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New Mexico and George Washington square off in NIT

By The Associated Press

George Washington Revolutionaries (19-15, 9-11 A-10) at New Mexico Lobos (24-10, 14-8 MWC)

Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico and George Washington meet in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Lobos have gone 14-8 against MWC opponents, with a 10-2 record in non-conference play. New Mexico ranks second in the MWC in rebounding averaging 33.7 rebounds. Tomislav Buljan leads the Lobos with 10.4 boards.

The Revolutionaries are 9-11 against A-10 teams. George Washington is fifth in the A-10 with 23.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Rafael Castro averaging 6.1.

New Mexico is shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 44.4% George Washington allows to opponents. George Washington averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 8.1 per game New Mexico gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Hall is averaging 15.9 points for the Lobos. Antonio Chol is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Castro is averaging 15.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.7 blocks for the Revolutionaries. Luke Hunger is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lobos: 6-4, averaging 81.5 points, 33.4 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points per game.

Revolutionaries: 6-4, averaging 77.1 points, 33.0 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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