Men's Basketball

2019-20 Schedule NEW MEXICO STATEAGGIES22-6, 13-0 grand canyonlopeS12-15, 7-6 GAME twenTY-nine Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Nov. 5 Western New Mexico WDN W | 92-46 NEW MEXICO STATE at grand canyon Nov. 12 at UTEP L | 65-50 at Phoenix, Ariz. | GCU Arena Nov. 14 Southern& AggieVision W| 79-63 Thursday, February 27 | 7:00 p.m. Nov. 17 at #17/19 Arizona P12N L | 83-53 Nov. 21 New Mexico AggieVision L | 78-77 THE JOURNEY Nov. 25 Colorado State^ FloHoops W | 78-70 (OT) OVERALL RECORD | 22-6 OVERALL RECORD | 12-15 Nov. 26 USF^ FloHoops W | 65-45 397 WAC RECORD | 13-0 WAC RECORD | 7-6 | Pan Am Center to GCU Arena mileage | Nov. 27 George Mason^ FloHoops L | 68-64 HOME RECORD | 12-1 HOME RECORD | 7-6 Dec. 3 UTEP W | 59-56 AWAY RECORD | 7-3 AWAY RECORD | 4-6 FOLLOW THE ACTION Dec. 7 vs. Washington State% P12N L | 63-54 NEUTRAL RECORD | 3-2 NEUTRAL RECORD | 1-3 WATCH | ESPN3/ESPN app 2018-19 RECORD | 20-14, 10-6 WAC Dec. 10 at Denver# Altitude 2 W | 72-67 2018-19 RECORD | 30-5, 15-1 WAC Pxp | Barry Buetel, Scott Williams Dec. 14 at New Mexico AT&T SportsNet L | 69-62 RANKING (AP/COACHES) | rv/-- RANKING (AP/COACHES) | --/-- Dec. 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff WDN W | 65-40 NET/BPI/KenPom | 122/90/112 NET/BPI/KenPom | 271/260/246 LISTEN | TuneIn + NMStateSports.com STREAK | L2 Dec. 22 vs. Mississippi State! SEC Network W | 58-52 STREAK | W16 LAST 5 GAMES | 5-0 (1.000) LAST 5 GAMES | 3-2 (.600) Pxp | Jack Nixon Dec. 29 Northern New Mexico WDN W | 104-30 LAST 10 GAMES | 10-0 (1.000) LAST 10 GAMES | 6-4 (.600) Jan. 4 at California Baptist* ESPN+ W | 86-71 LAST GAME | UVU 82, at NM State 84 (2/15/20) LAST GAME | GCU 80, at UVU 92 (2/22/20) STATS | GCULopes.com Jan. 9 Chicago State* WDN W | 93-54 HEAD COACH | Chris Jans HEAD COACH | Dan Majerle Jan. 11 Kansas City* ESPN+ W | 74-71 ALMA MATER | Loras College, ‘91 ALMA MATER | Central Michigan, ‘88 Jan. 16 at Utah Valley* ESPN+ W | 70-56 NM STATE RECORD/YEAR | 80-17 (.825)/Third GCU RECORD/YEAR | 135-87 (.608)/Seventh THE SERIES | NEW MEXICO STATE vs. grand canyon CAREER RECORD/YEAR | Same Jan. 18 at Seattle U* WDN W | 75-67 CAREER RECORD/YEAR | 101-29 (.777)/Fourth Overall vs. Grand Canyon 14-2 (.875) Jan. 25 at UTRGV* WDN W | 67-62 LEADING SCORER | Jabari Rice (13.5 ppg) LEADING SCORER | Alessandro Lever (16.0 ppg) LEADING REBOUNDER | Alessandro Lever (6.1 rpg) In Las Cruces, N.M. 8-0 (1.000) Jan. 30 CSU Bakersfield* FOX Sports Arizona+ W | 61-57 LEADING REBOUNDER | Johnny McCants (6.1 rpg) ASSISTS LEADER | Shunn Buchanan (2.7 apg) ASSISTS LEADER | Jovan Blacksher, Jr. (3.6 apg) At the Pan Am Center 8-0 (1.000) Feb. 1 Grand Canyon* FOX Sports Arizona+ W | 72-52 STEALS LEADER | Trevelin Queen (1.8 spg) STEALS LEADER | Jovan Blacksher, Jr. (1.7 spg) In Phoenix, Ariz. 3-2 (.600) Feb. 6 at Chicago State* WDN W | 71-49 BLOCKS LEADER | Johnny McCants (0.5 bpg) BLOCKS LEADER | Carlos Johnson (0.4 bpg) At GCU Arena 3-2 (.600) Feb. 8 at Kansas City* WDN W | 67-61 At neutral sites 2-0 (1.000) Feb. 13 Seattle U* FOX Sports Arizona+ W | 72-64 HEAD TO HEAD Last meeting GCU 52, at NM State 72 | 2.1.20 Feb. 15 Utah Valley* FOX Sports Arizona W | 84-82 Last NMSU win 2.1.20 | 72-52 Feb. 22 UTRGV* FOX Sports Arizona+ W | 78-62 NM STATE ADV. CATEGORY ADV. gcu Last NMSU home win 2.1.20 | 72-52 Feb. 27 at Grand Canyon* ESPN3/ESPN app 7 p.m. 28 √ GAMES PLAYED 27 Last NMSU road win 2.9.19 | 67-64 Feb. 29 at CSU Bakersfield* ESPN3/ESPN app 8 p.m. 2,002 √ POINTS 1,919 Last GCU win 2.11.17 | 83-71 March 5 California Baptist* AggieVision 7 p.m. 71.5 √ POINTS/GAME 71.1 Last GCU home win 2.11.17 | 83-71 60.8 √ OPP. POINTS/GAME 73.1 Last GCU road win none WAC Tournament +10.7 √ SCORING MARGIN -2.0 Largest margin of victory (NMSU) 32 | 89-57 on 3.16.19 March 12 WAC Quarterfinals ESPN+ TBD 700-1523 √ FG-A 689-1489 Largest margin of defeat (NMSU) 12 | 83-71 on 2.11.17 March 13 WAC Semifinals ESPN+ TBD .460 √ FIELD GOAL PCT. .449 Current Streak NMSU won seven March 14 WAC Championship ESPNU 8 p.m. .429 √ FIELD GOAL PET. DEF. .448 Last five games 5-0 (1.000) 253-711 √ 3FG-A 160-485 Last five home games 5-0 (1.000) NCAA Tournament .356 √ 3FG PCT. .330 Last five away games 3-2 (.600) March 19-22 1st & 2nd Round TBD TBD .331 √ 3FG PCT. DEF. .388 Last 10 games 9-1 (.900) March 26-29 Regional Rounds TBD TBD 9.0 √ 3FG/GAME 5.9 Last 10 home games 8-0 (1.000) April 4 Final Four TBD TBD 6.3 √ OPP. 3FG/GAME 8.7 Last 10 away games 3-2 (.600) April 6 Championships TBD TBD 349-492 FT-A √ 421-561 NM State points | average 1,215 | 75.9 .709 FT PCT. √ .750 GCU points | average 1,013 | 63.3 All times MOUNTAIN & subject to change 12.5 FTM/GAME √ 15.6 NMSU scoring margin +12.6 All home games in listed in BOLD 300-677-977 √ REBOUNDS (O-D-T) 207-679-886 Jans vs. GCU 7-0 (1.000) # Summit League/WAC Challenge 34.9 √ REBOUNDS/GAME 32.8 At the Pan Am Center 3-0 (1.000) & Cayman Islands Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) +7.7 √ REBOUNDING MARGIN -1.8 At GCU Arena 2-0 (1.000) ^ Cayman Islands Classic (John Gray Stadium) 405 | 14.5 √ ASSISTS | PER GAME 326 | 12.1 Jans vs. Majerle 7-0 (1.000) % Spokane Arena (Spokane, Wash.) 1.1 = ASSIST-TO RATIO = 1.1 Majerle vs. NM State 2-13 (.133) ! Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Miss.) 49 | 1.8 √ BLOCKS | PER GAME 34 | 1.3 Jans on 2.27 0-0 (.000) *Denotes WAC Game 176 | 6.3 √ STEALS | PER GAME 134 | 5.0 NMSU all-time on 2.27 16-12 (.571) PROJECTED NM STATE STARTERS THIS DATE IN NM STATE HISTORY Follow Along With the Aggies on... PPG RPG APG 3FG% 7.5 1.8 2.6 .411 • NM State lost its first seven games on Jr. | G this date before picking up its first vic- 11 | evan gilyard ii Chicago, Ill. tory on Feb. 27 in 1952 when the Aggies PPG RPG FG% 3FG% claimed a 54-49 victory at Northern 13.5 5.0 .488 .405 R-So. | G Arizona. #AggieUp 10 | JABARI RICE Houston, Texas • The Aggies secured one of their 39 PPG RPG FG% 3fg% wins over Arizona State on this date 9.0 6.1 .571 .375 back in 1960. Jr. | F 35 | Johnny mccants Las Cruces, N.M. • In the 21st century, the Aggies have PPG RPG FG% FT% won three of the four games they have 11.6 5.6 .582 .646 played on this date. NM State’s lone set- 15 | IVAN AURRECOECHEA Sr. | F back came in 2015 when they suffered a Madrid, Spain 66-61 OT loss at Utah Valley. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% • Each of NM State’s last four games on 13.3 5.3 .465 .374 Sr. | G this date have been decided by nine 21 | Trevelin queen Glen Burnie, Md. points or less. rv/--NM STATE22-6, 13-0 | --/--grand canyon12-15, 7-6

LAST TIME OUT vs. grand canyon | saturday, february 1, 2020 NEW MEXICO STATE (17-6, 8-0) • Behind a perfect shooting night from Johnny McCants - who ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 10 Rice,Jabari * 32 7-16 4-11 0-0 0-6-6 3 3 1 0 1 18 finished with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for his 35 McCants,Johnny * 31 7-7 3-3 0-0 5-7-12 2 5 2 0 0 17 first collegiate double-double - the Aggies demolished Grand 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 6-10 0-1 2-2 2-3-5 2 1 1 0 0 14

