New Mexico State Aggies at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
107 - 101
New Mexico St. holds off UT-Rio Grande Valley in 107-101 win
New Mexico State (23-4, 9-2 Western Athletic Conference) pulled away in the second half with a 7-0 spurt that included a 3-pointer and a layup from Baker and made it 92-83 with just over eight minutes to play. The Aggies led the rest of the way but UT-Rio Grande Valley kept the margin at single digits.
Baker was 11 for 18 from the field with three 3-pointers and hit all but two of his 13 free-throw attempts. The Aggies shot 55 percent from the field and finished with the most points in a game since 2012 in a 115-73 win over Hawaii.
Eli Chuha got 17 points for the Aggies and Jemerrio Jones had 13 points.
Nick Dixon got 23 points to lead four Vaqueros in double figures as UT-Rio Grande Valley (10-18, 2-9) reached triple digits for the first time this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 107 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Lew Stallworth made Layup. | 107 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Eli Chuha made Free Throw. | 107 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Eli Chuha made Free Throw. | 106 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Antonio Green. | 105 - 99 |
Statistics
 NMSU |
 RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-60 | FG | 33-68 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-18 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 31-40 | FT | 28-35 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 28 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Capacity:
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 | 6 | 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 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |