Saint Mary's Gaels at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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73 - 58
73 - 58
Saint Mary's downs New Mexico State 73-58 behind Ford, Fitts
South Florida transfer Malik Fitts added 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his second game for the Gaels (3-0). Saint Mary's shot 48 percent to the Aggies' 36 and got 30 points from its bench.
Trailing by 18 in the second half, the Aggies rallied on a 10-2 run and closed to 55-48 on Ivan Aurrecoechea's free throw, then to 64-56 on AJ Harris' driving layup with 1:23 left. Ford hit six free throws down the stretch and Fitts sank a 3 with 18 seconds left to seal the win.
Jordan Hunter's layup broke open a back-and-forth game and put the Gaels up for good, 19-18, and they led 32-23 at halftime after holding the Aggies to 34.6 percent shooting.
Harris scored 17 points and Aurrecoechea added 12 for the Aggies (2-1).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tanner Krebs Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jabari Rice missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Malik Fitts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Ford. | 73 - 58 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 20-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 14-16 | FT | 16-23 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,660 | Capacity:
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,660 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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 |