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Season on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Knoxville Wampus Cats
(1-5)
at
Mexico City Aztecs
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
No completed season meetings.
Mexico City Aztecs leads the all-time series 25-19.
Predicted Score
KNX
104
MXC
102
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Wampus Cats | 46.00% | 13.25% | 33.02% | 16.91% | 0.92 | 106.30 |
| Mexico City Aztecs | 45.79% | 15.99% | 34.28% | 14.68% | 0.88 | 103.34 |
Projected Matchups
| KNX Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | MXC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Hollis | 20.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | Good | PG | <-- | PG | Avg+ | 17.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | James Milner |
| Elvis Hammond | 12.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | Avg+ | SG | <-- | SG | Avg | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Jamaal Reichardt |
| Peter Jenifer | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Avg | SF | -> | SF | Avg+ | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.3 | Oscar Beacham |
| Travis Hanley | 15.5 | 9.0 | 1.7 | Good- | PF | <-- | PF | Avg+ | 10.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | Preston Ericksen |
| Alexander Schmidt | 13.5 | 13.8 | 1.2 | Good- | C | ---> | C | Exc | 10.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | Sean Nicholson |
| Tyler Lewandowski | 6.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | Avg+ | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair- | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Bernabe Parker |
| Kaleb Cruz | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | Fair- | bSG | -> | bSG | Fair | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Shane Taylor |
| Samuel Williams | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Avg | bSF | <--- | bSF | Poor+ | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | Rex Young |
| Trent Stoll | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | Fair | bPF | -> | bPF | Fair | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | Jeffrey Wilson |
| Austin Toney | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Avg | bC | -> | bC | Avg+ | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | Austin Gardner |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.