Inside the boxscore: New Mexico 86, Davidson 81

1. Davidson's impressive offensive attack is led by Jake Cohen and De'Mon Brooks, two players who can score from all over. But against New Mexico, Cohen only made 1-5 twos (20%) and 1-7 threes (14%), and scored just 9 points. Only six times all last season did Cohen fail to score at least a point per shot attempt. 2. Davidson only managed 9 offensive boards off of 37 missed shots, for a 24.3% OR%. Davidson is typically one of the better offensive rebounding teams in the nation, and in head coach Bob McKillop's worst season ever his team averaged just under 33% a game. New Mexico, however, has been an elite defensive rebounding team under Steve Alford, finishing among the nation's top-10 in his first three seasons, and were No. 22 and No. 29 the past two. This game featured a clash of styles, and New Mexico clearly exerted their will when it came to the boards. The Lobos were also able to rebound half of their own misses. 3. Last season Davidson made one of ...