Utah State Aggies at New Mexico Lobos
· MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
68 - 83
First-half run helps New Mexico beat Utah St. in MW tourney
The third-seeded Lobos will play No. 5 seed San Diego State in the championship game on Sunday. New Mexico (19-14), which has won seven in a row, beat the Aztecs 79-75 in the only regular-season matchup between the teams this season.
Utah State (17-17) went without a field goal for more than eight minutes and was scoreless for nearly seven as New Mexico used a 24-2 run to take a 14-point lead late in the first half. Furstinger hit two jumpers in an 8-0 run to open the second half and give the Lobos a 45-25 lead and a dunk by Makuach Maluach pushed the lead to 23 with 15 1/2 minutes to play. The Aggies used an 11-2 run to trim their deficit to 77-68 with 1:51 left, but got no closer.
Sam Merrill had 17 points and Koby McEwen scored 16 for No. 7 seed Utah State.
New Mexico shot 52 percent (28 of 54) from the field and outscored the Aggies 20-13 from the free-throw line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Antino Jackson made Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:48 | New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
 USU |
 UNM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 28-54 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-16 | FT | 20-25 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,224 | 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 |