GAME Canyon, 72-52, in front of the second-largest crowd in the 23 20 Gilyard,Evan * 25 1-5 1-4 3-3 0-1-1 2 5 0 0 2 6 3 Brown,Terrell * 27 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 5 history of the program. 1 Buchanan,Shunn 22 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 3 2 2 0 2 6 • McCants also dished out a game-high five assists - as did 55 Williams,Shawn 12 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 McNair,William 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Evan Gilyard II - to help the Aggies claim their seventh-straight 2 Owens,Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 victory over the Lopes. 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 16 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 • Jabari Rice drilled four of the Aggies’ 12 three-pointers en vs. 32 Rewalt,Bryce 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 52 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 route to a game-high 18 points. | 17-6, 8-0 | | 9-13, 4-4 | TOTALS - 200 27-58 12-30 6-8 9-28-37 14 17 8 0 6 72 • Carlos Johnson put in 15 for the Lopes who managed to Saturday, february 1 46.6 % 40.0 % 75.0 % gold a 6-5 lead over NM State 2:39 into the game. From there, pan am center • las cruces, n.m. grand canyon (9-13, 4-4) Attendance: 13,690 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS however, it was all Aggies. NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 38 | 72 23 Johnson,Carlos * 30 6-12 2-5 1-2 0-4-4 2 0 1 0 1 15 • McCants started an 8-0 NM State run that put the home team grand canyon | 25 | 27 | 52 3 Dixon,Mikey * 34 4-10 2-6 4-5 0-3-3 1 1 2 0 0 14 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Blacksher Jr.,Jovan * 32 4-8 1-4 4-6 0-2-2 1 1 2 0 0 13 ahead for good with a the first of his three three-pointers. 1st 13-27 8-20 0-0 25 Lever,Alessandro * 35 2-8 1-5 0-0 3-2-5 3 4 1 0 0 5 • Down on the block it was a battle between Ivan HALF 48.2% 40% 0% 24 Okpoh,Bryce * 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aurrecoechea and the Lopes’ leading scorer in Alessandro NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 13 Jenkins,Lorenzo 17 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 3 2nd 14-31 4-10 6-8 1 Brown,Isiah 18 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 1 0 0 1 2 Lever. Aurrecoechea won that battle handily, netting 14 points HALF 45.2% 40% 75% 15 Gerdes,Raef 8 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 while helping hold Lever to just five - 11 fewer than his season 5 Bangai,Louis 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 gcu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A average. 1st 8-27 3-13 6-8 31 Spry,Ethan 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HALF 29.6% 23.1% 75% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • In all, the Aggies passed out 17 assists on 27 made field goals gcu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 18-49 7-27 9-15 5-22-27 11 7 8 0 2 52 and held a 37-27 (+10) edge in rebounding over their WAC 2nd 10-22 4-14 3-7 36.7 % 25.9 % 60.0 % HALF 45.5% 28.6% 42.9% adversaries from Phoenix. • Nine of the 11 Aggies to see the court against Grand Canyon came up with at least one point and over their last two meetings with the Lopes the Aggies have connected on 29 CURRENT NM STATE PLAYERS vs. grand canyon three-pointers. No. Player GP-GS Min. Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D-R Avg. PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts. Avg. 1 Shunn Buchanan 7-0 88 12.6 2-11 .182 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-10-10 1.4 16 -- 9 6 0 5 6 0.9 2 Tennessee Owens 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0-0-0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 2019-20 SCORING BREAKDOWN | NM STATE 3 Terrell Brown 4-3 112 28.0 15-29 .517 12-19 .632 3-6 .500 2-7-9 2.3 1 -- 5 4 0 2 41 10.3 TOTAL POINTS | 2,002 • 100% 5 Clayton Henry 3-2 32 10.7 9-15 .600 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 3-2-5 1.7 2 -- 0 0 0 0 23 7.7 FROM TWO-POINTERS | 894 • 44.7% 10 Jabari Rice 3-1 36 12.0 7-16 .438 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 1-7-8 2.7 6 -- 3 1 0 1 18 6.0 FROM THREE-POINTERS | 759 • 37.9% 11 Evan Gilyard II 1-1 31 31.0 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0-0 0.0 2 -- 3 4 0 0 9 9.0 12 A.J. Harris 6-6 185 30.8 25-61 .410 11-25 .440 13-17 .765 5-15-20 3.3 12 -- 25 12 1 5 75 12.5 FROM FREE THROWS | 349 • 17.2% 13 C.J. Bobbitt 4-3 57 14.3 5-18 .278 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 2-7-9 2.3 11 -- 2 4 0 1 11 2.8 POINTS IN THE PAINT | 806 • 40.3% 15 Ivan Aurrecoechea 4-2 82 20.5 23-37 .622 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 8-17-25 6.3 4 -- 4 3 0 3 50 12.5 POINTS OFF TO | 458 • 22.9% 21 Trevelin Queen 3-0 51 17.0 12-27 .444 6-16 .375 3-3 1.000 5-6-11 3.7 6 -- 4 3 2 3 33 11.0 SECOND-CHANCE PTS. | 352 • 17.6% 24 Will McNair 1-0 11 11.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1.0 1 -- 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 FAST BREAK PTS. | 262 • 13.1% 32 Bryce Rewalt 1-0 1 1.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1.0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 35 Johnny McCants 7-1 153 21.9 21-29 .724 5-7 .714 4-17 .235 17-33-50 7.1 11 -- 8 8 5 4 51 7.3 BENCH PTS. | 659 • 32.9% 55 Shawn Williams 1-0 12 12.0 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2.0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 POLL POSITION joining the league in 2005-06. All of NM State’s WAC regular • In Monday’s edition of the AP Top 25 Poll, the Aggies received season crowns have been won since 2007-08. a pair of votes, putting them 38th in the land of the 41 teams • Since the program was initiated in 1905, NM State has won a either ranked or receiving votes. total of 19 regular season conference championships. • It’s the second time this season that NM State secured votes • Prior to this season, Presley Askew and Jerry Hines were the in the weekly poll. Last week the Aggies also received a pair of only NM State head coaches who had won three consecutive votes in the poll. regular season titles. Askew led the Aggies to three straight Border • Last season, NM State appeared in the receiving votes section Conference regular season from 1959-61 while Hines helped the of the AP Top 25 poll on four occasions - February 25, March 4, Aggies claim three in a row in the Border Conference in 1937-39. March 11 and March 18. • By wrapping up the 2019-20 WAC title last Saturday, current • This marks the Aggies’ 16th appearance in the receiving votes NM State head coach Chris Jans has won three consecutive WAC section of the AP Top 25 poll under third-year head coach Chris regular season crowns. Jans. In Jans’ inaugural season (2017-18) in Las Cruces, the Aggies • That puts Jans in rarified air as he is one of only seven current piled up 66 votes in the February 12 edition of the poll - the most NCAA Division I head men’s basketball coaches who have won by the team in the 21st century. league titles in each of their first three seasons at an institution. He’s joined on that list by Nathan Davis (Bucknell, 2016-18), Mark LET’S TALK TITLES Gottfried (Murray State, 1996-98), Anthony Grant (VCU, 2007-09), • Thanks to their win over UTRGV last Saturday night in Las Kevin Keatts (UNC Wilmington, 2015-17), Steve Prohm (Murray Cruces, NM State locked up its third consecutive WAC regular State, 2012-14) and Brad Underwood (SFA, 2014-16). 2 season title. • In the history of New Mexico State men’s basketball, just eight • NM State has now won three consecutive WAC regular season players have won three-straight league titles. That list includes crowns and five of the last six. current Aggies Shunn Buchanan, AJ Harris and Johnny McCants • In all, the Aggies have won six WAC regular season titles since as well as Pecos Finley (1937-39), Frank Kozeliski (1937-39), Kiko

