Scores

Final

New Mexico St 80

(21-11, 11-5 WAC)

Nevada 79

(20-12, 11-5 WAC)

12:00 AM ET, March 13, 2010

Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV

1 2 T
NMSU 42 3880
NEV 40 3979

Top Performers

New Mexico State: W. McKines 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Nevada: L. Babbitt 33 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

New Mexico St. 80, Nevada 79

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. -- Jahmar Young drove the lane for a basket with 3.8 seconds on the clock to give New Mexico State a wild 80-79 victory over Nevada in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Friday night.

Troy Gillenwater had 21 points, Wendell McKines 16 and Young 15 for the Aggies (21-11). They led by as many as eight points in the second half before holding on down the stretch to advance to Saturday night's title game against top-seeded Utah State (27-6), which won its 17th straight Friday against Louisiana Tech 85-55.

Luke Babbitt scored a career-high 33 points for the Wolf Pack (20-12), including a pair of free throws that had put Nevada ahead 79-78 with 45 seconds left.

Armon Johnson missed about a 30-foot desperation shot as time expired for the Wolf Pack. He finished with 13 points and 10 assists.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NMSU
NEV
Points 80 79
FG Made-Attempted 26-59 (.441) 28-56 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 8-18 (.444) 7-24 (.292)
FT Made-Attempted 20-26 (.769) 16-18 (.889)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (1/0) 20 (1/0)
Largest Lead 8 7

Game Leaders

 
NMSU
NEV
PointsT. Gillenwater 21L. Babbitt 33
ReboundsW. McKines 10L. Babbitt 8
AssistsJ. Young 5A. Johnson 10
StealsH. Laroche 2A. Johnson 2
BlocksW. McKines 2L. Babbitt 1
Team Stats: New Mexico State | Nevada

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 4, 2010 NEV 77, @NMSU 67Recap
Mar 4, 2010 @NEV 100, NMSU 92Recap
» Mar 13, 2010 NMSU 80, @NEV 79Recap

Next 5 Games

NMSU
NEV
03/19 @MSU 7:35pm
11/12 @ULL 8:05pm
11/15 WNM 9:00pm
11/18 @ARIZ 8:30pm
11/20 @MASS 7:30pm
 03/17 @WICH 8:05pm
03/22 @URI 6:00pm
11/13 MONT 5:05pm
11/15 PAC 8:30pm
11/16 PEPP 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: New Mexico State | Nevada