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>
59 - 86
59 - 86
New Mexico State wins 86-59, now alone atop WAC
Lofton, a graduate transfer from Texas Southern and former Southwestern Athletic Conference player of the year, was 7 of 13 on 3-pointers with the team 15 of 28. Sidy N'Dir added 17 points.
Lofton, N'Dir and Johnathon Wilkins scored nine points each in taking a 39-29 halftime lead. Lofton made four 3-pointers over the first eight minutes of the second half when the Aggies (17-3, 5-0) outscored the Wolverines 24-6 to lead by 28.
Kenneth Ogbe scored 13 points for Utah Valley.
Utah Valley (15-6, 4-1), which handed NMSU is only loss last season at the Pan American Center to snap the Aggies' 23-game home streak, saw its eight-game winning streak end.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Isaac Neilson made Dunk. Assisted by Jake Toolson. | 59 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Gabe Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shunn Buchanan. | 57 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Shunn Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Kenneth Ogbe missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 83 |
Statistics
 UVU |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 34-62 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 15-28 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 13-17 | FT | 3-6 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,046 | Capacity:
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,046 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| 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 |