UTEP Miners at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 72
63 - 72
New Mexico State beats UTEP 72-63
Sidy N'Dir added 13 points for the Aggies (4-1) and Johnathon Wilkins had 10.
New Mexico State finished the final five minutes of the first half on an 11-4 run kicked off by a Johnny McCants dunk that also included 3-pointers by Eli Chuha and Zach Lofton to lead 29-22 at the break.
UTEP tied it up 34-34 early in the second half but N'Dir and Wilkins replied with back-to-back 3-pointers and Lofton added a three-point play to give the Aggies a 43-34 edge with 15:38 left. The Miners (1-4) closed to 55-49 with 5:07 to play but a Lofton layup helped push the Aggies' lead back into double figures, 64-53, with 3:07 remaining.
Evan Gilyard and Paul Thomas scored 14 points apiece for UTEP. Keith Frazier and Omega Harris each added 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Sidy N'Dir Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Omega Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Shunn Buchanan made Free Throw. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound. | 63 - 71 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 25-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-18 | FT | 12-23 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,069 | Capacity:
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,069 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |