Men: Montana at New Mexico

■ What you need to know about the Griz:

Montana gets 57.3 percent of its points on 2-point field goals, something the Lobos haven’t been great at stopping,. UNM is allowing opponents to shoot 55.6 percent from inside the 3-point line, which ranks 312th out of 353 Division I teams (the national average is 48.8). Montana has been susceptible to steals, ranking 341st in steal rate as teams steal the ball on 12.5 percent of their offensive possessions. Pridgett was a first team All-Big Sky player last season and won the league’s player of the week award. The Oakland native is one of the better rebounding guards the Lobos will face in the nonconference. It won’t quite be the contrasting styles the Wisconsin game presented, but Montana plays slowly, too, ranking 230th in tempo compared to UNM’s 33rd ranking, which actually took a dip only after playing a very slow-paced game in last week’s win over Wisconsin.

■ What you need to know about the Lobos:

UNM opponents are still taking what the Lobos are giving them — a lot of open 3-point looks. And it’s working well for the Lobos. Six of eight opponents have attempted their season-high in 3-point field goals vs. a Lobos defense that is focused on keeping the ball out of the paint and protecting their big men from getting in foul trouble. The result? UNM’s defense ranks 52nd in the country in opponent’s 3-point shooting (28.1%). The risk/reward, however, comes in volume. Last week, for example, while Auburn shot below its season average from the arc and hit just 31.6% of their 3s against UNM, it still hit 12 3s. That’s hard to overcome any game, but especially if you allow 19 offensive rebounds as the Lobos did to Auburn. If UNM is going to allow so many 3s, it will have to get better than its 204th ranking in offensive rebounding rate allowed.