 69-percent from the free throw line this year. The Mavericks are shooting 76-percent from the line in games when they win and 66-percent from the line when they lose.Â
RMAC Standings
The Mavericks will need to win its final three games of the regular season to tie for eighth place in the RMAC Standings. Westminster is not eligible for the RMAC Tournament.Â
Home Court Advantage
CMU's final three games of the regular season will be at home. The Mavericks are 4-4 this season at Brownson Arena.Â
Looking Ahead
Colorado Mesa will close out the regular season with home against New Mexico Highlands and CSU-Pueblo next week.Â