Men's Basketball Excited for First Home Game

LAS VEGAS, N.M.- The Cowboys look to sleep in their own be the night before a game for the first time this season as the Cowboys will have their home and conference opener, this Saturday at 4p.m., against Western New Mexico University. The Cowboys will be looking to start conference on a high note after having a rough start to the season. Last Saturday, the Cowboys dropped a 95-63 game to the Lancers of California Baptist in Riverside, California.

In that game, the Cowboys struggled to get the ball in the hoop. The Cowboys made 35.8% of their shots while the Lancers sank 49.8% of theirs.

Leading the way for the Cowboys was Kaylen Shane with 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist; followed by Jonathon Mines with 11 points, and 3 rebounds.

Here is how the teams compare:

	Western New Mexico	New Mexico Highlands
Points Per Game	72.4	75.5
Points Allowed Per Game	80.6	89.5
Rebounds Per Game	43.2	35.5
Assist Per Game	11.4	9.7
Leading Scorer	Willie McCray 12.2	Jonathon Mines 19.3
Leading Rebounder	Emery Range 8.2	Marlon Johnson 8.7
Field Goal Percentage	39%	43.9%
Three Point Tercentage	27.5%	34.5%

The Cowboys will play immediately following the women's game. Live stats and video will be available.

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Players Mentioned

#0 Jonathon Mines: G; 6' 4"; Senior

#35 Kaylen Shane: C; 6' 10"; Senior

#11 Marlon Johnson: F; 6' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#0 Jonathon Mines
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

#35 Kaylen Shane
: 6' 10"; Senior
: C

#11 Marlon Johnson
: 6' 10"; Junior
: F

Players Mentioned

#0 Jonathon Mines

#35 Kaylen Shane

#11 Marlon Johnson

Players Mentioned

#0 Jonathon Mines

#35 Kaylen Shane

#11 Marlon Johnson