LAST TIME OUT | NEW MEXICO STATE vs. utrgv | feb. 22, 2020 NM STATE IN THE NCAA STATS | INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY #/PLAYER NCAA RANK WAC RANK NEW MEXICO STATE (22-6, 13-0) • After receiving Free throw percentage .818/Rice 116 6 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS votes in the AP Steals per game 1.78/Queen 76 2 10 Rice,Jabari * 29 5-13 3-8 7-8 2-4-6 2 5 3 1 1 20 3FG per game 2.00/Queen 234 4 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 35 4-9 0-0 1-2 6-4-10 2 2 2 0 0 9 Top 25 poll for the Total steals 41/Queen 167 4 35 McCants,Johnny * 29 2-4 0-2 4-5 2-4-6 2 3 2 0 1 8 first time in 2019-

GAME NM STATE IN THE NCAA STAT RANKINGS | TEAM 28 21 Queen,Trevelin * 24 3-5 2-4 0-0 1-2-3 2 2 4 1 2 8 20, the NM State 11 Gilyard,Evan * 20 3-10 2-7 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 1 8 CATEGORY # NCAA WAC 3 Brown,Terrell 25 5-9 4-7 4-5 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 1 18 men’s basketball 3-Point FG Attempts 711 51 1 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 14 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 1 0 0 0 6 team got off to Assist/turnover ratio 1.07 108 2 1 Buchanan,Shunn 21 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-4-4 2 3 2 1 1 1 a slow start but Assists/game 14.5 73 2 24 McNair,William 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Blocked shots/game 1.8 342 7 55 Williams,Shawn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 used an 11-0 first Def. rebounds/game 24.18 277 5 vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1-5 0 0 3 0 0 0 half run to take Fewest fouls 447 82 1 78 62 TOTALS - 200 24-53 12-29 18-24 17-23-40 16 19 18 3 7 78 Fewest turnovers 379 210 5 | 22-6, 13-0 | | 12-15, 7-6 | 45.3 % 41.4 % 75.0 % control and earn Field-goal percentage 46.0 61 1 saturday, february 22 utrgv (12-15, 7-6) an eventual 78- Field-goal pct. defense 42.9 184 4 pan am center • las cruces, n.m. ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Free throw attempts 492 218 7 Attendance: 11,680 62 victory over 11 Varner II,Lesley * 28 9-11 2-3 3-4 0-6-6 2 2 1 0 2 23 Free throws made 349 213 7 NEW MEXICO STATE | 39 | 39 | 78 14 Levi,Javon * 37 4-14 2-6 3-4 2-1-3 3 11 4 0 3 13 UTRGV. Free throw percentage 70.9 169 5 utrgv | 25 | 37 | 62 2 Johnson II,Quinton * 28 3-8 3-5 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 3 0 0 9 • The come-from- Off. rebounds/game 10.71 119 3 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 22 Jackson,Jordan * 17 3-4 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 4 0 5 2 0 7 behind win locked Personal fouls/game 16.0 71 1 1st 10-27 6-17 13-16 23 Bratton,Anthony * 23 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 Rebounding margin +7.7 9 1 HALF 37% 35.3% 81.3% 0 Freeman,Chris 20 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 0 0 1 5 up the Aggies’ Scoring defense 60.8 8 1 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 15 Dibiamaka,Uche 13 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 third consecutive Scoring margin +10.7 24 1 2nd 14-26 6-12 5-8 12 McClain Jr.,Rob 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 2 0 0 0 Scoring offense 71.5 168 3 HALF 53.89% 50% 62.5% WAC regular 21 Fontaine,Isaiah 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steals per game 6.3 186 4 season title and 3-Point FG Defense 33.1 185 4 utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Gaines,Jamal 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1st 8-23 4-14 5-7 3 Raines,Connor 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 was fueled by a 3-Point FG per game 9.0 35 1 HALF 34.8% 28.6% 71.4% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-Point FG Percentage 35.6 66 2 utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 22-48 10-24 8-11 4-17-21 22 14 17 3 6 62 balanced scoring Total 3-Point FG made 253 33 1 2nd 14-25 6-10 3-4 45.8 % 41.7 % 72.7 % effort that saw Total assists 405 76 2 HALF 56% 60% 75% Jabari Rice go for Total blocked shots 49 337 7 Total rebounds 977 198 4 20 while Terrell Brown came off the bench to chip in 18 more. Between Brown and Total rebounds/game 34.89 207 4 Rice, seven of the team’s 12 three-pointers were represented. Total steals 176 178 4 Turnover margin +0.5 148 4 • After pushing its lead to 18 in the first half, NM State saw its edge shrink to four, 52- Turnovers forced/game 14.07 119 3 48, with 11:19 left. Rice helped right the ship, though, by drilling two triples during a Turnovers/game 13.5 205 5 10-0 Aggie run that helped put the Vaqueros away. Won/Lost percentage 78.6 20 1 • By winning the WAC regular season crown, the Aggies captured three-straight AGGIES IN THE WAC STATS | ALL GAMES regular season titles for just the third time in program history. As members of the CATEGORY PLAYER # RANK Border Conference, the Aggies posted three-peats in 1937-39 and 1959-61. Points per game Jabari Rice 13.5 9 Trevelin Queen 13.3 10 Martinez (1937-39), Billy Joe Price (1959-61) and Morris Wood (1937-39). Ivan Aurrecoechea 11.6 15 Johnny McCants 9.0 T27 Rebounds per game Johnny McCants 6.1 7 THE CENTURY MARK Ivan Aurrecoechea 5.6 T8 • NM State’s 84-82 win over Utah Valley on Saturday, Feb. 15 was a significant one for Trevelin Queen 5.3 T11 Jabari Rice 5.0 T14 NM State head coach Chris Jans as it was his 100th as an NCAA Division I head coach. Field goal pct. Ivan Aurrecoechea .582 1 • In his fourth season as an NCAA Division I head coach, it took Jans just 129 games to Johnny McCants .571 2 secure win number 100. That makes him the 27th-fastest bench boss in the history of Jabari Rice .490 8 Trevelin Queen .465 11 NCAA Division I men’s basketball to get to the 100-win mark. Assists per game Shunn Buchanan 2.7 12 Trevelin Queen 2.5 13 Free throw pct. Jabari Rice .818 8 THREE IN A ROW Steals per game Trevelin Queen 1.8 2 • At this juncture in the season, NM State is one of eight NCAA Division I men’s Johnny McCants 1.1 T14 basketball teams who have either won three consecutive conference regular season 3FG percentage Jabari Rice .408 3 Trevelin Queen .374 10 titles or are on the path to do so. 3FG per game Trevelin Queen 2.0 T4 • NM State joins Gonzaga (WCC), Montana (Big Sky), Northern Kentucky (Horizon Jabari Rice 1.8 7 League), Harvard (Ivy League), Loyola-Chicago (Missouri Valley Conference), Murray Terrell Brown 1.5 T8 Off. rebounds/game Trevelin Queen 2.0 T4 State (Ohio Valley Conference) and South Dakota State (Summit League) as the teams Ivan Aurrecoechea 1.9 T6 around college basketball who have won or are gunning for a third-straight regular Johnny McCants 1.9 16 Jabari Rice 1.6 T14 season conference crown. Def. rebounds/game Johnny McCants 4.2 9 FIVE OUT OF SIX LONGEST ACTIVE WIN STREAKS | DI MBB • The number of NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs who have won regular streak program started next game 17 Dayton 12.23.19 2.28 vs. Davidson season titles in five of the last six seasons is quite small, but NM State is among that 16 NM State 12.18.19 2.27 at Grand Canyon exclusive group. 