New Mexico is coming into this game with a 26-7 record this season and they were 17-3 in their conference. They lost in the MWC Tournament, but they were the best team in the MWC all season and have been playing well recently as they have won 4 of their last 5 games. They were 9-3 in their non-conference and lost their only game against a Big East opponent, losing 85-71 against St John's, but they did get a quality win over UCLA. They are going up against a Marquette team that is 23-10 this season and they were 13-7 in their conference. They have been ranked for most of the season, but this Marquette team is not as good as they have been in previous years. They have not been playing well to end the season either, losing 3 of their last 4 games with their only win in that span coming by 2 points against Xavier in a game where they had to claw back from a 10+ point deficit. They were 9-2 in their non-conference and did have a much stronger non-conference schedule with some quality wins, but they have been starting to fall apart in the 2nd half of the season. Both of these teams like to take a lot of shots, but New Mexico has been more accurate from the field and they have been more accurate from 3 despite taking less attempts per game. New Mexico has also been the much better rebounding team and will have an advantage at the rim. New Mexico will cover the spread in this game.