Scores

Final

Texas St 65

(12-22, 5-13 WAC)

New Mexico St 74

(23-10, 14-4 WAC)

9:00 PM ET, March 15, 2013

Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

1 2 T
TXST 32 3365
NMSU 41 3374

Top Performers

Texas State: J. Wright 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast

New Mexico State: S. Bhullar 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Blk

New Mexico St. 74, Texas St. 65

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS -- Sim Bhullar had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded New Mexico State rolled into the Western Athletic Conference tournament final with a 74-65 victory over Texas State on Friday night.

Renaldo Dixon added 13 points and KC Ross-Miller had 12 for the Aggies (23-10), who on Saturday will face fourth-seeded Texas-Arlington, which beat No. 9 seed UTSA later Friday, with an NCAA tournament bid on the line.

Bhullar was 5 of 7 shooting and added three blocked shots. Remi Barry scored 11 of NMSU's 22 bench points.

Joel Wright had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 7 seed Bobcats (12-22) before fouling out. Texas State shot just 34.5 percent from the floor.

New Mexico State never trailed, but Texas State stayed close until late in the first half. NMSU led 41-32 at halftime, and the Bobcats couldn't get within striking distance in the second half.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TXST
NMSU
Points 65 74
FG Made-Attempted 19-55 (.345) 24-49 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 4-11 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 22-29 (.759) 22-37 (.595)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 16

Game Leaders

 
TXST
NMSU
PointsJ. Wright 17S. Bhullar 14
ReboundsJ. Wright 11S. Bhullar 10
AssistsP. Hawkins 3K. Ross-Miller 5
StealsM. Staff 1K. Ross-Miller 3
Team Stats: Texas State | New Mexico State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 5, 2013 @NMSU 78, TXST 67Recap
Jan 31, 2013 NMSU 86, @TXST 72Recap
» Mar 15, 2013 @NMSU 74, TXST 65Recap

Next 5 Games

TXST
NMSU
03/16 UTA 11:00pm
03/21 @SLU 2:10pm
Complete Schedule: Texas State | 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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