New Mexico Lobos
Mountain WestG52025-26 drought profile · 37 games played · 26-11 (70%)
New Mexico Lobos ranks 1st of 10 Mountain West teams in droughts per game (0.97 dpg, below the Mountain West average of 1.49). Their droughts average 3:42 (0:14 below the Mountain West norm) and have allowed opponents an average of 6.6 pts per drought, contributing to 7 influenced losses (1 decisive/major) in 2025-26.
Drought profile
0.97
Droughts/game
Conf avg: 1.4 · #1 of 10 in Mountain West
1st in Mountain West
-0.52/game vs Mountain West avg
#1 in Mountain West (10 teams)
3:42
Avg duration
Conf avg: 3:54 · #2 of 10 in Mountain West
-0:14 vs Mountain West avg
How long cold streaks typically last
6.6
Avg drought cost
Conf avg: 7.4 · #2 of 10 in Mountain West
-0.9 pts vs Mountain West avg
Opponent points scored per drought
Game impact
7
Influenced losses
1 decisive/major: close losses where droughts swung the margin
17%
Timeout rate
Coach called a timeout in 6 of 36 droughts
4-5
Record w/ 2+ droughts
vs 22-6 in games with 0 to 1 droughts
Drought trend, 2025-26
Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 1.0 droughts/game.
When droughts happen
Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 36 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.
Half breakdown
1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?
Drought cost by severity
How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points. See if critical ones truly hurt more.
Avg. opponent points scored during drought
Key takeaway
Critical droughts allow 35% more points than significant ones (8.5 vs 6.3 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.
Drought-ending shots
What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.
Score differential by game
Every game plotted over 40 minutes: positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.
Game log
Drought-influenced losses
Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Drought cost" = points the opponent scores during a drought.
Drought killers
Players who most often ended New Mexico Lobos scoring droughts in 2025-26.