Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
NEW MEXICO STATE defeated SAMFORD 81-72 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. NEW MEXICO STATE won by a 9-point margin. Julius Mims led all scorers with 17 points. NEW MEXICO STATE shot 54.4% from the field while SAMFORD managed 40.0%. NEW MEXICO STATE collected 34 rebounds and SAMFORD grabbed 26. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
NEW MEXICO STATE
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Anthony Wrzeszcz | 30:00 | 7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| * Julius Mims | 27:00 | 17 | 7/7 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| * Gabe Pickens | 27:00 | 3 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| * Jemel Jones | 20:00 | 10 | 4/12 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Cyr Malonga | 08:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jayland Randall | 18:00 | 10 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Elijah Elliott | 17:00 | 8 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Jae'coby Osborne | 17:00 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Augustine Ekwe | 14:00 | 8 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyrese Mullen | 11:00 | 10 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Terrell | 10:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 199:00 | 81 | 31/57 | 24/41 | 7/16 | 12/16 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 98 |
SAMFORD
72 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jadin Booth | 33:00 | 3 | 1/8 | 0/3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| * Cade Norris | 27:00 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| * Zion Wilburn | 24:00 | 15 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 6/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| * Dylan Faulkner | 21:00 | 5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| * Keaton Norris | 14:00 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kamron Martin | 22:00 | 17 | 7/12 | 4/6 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaxon Pollard | 20:00 | 9 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Isaiah Campbell-Finch | 19:00 | 8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 0/4 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Judson Bjornstad | 11:00 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Will Shaver | 05:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Caleb Harrison | 02:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 198:00 | 72 | 24/60 | 16/30 | 8/30 | 16/21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 69 |