Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at New Mexico State Aggies
· WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 57
53 - 57
New Mexico State beats CS Bakersfield 57-53 at WAC tourney
The Aggies (22-10) advanced to their fourth consecutive WAC championship game on a 12-game winning streak and will face third-seeded Seattle on Saturday.
Daniel Mullins added 14 points and Pascal Siakam had 10 points and 10 boards.
Ian Baker's 3-pointer with 8:08 left gave New Mexico State its biggest lead and capped an 11-2 run at 50-39.
CS Bakersfield (14-19), the fourth-seed, responded with a 13-4 run to get back within two at 54-52 with 1:15 left. But Nephawe's putback at 33 seconds pushed New Mexico State to four. Jaylin Airington and Tyrell Corbin missed 3-point attempts in the final 19 seconds for the Roadrunners.
Aly Ahmed led Bakersfield with 21 points and Kevin Mays added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | New Mexico St Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Aly Ahmed missed Free Throw. | 53 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | CSU Bakersfield Timeout | 53 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Aly Ahmed made Free Throw. | 53 - 57 |
Statistics
 CSUB |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 23-51 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-11 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 12-16 | FT | 8-11 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Orleans Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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