Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowboys head to Gunnison for a Saturday afternoon match-up with Western Colorado. Tip-off is set for 5:00 pm.
The Mountaineers are 6-10 overall and 3-7 in conference play after defeating CSU-Pueblo by a 79-72 count on Friday behind 22 points from Kade Juelfs. Jeulfs leads Western Colorado in scoring at 13.1 points per game. Jamel Hollins leads Western Colorado in rebounding at 5.7 per game. The Cowboys won the only meeting of the 2022-23 season 76-64 in Las Vegas in mid-January.
NMHU enters Saturday's game at 7-9 overall and 4-7 in the RMAC.
Kenard Richardson averages 10.4 points per game to lead the Cowboys.
Ezichi Kalu ranks fifth in the RMAC in rebounds per game (7.5 per game) and blocked shots per game (1.2).
Kenard Richardson is fifth in the conference in free throw percentage at 84.1%. As a team NMHU is fifth in the RMAC in field goal defense holding teams to .427 shooting.
The Cowboys are back on the road next Friday when they travel to Spearfish to play Black Hills State at 7:00 pm. The next home game is on February 2nd when UCCS visits Las Vegas.