13 Kansas 1.11.20 2.29 at Kansas State • With at least a share of the 2019-20 WAC regular season title, the Aggies are one 11 SFA 1.15.20 2.26 vs. Northwestern State of three teams who have captured five or more regular season titles in the last six LONGEST win streaks | nm state history seasons. Along with the Aggies, the group also includes Bucknell (Patriot League) streak season head coach postseason and Gonzaga (WCC) currently. Three other programs - Kansas (Big 12), South Dakota 21 1937-38 Jerry Hines NIT 3 State (Summit League) and Villanova (Big East) have a change to join that exclusive 20 2016-17 Paul Weir NCAA club as well with the regular season winding down in the coming weeks. 18 2018-19 Chris Jans NCAA 17 1967-69 Lou Henson NCAA 16 2019-20 Chris Jans unknown

COLLEGE INSIDER MID-MAJOR SCOUTING GRAND CANYON February 24, 2020 • Back home after dropping both games on their road trip to Seattle U and Utah Valley last week, the Lopes find themselves in a three-way tie for the two seed in the RK. TEAM RECORD PTS PREV. 1. Gonzaga (30) 27-2 774 1 upcoming WAC Tournament. 2. ETSU 25-4 713 2 • Grand Canyon possesses two of the top four scorers in the WAC with Alessandro 3. BYU (1) 23-7 705 7 Lever and Carlos Johnson headlining the Lopes’ offense. Lever’s 16 points per game 4. Yale 20-6 642 5 rank second in the WAC and he stands as one of the league’s best shooters with a 5. Liberty 26-3 641 6 field goal percentage of 53.7-percent. 6. Saint Mary’s 23-6 627 4 • Johnson has been putting in points at a rate of 15.4 per game - a mark which is 7. Northern Iowa 23-5 600 3 second-highest on the team and the fourth-best in the nine-team WAC. 8. SFA 24-3 544 9 9. UNCG 23-6 516 10 • Taking care of the basketball has been of the utmost importance for Thunder Dan 10. New Mexico State 22-6 486 11 and his crew this season. Grand Canyon commits just 11.2 turnovers per game - 11. Furman 23-6 484 8 the 32nd-fewest in the nation and the second-fewest in the WAC. Their 310 total 12. Akron 21-6 423 14 throwaways are the 29th-lowest total among all NCAA Division I men’s basketball 13. Hofstra 22-7 347 15 teams. 14. Wright State 24-6 334 12 • On the defensive end, Jovan Blacksher, Jr., has turned into one of the nation’s best 15. Vermont 22-7 332 13 in terms of coming away with steals. His 46 are a top-100 total in college basketball 16. Belmont 22-7 317 16 17. Bowling Green 20-7 202 18 this season as well as the second-highest total in the WAC. Blacksher, Jr., also corrals 18. Little Rock 19-9 182 21 4.96 defensive rebounds per game to lead the team. 19. Murray State 20-8 170 17 • Manning the Lopes’ point, Blacksher, Jr., is also passing out assists at a rate of 3.6 20. South Dakota State 22-8 149 23 per game. 21. Austin Peay 19-10 138 19 22. Colgate 22-7 135 24 SOPHOMORE SLUMP 23. Loyola Chicago 19-10 98 20 • Something that second-year players across the nation hope to dodge, the 24. Harvard 18-7 97 25 25. Montana 17-10 65 NR sophomore slump has not been noticeable in Jabari Rice’s game this season. OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: UC Irvine 49, Texas State 48, • After averaging just 3.4 points last season as a freshman, Rice is putting in 13.5 Northern Colorado 45, Pacific 39, Georgia State 27, San points per game this season to become the Aggies’ leading scorer. Francisco 25, William & Mary 23, Radford 22, Winthrop • Over his last seven games, Rice has been averaging 17.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 17, Boston University 15, Bradley 15, Merrimack 11, 2.6 assists per game to jump into the role of the team’s leading scorer at a clip of Buffalo 7, Northern Kentucky 7, North Dakota State 13.5 ppg. 5, Stony Brook 3, North Florida 2, Delaware 1, Eastern • Through the longest double-digit scoring stretch of his collegiate career, Rice has Illinois 1, Indiana State 1, Kent State 1, Saint Peter’s 1, Siena 1, UMBC 1. put up shooting splits of .480/.421/.829. • Just a handful of players in the nation have increased their scoring load by 9.5 or WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK more points per game from their freshman year to their sophomore year and Rice is among that group. The full listing is below. Nov. 11...... Xavier Johnson | Chicago State Nov. 18...... Myles Carter | Seattle U Bryce Hamilton | UNLV | 4.3 to 15.5 | +10.2 Nov. 25...... TJ Washington | Utah Valley Jabari Rice | NM State | 3.4 to 13.5 | +10.1 Dec. 2...... Milan Acquaah | Cal Baptist Tyler Stevenson | Southern Miss | 3.3 to 13.0 | +9.7 Dec. 9...... Milan Acquaah | Cal Baptist Joe Bryant, Jr. | Norfolk State | 2.4 to 12.0 | +9.6 Dec. 16...... Trevelin Queen | New Mexico State Dec. 23...... Alessandro Lever | Grand Canyon WAC FACTS Dec. 30...... Terrell Brown | Seattle U • New Mexico State is the only squad in the nine-team WAC who has not suffered a Jan. 6...... Jahshire Hardnett | Kansas City Jan. 13...... Jabari Rice | New Mexico State league loss in 2019-20. Jan. 20...... Alessandro Lever | Grand Canyon • With a 13-0 mark in WAC action, the Aggies are one of just two teams from around Jan. 27...... Terrell Brown | Seattle U the nation who have not fell in league action yet. The only other squad who can Feb. 3...... De’Jon Davis | California Baptist make that claim is fourth-ranked Dayton (A-10). Feb. 10...... Carlos Johnson | Grand Canyon • The Aggies’ 22 total wins are the most in the league - three more than California Feb. 17...... Lesley Varner II | UTRGV Baptist’s total of 19 on the season - and the 21st-most in the nation. Feb. 24...... Terrell Brown | Seattle U • New Mexico State is tops in the WAC in NET Ranking (122), the ESPN BPI (90) and the March 2...... March 9...... KenPom rankings (112). • More often than not, the Aggies have started WAC play on the right foot. New Mexico State is 15-2 (.882) all-time in WAC openers. Now in his third season in charge in Las Cruces, head coach Chris Jans owns a 2-1 (.667) showing in WAC openers and is 3-1 (.750) all-time in league lid-lifters as an NCAA Division I bench boss.

