UTEP Miners at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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69 - 96
69 - 96
New Mexico State pulls away in 2nd half, downs UTEP 96-69
Thirteen Aggies got playing time and their bench contributed 48 points. Ivan Aurrecoechea added 12 points for New Mexico State (2-0), Terrell Brown 11, C.J. Bobbitt and Eli Chuha 10 each.
Evan Gilyard scored 25 to lead the Miners (1-1), Efe Odigie 12 while Kobe Magee and Paul Thomas added 10 each. Odigie also pulled down nine rebounds, all off the defensive glass.
New Mexico State led by four at halftime, but outscored UTEP 53-30 in the second half. The Miners got off to an 18-9 start before the Aggies got hot, ending the half on a 10-6 run to lead 43-39 at the break.
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Statistics
 UTEP |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 36-73 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-19 | FT | 12-19 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Assists | 17 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,125 | Capacity:
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,125 | 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 |