Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos
· Mountain West Championship - Semifinal
House leads New Mexico past Colorado State 74-61 in Mountain West semifinal
The Lobos will face fifth-seeded San Diego State, which knocked off top-seeded Utah State Friday, in the title game.
New Mexico (25-9) held a 33-25 lead at the break and pulled away steadily in the second half. House hit to free throws four minutes into the second half to push the lead into double digits, 41-31. Mustapha Amzil hit a 3 with 9:06 left to make it 58-42. Colorado State got within nine points on several occasions, but could get no closer.
House hit 5 of 12 from the field and was 8-of-8 from the line to lead the Lobos. JT Toppin scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Amzil contributed 10 points. Nelly Junior Joseph scored nine points and grabbed a dozen rebounds.
Joel Scott finished with 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Colorado State (24-10). Isaiah Stevens added 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | New Mexico Turnover. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Jemarl Baker Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Nique Clifford missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 74 |
Statistics
 CSU |
 UNM |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-70 | FG | 28-62 |
| 34.3 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
| 6-28 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 21.4 | Three Point % | 38.5 |
| 7-8 | FT | 13-16 |
| 87.5 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 13,213 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 17-3 | - | 27-8 |
| Colorado State | 16-4 | 1 | 26-10 |
| Utah State | 15-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
| Boise State | 14-6 | 3 | 26-11 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Nevada | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
| San José State | 7-13 | 10 | 15-20 |
| Wyoming | 5-15 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Fresno State | 2-18 | 15 | 6-26 |
| Air Force | 1-19 | 16 | 4-28 |