LET’S GO STREAKING • The Aggies’ dominance in the WAC as of late has resulted in any number of impressive winning streaks for the squad. • NM State’s current 16-game winning streak is the second-longest among all NCAA Division I squads at the moment. • Dating back to last season, the Aggies have won 31 consecutive games against WAC 4 opposition - the nation’s longest active run against league foes. • In regular season WAC tilts, NM State has reeled off 28 consecutive triumphs - the longest streak in the history of the league and the longest active run in the nation. • NM State has won each of their last six road games - a streak that’s the sixth-longest

2019-20AGGIE BASKETBALL | GAMEtwenty-nine | thursdAY | 2|27 | 7:00 p.m. | phoenix, ariz. | #AGGIEUP rv/--NM STATE22-6, 13-0 | --/--grand canyon12-15, 7-6 in the nation at the moment. AGGIES IN THE WAC STATS | WAC GAMES • Inside their home venue of the Pan Am Center, the Aggies have racked up 24-straight CATEGORY PLAYER # RANK triumphs over WAC opposition. That’s the nation’s second-longest winning streak in Points per game Ivan Aurrecoechea 14.5 7 conference home games bettered only by South Dakota State’s 27 consecutive home Jabari Rice 14.3 8 Terrell Brown 10.0 25 victories over Summit League adversaries. Johnny McCants 9.9 26 • NM State has won its last 13 WAC road games. Thanks to BYU taking down second-ranked Rebounds per game Johnny McCants 7.2 T3 Ivan Aurrecoechea 6.2 T8 Gonzaga last Saturday night, the Aggies’ streak of conference road wins is the longest in Jabari Rice 5.5 12 the nation at the moment. Field goal pct. Ivan Aurrecoechea .577 2 Johnny McCants .576 3 Terrell Brown .486 9 JANS THE MAN Jabari Rice .479 11 Assists per game Johnny McCants 3.0 T8 • With the Aggies’ win over CSU Bakersfield on Thursday, Jan. 30, NM State has produced Shunn Buchanan 2.8 11 winning streak of 10 or more games in each of the last four seasons. Third-year head Evan Gilyard II 2.6 13 Jabari Rice 2.5 T14 coach Chris Jans has reeled off 10 or more consecutive in each of his seasons in Las Free throw pct. Jabari Rice .839 12 Cruces, making him the first NM State head coach to produce double-digit winning Steals per game Johnny McCants 1.2 T8 Jabari Rice 1.0 T14 streaks in three consecutive seasons. 3FG percentage Terrell Brown .490 1 • January in Las Cruces goes by a different name: Jans-uary. Since he took over at Jabari Rice .450 3 Evan Gilyard II .372 14 New Mexico State, third-year head coach Chris Jans is 20-1 (.952) as the Aggies’ bench 3FG per game Jabari Rice 2.1 T3 boss in the month. For his career, Jans owns a 26-4 (.867) record in the month. That’s Terrell Brown 2.1 T3 Evan Gilyard II 1.2 T15 the second-highest winning percentage in the month of January by an active NCAA Assist/turnover ratio Johnny McCants 2.6 2 Division I head coach and only Gonzaga’s Mark Few (.896) possesses a better winning Off. rebounds/game Johnny McCants 2.3 3 Ivan Aurrecoechea 1.9 T5 percentage in the month. Def. rebounds/game Johnny McCants 4.8 6 • In games decided by five or fewer points, Jans is 18-7 (.720) in his tenure at New Ivan Aurrecoechea 4.3 10 Mexico State. Overall, his record in games of that configuration stands at 25-12 (.676) as Jabari Rice 4.1 T13 an NCAA Division I head coach. WAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL • In games decided by 10 or fewer points, Jans is 31-13 (.705) in his tenure at New Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Points Mexico State. Overall, his record in games of that configuration stands at 42-20 (.677) as 1. NM State (8) 64 an NCAA Division I head coach. 2. Grand Canyon (1) 57 • Jans possesses an impressive 42-3 (.933) record in games played inside the Pan Am 3. Seattle U 43 4. UT Rio Grande Valley 39 Center as the Aggies’ head coach. 5. California Baptist 34 • Dating back to the 2017-18 season, Jans has won 16 consecutive games in the month T-6. CSU Bakersfield 30 of February. In his head coaching career at the NCAA Division I level, Jans has gone 25-4 T-6. Utah Valley 30 (.862) in that month. 8. Kansas City 16 9. Chicago State 11 HOME SWEET ROAD First Team • Since they arrived in Las Cruces, N.M., prior to the start of the 2017-18 season, head Milan Acquaah, California Baptist | Terrell Brown, NM State | Terrell Brown, Seattle U | Carlos coach Chris Jans and his staff have captured true road wins with more frequency - and Johnson, Grand Canyon | Alessandro Lever, Grand in greater numbers - than nearly any other NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in Canyon the land. Second Team • Jans and company have gone 23-7 (.767) in true road games since he started his Ivan Aurrecoechea, NM State | Myles Carter, tenure at New Mexico State, giving the Aggies the third-best winning percentage Seattle U | AJ Harris, NM State | Javon Levi, UT Rio in true road games since the start of 2017-18. Only Gonzaga (29-3, .906 winning Grande Valley | Trevelin Queen, NM State percentage) and Virginia (24-6, .800 winning percentage) own better winning percentages in true road tilts than the Aggies over that span. WAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL • Top seven true road records since 2017-18 | as of 2.12.20 Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Points 29-3 | .906 | Gonzaga 1. NM State (28) 252 2. Grand Canyon 220 25-6 | .806 | Virginia 3. Seattle U 158 25-7 | .781 | NM State 4. UT Rio Grande Valley 155 34-12 | .739 | Vermont 5. California Baptist 134 26-11 | .703 | Murray State 6. Utah Valley 133 21-9 | .700 | Michigan State 7. CSU Bakersfield 109 22-11 | .667 | Houston 8. Kansas City 67 9. Chicago State 32 • The Aggies’ 25 true road wins since 2017-18 are the fifth-most in the nation behind First Team only Vermont (34), Belmont (31), Gonzaga (29) and East Tennessee State (29). Milan Acquaah, California Baptist, Terrell Brown, • Dating back to last season, the Aggies have won their last 13 WAC regular season road NM State, Carlos Johnson, Grand Canyon, Javon games. That’s the nation’s longest winning streak in regular season conference road Levi, UTRGV, Trevelin Queen, NM State games. Second Team Brandon Averette, Utah Valley, Ivan Aurrecoe- FEBRUARY FUN chea, NM State, Terrell Brown, Seattle U, Jaylen Fisher, Grand Canyon, Alessandro Lever, Grand • Since 2014, the Aggies own the nation’s third-highest winning percentage in the Canyon month of February. 1. Vermont (44-7) .863 2. Gonzaga (46-8) .852 5 3. NM State (40-8) .833 4. Wichita State (44-9) .830

