NCAAB Game Recap - New Mexico State at Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:00 PM EST

Pacif
61
Gonz
82
F
Vill
92
Seton
70
F
Kansas
67
Baylor
65
F
Ariz
76
Wash
68
F
USC
70
UCLA
102
F
Colora
73
Oreg
101
F
VaTec
90
Lou
94
F
TxTch
74
WVU
83
F(2OT)
UVA
41
UNC
65
F
Wake
94
Duke
99
F
KY
82
UGA
77
F
Fla
57
MissSt
52
F
MSU
63
Purd
80
F
FSU
66
Pitt
80
F
Tuls
60
Cin
80
F
SMU
76
Hou
66
F
SouthCar
62
Vand
71
F
StMar
70
BYU
57
F
ND
81
NCSU
72
F
TN-M
61
SEMO
90
F
NrthIA
44
WichSt
73
F
SacHr
82
LIU
83
F
David
79
UMass
74
F
Clem
65
Mia-FL
71
F
Charl
85
NE
71
F
Hartfo
52
UNH
82
F
UMassL
102
UMBC
108
F
Mercer
89
Citad
78
F
Mizzu
70
Tenn
90
F
Army
71
Navy
68
F
Elon
65
Drex
56
F
FlGlf
97
USC-Up
89
F(OT)
WIGB
80
WIMil
56
F
Evans
72
Brad
84
F
Lib
67
Winth
84
F
UNCA
66
Campbl
53
F
BGSU
75
Ohio
95
F
StBon
72
Dayt
76
F
StLou
40
Ford
54
F
KSU
64
Tex
61
F
SoFL
71
Tul
94
F
Ill
70
Iowa
66
F
TexAr
68
GASt
67
F
WriSt
74
Clev
68
F(2OT)
RobM
74
CenCT
64
F
Mia-O
58
Buff
71
F
LSU
72
Bama
90
F
Copp
79
SCSt
84
F
NCC
82
MD-ES
69
F
Hamp
61
BethC
62
F
Savan
75
Morg
83
F
UL
85
ULM
84
F
SHSU
53
InWor
69
F
UNCW
83
Hof
76
F
Stetsn
56
NJIT
60
F
UNCG
73
Furm
52
F
StFPA
75
Bry
79
F
Merrim
73
StFNY
55
F
MtStM
79
FaDi
74
F
NoAZ
68
S UT
84
F
Sac
59
MTSt
62
F
E MI
80
W MI
88
F
UTSA
73
N TX
83
F
StJos
68
LaSal
83
F
URI
77
GMas
74
F
Aub
62
TAMU
81
F
UCF
61
ECU
58
F
ORU
72
SDak
86
F
NFla
68
KennSt
85
F
Toled
88
NIU
80
F(OT)
Longw
72
Radf
79
F
Ball
109
CenMI
100
F(OT)
TxSt
67
GaSo
70
F
CenAR
61
NOrl
84
F
JU
69
Lipsco
81
F
ETSU
65
Chat
51
F
MorSt
73
Belm
89
F
W IL
91
NDSU
100
F(2OT)
AF
78
SJSU
83
F(OT)
FAU
94
USM
82
F
AzSt
71
WaSt
86
F
CoCar
78
Troy
87
F
HiPt
75
ChaSo
76
F
MsVl
69
PVAM
82
F
NCAT
53
How
84
F
SFA
60
SeLA
52
F
Princ
66
Brown
51
F
NM
61
Fres
71
F
Wyo
87
Bois
91
F
Pepp
61
LoyMa
82
F
MTSU
97
Marsh
86
F
TCU
71
IaSt
84
F
Miss
80
Ark
98
F
Rut
65
NW
69
F
Nebras
58
OhSt
57
F
ChiSt
65
UMKC
84
F
AlaAM
64
South
77
F
ASU
67
Alc
75
F
Norf
77
FlaAM
65
F(2OT)
Bingha
55
Stony
76
F
W&M
85
Del
64
F
JMU
65
Tows
75
F
VMI
61
Samf
80
F
WCU
56
Woff
84
F
Colum
79
Dart
80
F(OT)
SDSt
97
IPFW
89
F
NoKY
77
YSU
81
F
Corn
75
Harv
87
F
LongB
66
UCSB
48
F
GWebb
84
Presb
56
F
FIU
61
LaTec
77
F
UNCC
48
ODU
72
F
SIU-E
84
APSU
92
F
(N/A)
78
HCU
92
F
Lamar
63
TXAMC
70
F
NWSt
80
Nich
78
F
NMSt
107
UTRGV
101
F
E IL
82
Murr
65
F
TNTec
79
JSU
78
F(OT)
UtSt
66
Nev
77
F
MOSt
76
Drake
73
F
Niag
70
Sien
76
F
UTEP
79
Rice
71
F
Okla
92
OkSt
96
F
Xav
61
Marq
83
F
App
74
USA
87
F
ArkPB
40
TXSo
78
F
Gram
62
JackSt
59
F(OT)
E KY
66
TNSt
68
F
GrCan
77
UtVal
71
F
UND
77
Web
68
F
PorSt
82
Mont
85
F
N CO
87
IdaSt
81
F
CSBak
51
Seatt
48
F
HI
82
CAPoly
61
F
USF
65
Portl
51
F
UCDav
72
CS-Ful
79
F
USD
60
SCla
58
F(2OT)
UCRiv
60
UCIrv
79
F

Feb 18, 2017, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

New Mexico State

50

57

107

Texas Rio Grande Valley

45

56

101

New Mexico St. holds off UT-Rio Grande Valley in 107-101 win
Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:16 PM

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Ian Baker scored a career-high 36 points, Braxton Huggins pumped in 23 more and New Mexico State held on Saturday night for 107-101 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

New Mexico State (23-4, 9-2 Western Athletic Conference) pulled away in the second half with a 7-0 spurt that included a 3-pointer and a layup from Baker and made it 92-83 with just over eight minutes to play. The Aggies led the rest of the way but UT-Rio Grande Valley kept the margin at single digits.

Baker was 11 for 18 from the field with three 3-pointers and hit all but two of his 13 free-throw attempts. The Aggies shot 55 percent from the field and finished with the most points in a game since 2012 in a 115-73 win over Hawaii.

Eli Chuha got 17 points for the Aggies and Jemerrio Jones had 13 points.

Nick Dixon got 23 points to lead four Vaqueros in double figures as UT-Rio Grande Valley (10-18, 2-9) reached triple digits for the first time this season.

Leaders

New Mexico State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
I. Baker 36 0 7 4 1 0
B. Huggins 23 0 2 3 0 0
Texas Rio Grande Valley PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
N. Dixon 23 0 5 6 4 0
A. Green 21 0 1 2 1 0

Team Comparison

NMSt UTRGV
Points For 107 101
Field Goals 33/60-55% 33/68-49%
Three Pointers 10/18-56% 7/25-28%
Free Throws 31/40-78% 28/35-80%
Offensive Rebounds 12 13
Defensive Rebounds 26 20
Rebounds 43 35
Blocks 1 2
Steals 4 7
Turnovers 10 8
Personal Fouls 20 28
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - NMSt Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 18 NMSt 107 @ UTRGV 101 I. Baker 36 N. Dixon 23

Game Information

Stadium: UTRGV Fieldhouse, Edinburg, Texas
Attendance: 2,234
Game Time: