What: Game Twenty-Seven
Who: NM State (11-15, 5-6 CUSA) vs Sam Houston (15-11, 8-3 CUSA)
When: Thursday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. MT
Where: Las Cruces, N.M. - Pan American Center (12,572)
THE OPENING TIP
• After falling in their past two road games against Middle Tennessee (76-69) and Western Kentucky (72-58), Hooten's group goes to (11-15) overall and (5-6) in conference play on the season.
• NM State will collide with Sam Houston for its twelfth game of conference play this season, with the Bearkats currently coming off a home win versus Liberty (83-73) on Saturday in their eleventh game of conference play.