5. Kansas (46-10) .821 all have the two most accurate shooters in their respective 6. Belmont (40-10) .800 leagues.

UP THE WIN CHARTS BITTEN BY THE BUG • After picking up his 69th win as New Mexico State’s head • A program that has been defined by its depth ever since head coach on Thursday, Jan. 9, against Chicago State, Chris Jans coach Chris Jans set foot in Las Cruces, N.M., that depth has has moved up to seventh in program history in terms of career been texted to the max this year. coaching victories. • Heading into Thursday’s game, Terrell Brown, A.J. Harris, • Thanks to the victory, Jans tied Ken Hayes (69 wins from 1975- Clayton Henry, Dajour Joseph, Wilfried Likayi, Trevelin Queen 79) for the seventh-most coaching wins as an Aggie bench and Jabari Rice have missed a combined 108 games due to boss. With two more victories, he’ll rise to sixth and move into a various injuries. Harris, Henry and Likayi will be sidelined for tie with Weldon Drew (82 wins from 1979-85). the remainder of the season and, unfortunately, the Aggies received more bad news on Wednesday, Jan. 22 regarding THE LATEST TRENDS Queen. • Two of the Aggies’ three biggest come-from-behind wins have • A senior from Glen Burnie, Md., Queen - the team’s leading come in the month of February. Last Saturday against UTRGV, scorer and rebounder - missed three weeks while recovering NM State overcame a seven-point deficit and on Saturday, Feb. from successful surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus. 8 it climbed out of an eight-point hole to post a WAC win at Queen went down awkwardly while contesting a shot in the Kansas City Aggies’ win at Utah Valley on Thurday, Jan. 16, but returned • After missing five games due to a torn lateral meniscus, to the game minutes later. In his team’s win over Seattle U on senior guard Trevelin Queen returned to the Aggies’ lineup on Saturday, Jan. 18, Queen came through with 10 points and six Thursday, Feb. 13, against Seattle U. rebounds in 14 minutes of action. • Ever since junior guard Evan Gilyard II became eligible on • In all, Queen sat out five games while recovering from his December 19, 2019, the Aggies have not lost a game. Since injury. then, NM State has reeled off 16 consecutive wins - good for the nation’s second-longest winning streak. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH-QUALITY PERCENTAGE • Numbers across the board have improved vastly with Gilyard II • Head coach Chris Jans has posted a 5-0 record against in the lineup: programs from the state of Colorado during his time in charge Category | With Gilyard II | Without Gilyard II | Difference at New Mexico State. PPG | 74.8 | 67.1 | +7.7 Opp. PPG | 58.1 | 64.4 | -6.3 THE NON-CON JOB FG% | .485 | .428 | +5.7 • Thanks to their win over Mississippi State in Jackson, Miss., on 3FG% | .397 | .303 | +9.4 Sunday, Dec. 22, the Aggies solidified their fifth-consecutive • Forced into a larger role due to injuries across the Aggies’ winning record in regular season non-conference action. lineup, senior guard Shunn Buchanan has been a do-it-all kind • The last time New Mexico State failed to post a winning record of guy. Able to play the one, two and three, Buchanan gives the headed into league action came in the 2014-15 year when the Aggies a degree of versatility and when he grabs three or more Aggies were 8-9 prior to the start of WAC play. rebounds NM State is 11-1 this season. • Third-year Aggie bench boss Chris Jans has succeeded in • Since WAC play got going, the Aggies have been substantially posting above .500 showings in non-conference play in each more pass-happy. NM State has assisted on 61.8-percent (202 of his seasons in charge in Las Cruces, N.M. He went 9-6 in non- out of 327) of its field goals made in WAC play. con action this year, 11-4 in 2018-19 and 12-3 in 2017-18. • Since the 2011-12 season, the Aggies have put up an awe- inspiring 129-13 (.908) record inside the Pan Am Center. PICK YOUR POISON • NM State currently ranks among the top 50 teams in all of • While Trevelin Queen represented the Aggies’ best scoring NCAA Division I men’s basketball in a multitude of statistical threat earlier in the year, the team has diversified its offensive categories including scoring defense (8th | 60.8 opp. ppg), options in a big way since then. rebound margin (9th | +7.7), winning percentage (20th | .786), • A total of seven different players have led the Aggies in scoring margin (24th | +10.7), three-point FGs made (33rd | scoring in at least one game this season. Queen, Jabari Rice, 253), three-point FG attempts (51st | 711) and three-point FGs Shawn Williams, C.J. Bobbitt, Ivan Aurrecoechea, Terrell Brown per game (35th | 9.0). and Johnny McCants have each put in the most points for the • NM State has won the battle of the boards in 25 of its 28 Aggies in a game this year. games so far in 2019-20. Through those 25 games, the Aggies • Queen (three), Rice (five) and Aurrecoechea (three) have possess a record of 21-4 (.840). accounted for all 11 of the team’s 20+ point outings so far this • Including last Saturday night against UTRGV, the Aggies have season. trailed in WAC play for a span of only 76:17 out of a possible 520 minutes. By the numbers, New Mexico State has led for all but MTE SUCCESS 14.7-percent of the time in its 13 WAC games this season. • Since Chris Jans took over as the Aggies’ bench boss prior to • NM State is one of just four teams from around the NCAA the start of the 2017-18 season, the team has enjoyed a great Division I men’s basketball landscape to boast the top two field deal of success at MTE engagements. goal percentage leaders in its conference. Ivan Aurrecoechea • New Mexico State is 7-3 (.700) under Jans in games that are (.582) leads the WAC in field goal percentage while Johnny part of MTEs and included in that victory total are two wins 6 McCants (.571) ranks second in the league in that category. over power five programs including one over #6/7 Miami in the In addition to NM State, South Alabama (Sun Belt), UC Santa 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Barbara (Big West) and South Dakota State (Summit League)

AGGIES IN THE kenpom | all GAMES victories over WAC opponents to 21 games and AGGIES IN THE kenpom | WAC GAMES Rice was a big reason why. Thursday night in New Mexico State’s 93-54 victory over Chicago State, the Houston, Texas, product went for 14 points which included a 7-of-8 effort at the foul line. Saturday in a showdown against Kansas City, it was Rice’s all-around game that was on display. • In the Aggies’ 74-71 triumph over the Roos, Rice became the first NM State player this season to turn in a double-double by spring for 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Along with that Rice also dished out a career- high six assists, amassed three steals and registered a blocked shot. For the week, Rice averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. The guard drilled 50-percent (8-of-16) of his field goals through the Aggies’ two wins.

