Utah Valley Wolverines at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
49 - 72
49 - 72
New Mexico St shuts down Utah Valley 72-49
The Aggies (17-7, 6-2) shot an efficient 56.8 percent from the field and outrebounded Utah Valley 31-20. Tshilidzi Nephawe finished with 15 points and DK Eldridge had 13.
Utah Valley (13-8, 7-1) was led by Holton Hunsaker with 15 points and Ben Aird chipped in 10.
NM State led by five at the break and opened the second half with a quick 8-2 run to make it 41-30 after a Mullings jumper.
The Wolverines kept within 10 as Hunsaker made a layup to make it 57-47 with 4:59 left, but the Aggies surged away from there, closing the game on a 15-2 run.
With the win, NM State is now just one game back of Utah Valley in the conference standings.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Hayes Garrity made Jumper. | 49 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Daniel Mullings made Free Throw. | 47 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Daniel Mullings made Free Throw. | 47 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Daniel Mullings made Free Throw. | 47 - 70 |
Statistics
 UVU |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-46 | FG | 25-44 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 4-6 | FT | 19-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 20 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,297 | Capacity:
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,297 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |