The Lobos are 14-8 against MWC opponents. New Mexico is the top team in the MWC scoring 14.8 fast break points per game.

Clemson makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than New Mexico has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). New Mexico averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.2 per game Clemson gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: PJ Hall is averaging 18.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Tigers. Joseph Girard III is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jaelen House is averaging 16.1 points, 3.5 assists and 2.3 steals for the Lobos. Jamal Mashburn Jr. is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, averaging 73.8 points, 33.7 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.

Lobos: 6-4, averaging 75.8 points, 40.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.

Girard was one of 20 players named to the JERRY WEST AWARD watch list prior to the season … The award recognizes the top shooting guard in college basketball …  The senior’s team-high 19 points led the way in the season opener against LEHIGH … Girard had 14 points versus COLGATE … He had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, when the Orange defeated NORTHEASTERN …  He scored acareer-high 31 points in the Empire Classic, overtime victory against RICHMOND … Girard dropped 20 points at NOTRE DAME … He led the team in scoring with 18 points, thanks in part to four 3-pointers, in a win against OAKLAND … Girard totaled  six assists versus the GRIZZLIES …  Girard’s 15 points and four rebounds paced the Orange in a home victory against GEORGETOWN … He contributed 16 points in 38 minutes of work when Syracuse defeated MONMOUTH … Girard led SU to a home-court victory against CORNELL with 19 points … He shot a perfect six-for-six at the foul line … He recorded 16 points and dished out five assists in a home loss to PITTSBURGH … Girard’s game-high 24 points lifted the Orange past BOSTON COLLEGE at home … The senior poured in 28 points, four assists and a season-high seven rebounds in a one-point road victory at LOUISVILLE … The guard paced the Orange with 19 points in a road loss at VIRGINIA … In a home triumph against VIRGINIA TECH, Girard put up 24 points … He contributed 21 points in a road loss at MIAMI …  When the Orange won at Georgia Tech, Girard produced 28 points, five rebounds and a season-high seven assists … Girard’s 18 points and five assists kept the Orange close in a narrow loss to NORTH CAROLINA in the Dome … Girard set a new season-high with three steals in a home loss to VIRGINIA … Girard’s 18 points and five rebounds helped lift the Orange to a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE … The guard hauled in a season-high seven rebounds and scored 26 points in a road triumph versus FLORIDA STATE … Syracuse took down a ranked NC STATE squad thanks to 14 points and four rebounds from Girard … He had a game-high 21 points against DUKE .. Girard chipped in 11 points when the Orange fell to CLEMSON on the road … He tallied 19 points and dished three assists in a road loss in PITTSBURGH … Girard dropped 11 points against GEORGIA TECH at home … The senior scored 16 points and logged four assists in the regular-season finale against WAKE FOREST … Girard was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).