QUEEN CROWNED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK • After a two-game stretch that saw him help lead the New Mexico State men’s basketball team to its first true road win of the year, senior guard Trevelin Queen took home the title of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The league office made the announcement via a press release Monday, Dec. 16. • It marked the first time in Queen’s collegiate career that he collected the title of WAC Player of the Week and Monday was also the first time an Aggie players took home a weekly honor since Jan. 21, 2019, when Eli Chuha laid claim to the honor. • Hailing from Glen Burnie, Md., Queen showed off his versatility in each of the Aggies’ non- conference tilts last week, beginning at Magness Arena where he finished with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go along with lineup for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. five rebounds, three steals and a career-best • Finishing second among all Eastern INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS seven assists. Thanks to the Queen’s efforts Conference players in the fan voting • Both redshirt sophomore Jabari Rice against Denver, the Aggies picked up their first portion, Siakam was also ranked third and senior Trevelin Queen earned true road victory of the year and secured their by his fellow players and fourth by the spots on the 2019 Cayman Classic All- second-straight victory in a Summit League/ media en route to his first appearance Tournament Team as a result of their WAC Challenge tilt. as an NBA All-Star. performances in the three-day Classic. • Saturday in Albuquerque, Queen flirted with • A three-year member of the Aggies • Rice averaged 16 points per game a triple-double by striking for a team-high 19 from 2013-16, Siakam laid claim to through the three-game stretch while points. Queen complimented his scoring load the title of WAC Freshman of the Year Queen poured in an average of 14.3 with a seven rebounds while passing out a in the 2014-15 season before earning points per game. career-best eight assists in his squad’s 69-62 WAC Player of the Year honors the setback to at New Mexico. following season. As a sophomore RICE REELS IN WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK • For the week, Queen averaged 17 points, in 2015-16, Siakam put up numbers HONOR six rebounds, 7.5 assists, two steals and 0.5 nearly unrivaled in college basketball • Redshirt sophomore guard Jabari Rice blocked shots per game to cement his status by averaging 20.2 points, 11.6 reeled in the first WAC Men’s Basketball as one of the most well-rounded players in the rebounds and 2.2 blocks through the Player of the Week award of his career it league - and the nation. Aggies’ 34-game schedule. was announced by the league office via a • Choosing the NBA Draft in lieu of the press release on Jan. 13. SIAKAM SECURES SPOT IN 2020 NBA ALL-STAR GAME final two years of his collegiate career, • Rice is the second Aggie to secure a • The 2020 NBA All-Star Game just got a little Siakam was chosen by the Raptors as WAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week spicier. Thursday evening, Former New Mexico the 27th overall pick in the 2016 NBA citation this season, joining senior guard State men’s basketball star Pascal Siakam, now Draft. Before hitting the court with the 7 Trevelin Queen who laid claim to the a member of the defending NBA champion Raptors, Siakam spent a part of the honor on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Toronto Raptors, was named one of the five 2017 season with the team’s D-League • Through the course of the past week, members of the Eastern Conference’s starting affiliate for Raptors 905 after leading the Aggies extended their streak of

the squad to the D-League title. NM STATE’S RECORD WHEN | 2019-20 THE LAST TIME NM STATE... NM STATE ALL WAC Won at home...... 2/22/20 vs. UTRGV (78-62) • As the years progressed, Siakam became Leading at halftime 19-3 10-0 Lost at home...... 11/21/19 vs. New Mexico (78-77) an integral part of the Raptors’ success, Tied at halftime 1-0 1-0 Won away...... 2/8/20 at Kansas City (67-61) getting named the NBA’s Most Improved Trailing at halftime 2-3 2-0 Lost away...... 12/14/19 at New Mexico (69-62) Player in 2019. It was that year, while Leading at half | home 12-1 7-0 Won neutral...... 12/22/19 vs. Mississippi State (58-52) Tied at half | home 0-0 0-0 Lost neutral...... 12/7/19 vs. Washington State (63-54) playing alongside the likes of Kawhi Trailing at half | home 0-0 0-0 Won in OT...... 11/25/19 vs. Colorado State (78-70, OT) Leonard and fellow former mid-major Leading at half | neutral 3-1 0-0 Lost in OT...... 2/17/18 at Seattle U (73-63 OT) superstar Fred VanVleet, that the Raptors Tied at half | neutral 0-0 0-0 Won vs. ranked opp...... 12/23/17 vs. #6/7 Miami$ (63-54) Lost vs. ranked opp...... 11/17/19 at #17/19 Arizona (83-53) ended one of the NBA’s dynasties by Trailing at half | neutral 0-1 0-0 Leading at half | road 4-1 3-0 7 players with 10+ points...... 11/11/16 vs. Arizona Christian knocking off the Golden State Warrior in Tied at half | road 1-0 1-0 six games for the franchise’s first NBA title. 6 players with 10+ points...... 1/12/17 vs. Grand Canyon Trailing at half | road 2-2 2-0 5 players with 10+ points...... 2/13/20 vs. Seattle U Leading with 5:00 to go 21-1 12-0 4 players with 10+ points...... 2/15/20 vs. Utah Valley (ALMOST) UNBEATABLE Leading with 2:00 to go 21-0 12-0 3 players with 10+ points...... 2/8/20 at Kansas City • Only two current WAC head coaches Scoring ≤ 60 points 2-3 0-0 Player with 20+ points...... 2/22/20 vs. UTRGV Opp. Scores ≤ 60 points 11-0 5-0 ...... Jabari Rice (20) have succeeded in defeating NM State Scoring 61-69 points 5-2 3-0 2 players with 20+ points...... 1/30/20 vs. CSU Bakersfield head coach Chris Jans. Opp. Scores 61-69 pts 7-4 5-0 ...... Jabari Rice (20) & Ivan Aurrecoechea (23) • Those individuals are Seattle U bench Scoring 70-79 pts 10-1 7-0 Opp. Scores 70-79 pts 3-1 2-0 Won by 20-29 points...... 2/6/20 at Chicago State (71-49) boss Jim Hayford who took down the Scoring 80-89 pts 2-0 2-0 Won by 30-39 points...... 1/9/20 vs. Chicago State (93-54) Aggies back in the 2017-18 season and Opp. Scores 80-89 pts 1-1 1-0 Won by 40-49 points...... 