Chicago State Cougars at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 78
N'Dir leads New Mexico State past Chicago State 78-67
Jones scored 10 of his points after halftime as the Aggies widened a three-point lead.
New Mexico State (23-5, 10-2 Western Athletic Conference) rebounded from back-to-back losses and still leads Utah Valley (9-3) by a game with two to play.
Fred Simms Jr. hit a 3-pointer and Deionte Simmons added a pair of free throws as the Cougars closed the first half on a 5-1 clip to trail 39-36. Montana Byrd opened the second half with a pair of 3s to tie 39-39 and 42-42 before Jones kicked off a 16-0 run that put the game away.
Jones scored six points in the five-minute rally, Johnny McCants dunked twice and Keyon Jones added a 3-pointer.
Sims led Chicago State (2-27, 0-12) with a season-high 30 points, making 9 of 11 3-pointers.
If New Mexico State maintains its lead, these teams would meet again in the WAC Tournament quarterfinals March 8.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Joe Garza Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Montana Byrd missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Alex Dubovitskiy Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Kortrijk Miles missed Free Throw. | 67 - 78 |
Statistics
 CHST |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 31-62 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 5-11 | FT | 12-18 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 4,404 | Capacity:
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