Scores

Final

Idaho 74

(9-13, 5-7 WAC)

New Mexico St 76

(16-8, 10-2 WAC)

Coverage: ESPN3

9:00 PM ET, February 7, 2013

Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM

1 2 T
IDHO 35 3974
NMSU 36 4076

Top Performers

Idaho: K. Barone 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

New Mexico State: S. Bhullar 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

New Mexico St. 76, Idaho 74

Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Daniel Mullings scored only seven points all game but came up big when his team needed him most, hitting a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left to give New Mexico State the lead for good in a 76-74 win over Idaho on Thursday night.

Kevin Aronis' 3-pointer gave New Mexico State (16-8, 10-2 WAC) a 67-56 lead with 6:14 remaining in the game but the Vandals responded with an 18-7 run capped off by Connor Hill's 3-pointer to tie it at 74 with 1 minute to go.

Hill finished with 21 points.

Sim Bhullar scored 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Aggies, which shot 53.6 percent from the field. Bandja Sy had nine points and 15 rebounds. Renaldo Dixon and Terrel de Rouen scored 12 points apiece.

Kyle Barone had 26 points to lead Idaho (9-13, 5-7) in scoring.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
IDHO
NMSU
Points 74 76
FG Made-Attempted 25-54 (.463) 30-56 (.536)
3P Made-Attempted 7-12 (.583) 8-18 (.444)
FT Made-Attempted 17-21 (.810) 8-12 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 11

Game Leaders

 
IDHO
NMSU
PointsK. Barone 26S. Bhullar 20
ReboundsK. Barone 7B. Sy 15
AssistsM. McChristian 3B. Sy 4
StealsM. McChristian 2T. de Rouen 1
BlocksK. Barone 1R. Dixon 3
Team Stats: Idaho | New Mexico State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 12, 2013 NMSU 71, @IDHO 70Recap
» Feb 7, 2013 @NMSU 76, IDHO 74Recap
Mar 14, 2013 @NMSU 65, IDHO 49Recap

Next 5 Games

IDHO
NMSU
02/09 @DEN 6:00pm
02/14 UTA 10:05pm
02/16 LT 10:05pm
02/23 @IDST 4:00pm
02/28 @UTSA 8:00pm
 02/09 SEA 9:00pm
02/14 @SJSU 10:00pm
02/16 @USU 11:00pm
02/23 UTEP 9:00pm
03/02 @DEN 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: Idaho | New Mexico State

Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Louisiana Tech16-226-6
New Mexico State14-424-10
Denver16-221-9
Utah State11-721-10
Texas-Arlington11-719-13
Idaho7-1112-18
Texas State5-1312-22
San Jose State3-149-20
UTSA3-1410-22
Seattle3-158-22
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