The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
New Mexico State Aggies
67 – 63
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Pan American Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money NMSU -310 / UTEP +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +4 130 Won
Massey NMSU -8.6 (-4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (-10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -7.0 (-3.0) 140.5 (-10.5) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -7.2 (-3.2) 139.7 (-9.7) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -6.7 (-2.7) 139.9 (-9.9) 74% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -5.9 (-1.9) 140.4 (-10.4) 74% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 8, 2026 UTEP 91 – 88 NMSU
Feb 9, 2025 UTEP 66 – 63 NMSU
Jan 12, 2025 NMSU 85 – 57 UTEP
Feb 11, 2024 UTEP 74 – 49 NMSU
Jan 5, 2024 NMSU 63 – 53 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU UTEP
Overall 16-16 11-20
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 10-5 9-7
Away 3-8 2-11
Neutral 3-3 0-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 66.4
Avg Pts Against 73.8 72.7
Massey 0.3 (#159) -5.4 (#251)
Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#221) -1.07 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#185) -1.24 (#257)
RPI 0.487 (#218) 0.463 (#253)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU UTEP
FG% 43.2% 41.4%
3PT% 34.3% 34.1%
REB / G 36.6 31.7
OREB / G 11.8 9.7
AST / TO 1.26 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 48.1%
TOV% 15.4% 17.5%
ORB% 32.9% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 18.4%
DRB% 70.0% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 32.7% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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