SAN JOSE, Calif. – San José State men's basketball returns to the hardwood on Wednesday with a trip to Albuquerque, N.M. to face New Mexico at the Pit. Justin Allegri will have the Spartans radio call on the TuneIn app, and the game can be viewed on AT&T SportsNet.
Game #23
San José State (3-19, 0-10) at New Mexico (10-13, 4-7)
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Dreamstyle Arena (18,018)
Albuquerque, N.M.
LIVE STATS
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TUNE IN
Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how to access the Spartans radio call via the TuneIn app.
a win would mean...
» Breaking a 13-game losing skid. It would also be the Spartans' first conference win of the season and the second win all-time against New Mexico.
NEWCOMERS GETTING IT DONE
» The Spartans have played nine first-year players this season, including regular starters Michael Steadman, Zach Chappell, Craig LeCesne and Brae Ivey. The newcomers are accounting for 68.5 percent of the Spartans' offense (978-1427)
» Steadman alone is accounting for 20 percent of the team's offense with 288 points (20.1 percent).
baumann is boss
» Sophomore Noah Baumann is shooting lights out from beyond the arc this season, so good in fact that he leads the Mountain West in 3-point percentage at 48.2 percent. Baumann also ranks in the top-10 in the MW in 3-pointers per game (2.4)
» In the loss to Utah State, Baumann had one of the most impressive performances of his career as he scored a career-high 29 points and tied the school record with seven 3-pointers (7-of-10). He also set career highs in 3-point attempts and FG attempts.
» Baumann holds the 1st and 3rd
highest-scoring performances by a Spartan this season with 29 vs. Utah State and 23 vs. Northern Arizona. The sophomore is averaging 10.2 points in conference play, second-most on the team (Steadman).
» Baumann has hit at least one 3-point basket in 20 straight games this season, which is the second-longest streak in school history with a 3-pointer made and longest since Robert Owens closed out the 2009-10 season on a 21-game streak.
» Last season as a freshmen, Baumann finished the year 40-for-87 (.460) from 3-point range. He has already eclipsed those numbers with eight regular season games to go (53-110, .482).
CHASTAIN TAKING CHARGE
» Junior center Ashtin Chastain has been tasked to fill in the gap in the starting lineup with senior Oumar Barry sidelined by injury. Chastain has started the last five games in his stead and is averaging 5.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in those starts.
» Chastain scored seven points in the first start at Wyoming and followed up with with a career-high 13 rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes vs. Air Force. He tallied a season-high eight points in the loss at Utah State.
CH-CH-CHANGES
» Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach and promoted director of operations Ryan Cooper to assistant coach.
steady steadman
» JUCO transfer Michael Steadman has made a big impact this season as a leader on and off the court. The 6'10 forward is averaging a team-high 13.1 points per game and ranks sixth in the Mountain West with 8.3 rebounds per game. Steadman has seven double-doubles on the season, ranking fifth in the conference and has scored in double figures in 17-of-22 games. He also has 10 games with double-digit rebounds.
» Steadman leads the team with three games with at least 20 points, including back-to-back efforts vs. Air Force and Utah State. He put up a career-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the loss to Air Force. He then followed up with 20 points at Utah State and had 16 in his last game out at Boise State.
CHANGE IT UP
» Head Coach Jean Prioleau has used 10 different lineups throughout the season with no one player starting each time out. Senior Oumar Barry had started the first 17 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup the last four games. Seven newcomers have made starts, including freshmen Seneca Knight, Zach Chappell, Trey Smith and
Christian Anigwe.
still among the best
» The Spartans are one of two teams that rank in the top five in both offensive and defensive rebounds per game in conference play. SJSU ranks third in offensive with 10.4 per game and fifth in defensive with 25.3 per game. Utah State is the other team.
FOUL PLAY
» SJSU has commited the fewest fouls in the Mountain West this season with 16.8 per game.
series history: new mexico
» New Mexico holds a 13-1 record in the all-time series and has won the last two since the Spartans took down the Lobos 78-68 inside the Pit on Feb. 4, 2017.
» New Mexico is coming off a 91-62 loss at Nevada in their last outing. The Lobos defeated the Wolfpack in their first meeting of the season inside the Pit, and are the only team to take down Nevada this season. The Lobos are exceptional at stealing the ball and lead the conference with 7.3 per game. New Mexico is led by Paul Weir in his second season at the helm.