11/5/19 vs. WNMU (92-46) California Baptist head coach Rick Croy Scoring 90-99 pts 2-0 1-0 Won by 50+ points...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (104-30) who dealt the Aggies a setback in their Opp. Scores 90-99 pts 0-0 0-0 Scoring 100+ pts 1-0 0-0 Lost by 20-29 points...... 12/11/13 at #1 Arizona (74-48) 2018-19 WAC opener. Opp. Scores 100+ pts 0-0 0-0 Lost by 30-39 points...... 11/17/19 at #17/19 Arizona (83-53) 2 or fewer players w/ 10+ pts. 5-3 3-0 Lost by 40-49 points...... 12/17/04 at Louisiana (91-49) PAN AMERICAN CENTER TEAM RECORDS Lost by 50+ points...... 2/22/66 - at Hardin Simmons (105-49) Most Points...... 133, vs. New Mexico Highlands (12/11/82) 3 players w/ 10+ points 11-1 6-0 Most FG Attempts...... 122, vs. UT-Arlington (12/1/70) 4 players w/ 10+ points 4-2 3-0 5 players w/ 10+ points 2-0 1-0 Scored 90-99 points...... 1/9/20 vs. Chicago State (93) Most 3FGs Made...... 20, 2x, last by NM State (12/29/19) Scored 100+ points...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (104) Most 3FG Attempts...... 39, vs. CSU Bakersfield (2/8/18) 6 players w/ 10+ points 0-0 0-0 Most FTs Made...... 35,vs. New Mexico Highlands (11/25/78) 1 player w/ 20+ points 7-2 4-0 Made 30+ field goals...... 2/15/20 vs. Utah Valley (30) ...... 35, vs. Seattle U (1/9/14) 2 players w/ 20+ points 1-0 1-0 Made 35+ field goals...... 12/30/18 at Colorado State (35) Most FT Attempts...... 53, 2x, Last vs. UMKC (1/31/19) Shooting below 30% 0-0 0-0 Made 40+ field goals...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (41) Most Rebounds...... 85, vs. UT-Arlington (12/1/70) Opp. shoots below 30% 2-0 0-0 Shot 55%+ in FGs...... 2/15/20 vs. Utah Valley (.577) Most Fouls...... 38, vs. West Texas State (2/15/74) Shooting 30-39% 1-4 0-0 Shot 60%+ in FGs...... 11/22/16 vs. Nicholls (.620) Fewest Fouls...... 8, 6x, Last vs. Chicago State (3/7/15) Opp. shoots 30-39% 6-1 3-0 Most Turnovers...... 47, by San José State (12/19/70) Shooting 40-49% 14-2 9-0 Made 10-15 3-pointers...... 2/22/20 vs. Utah Valley (12) Fewest Turnovers...... 3, vs. Indiana State (2/6/78) Opp. shoots 40-49% 11-3 7-0 Made 15+ 3-pointers...... 1/9/20 vs. Chicago State (16) Margin of Victory...... 74, vs. Northern N.M. (104-30 on 12/29/19) Shooting 50% or higher 7-0 4-0 Made 25+ free throws...... 1/18/20 at Seattle U (26) Highest FG %...... 686, vs. UTSA (1/3/13) Opp. shoots 50% or higher 3-2 3-0 Had 50+ rebounds...... 12/4/18 vs. New Mexico (52) Highest FT % (Min. 20)...... 955 vs. South Alabama (2/8/03) More rebounds 21-4 12-0 Had 15+ assists...... 2/22/20 vs. UTRGV (19) Fewer rebounds 1-2 1-0 Had 20+ assists...... 1/25/20 at UTRGV (20) PAN AMERICAN CENTER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Same rebounds 0-0 0-0 Had 25+ assists...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (30) Most Points...... 43, Willie Humes More turnovers 8-4 7-0 Had 15+ steals...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (15) ...... Idaho State vs. San Jose State (12/27/69) Had 10+ steals...... 2/7/19 at CSUB (12) Rebounds...... 25, Sam Lacey vs. Idaho State (1/4/69) Fewer turnovers 13-2 5-0 Same turnovers 1-0 1-0 Had less than 10 TOs...... 1/30/20 vs. CSU Bakersfield (9) FGs Made...... 19, Jimmy Collins vs. Air Force (1/14/70) Had 20+ TOs...... 12/14/19 at New Mexico (20) 3FG Made...... 10, Jaycee Carroll More pts. in the paint 17-2 10-0 Fewer pts. in the paint 5-4 3-0 Forced 20+ TOs...... 12/29/19 vs. Northern N.M. (22) ...... Utah State vs. NM State (2/2/06) Had 10+ blocked shots...... 1/16/16 vs. Chicago State (10) FTs Made...... 17, James Moore Same pts. in the paint 0-0 0-0 More bench points 17-4 9-0 ...... vs. Arkansas State (2/28/04) THE LAST TIME AN AGGIE... Fewer bench points 5-1 4-0 Assists...... 20, Sam Crawford Scored 30-34 points...... 31, AJ Harris at New Mexico (11/17/18) ...... vs. Sam Houston State (12/21/92) Same bench pts. 0-1 0-0 Scored 35-39 points...... 36, Ian Baker at UTRGV (2/18/17) FG Percentage (Min. 10)...... 1.000 (13-13), Reggie Ramey More 2nd chance pts. 17-5 10-0 Had 20+ rebounds...... 22, Jemerrio Jones vs. Seattle U^ (3/9/18) ...... West Texas A&M vs. NM State (2/13/75) Fewer 2nd chance pts. 2-1 1-0 Had 25+ rebounds...... 27, Sam Lacey at Hardin Simmons (12/19/69) FT Percentage...... 1.000 - Many Same 2nd chance pts. 3-0 2-0 Had 10+ assists...... 11, Jemerrio Jones vs. ENMU (12/12/17) More pts. off turnovers 12-1 9-0 Had 5+ steals...... 7, Trevelin Queen vs. Northern N.M. (12/29/19) LONGEST STREAK of wac reg. season titles Fewer pts. off turnovers 8-4 4-0 Had 10+ steals...... 11, Jemerrio Jones vs. ENMU (12/12/17) Same pts. off turnovers 2-1 0-0 streak team first last Had 5+ blocks...... 6, Trevelin Queen vs. Seattle U (2/16/19) More fast break points 16-2 10-0 Had 10+ blocks...... 10, Sim Bhullar vs. Prairie View A&M (11/27/13) 5 Nevada 2004 2008 Fewer fast break points 5-4 2-0 Made 10+ FGs...... 10, Ivan Aurrecoechea vs. GCU (1/10/19) 5 Utah 1995 1999 Same fast break points 1-0 1-0 Made 10+ FTs...... 11, Terrell Brown at CBU (1/3/19) 5 UTEP 1983 1987 On Monday 1-0 0-0 Made 5+ 3FGs...... 5, JoJo Zamora vs. Utah Valley (2/14/19) 4 Utah State 2008 2011 On Tuesday 4-1 0-0 Had a triple-double...... vs. Eastern New Mexico (12/12/17) 3 NM State 2018 2020 On Wednesday 1-1 0-0 ...... Jemerrio Jones (10 Points, 11 Rebounds, 11 Assists) THIS WEEK IN THE WAC On Thursday 6-1 5-0 Had a double-double...... vs. Grand Canyon (2/13/20) On Friday 0-1 0-0 ...... Johnny McCants (14 points, 18 rebounds) wednesday, february 26 On Saturday 8-1 8-0 2+ players with a double-double...... Seattle U (1/18/20) *Utah Valley at California Baptist | 8:00 p.m. On Sunday 2-1 0-0 ...... Ivan Aurrecoechea (19 Points, 11 Rebounds) thursday, february 27 In November 4-4 0-0 ...... Jabari Rice (17 Points, 11 Rebounds) *NM State at Grand Canyon | 7:00 p.m. In December 5-2 0-0 ^Denotes WAC Tournament game (Las Vegas, Nev.) In January 7-0 7-0 *Denotes NCAA Tournament game *UTRGV at CSU Bakersfield | 8:00 p.m. $Game played at the Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) In February 6-0 6-0 saturday, february 28 !Game played at the Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) *Chicago State at Kansas City | 6:00 p.m. In March 0-0 0-0 #Game played at Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 8 *UTRGV at Grand Canyon | 6:00 p.m. White uniforms 12-1 6-0 *NM State at CSU Bakersfield | 8:00 p.m. Black uniforms 5-3 4-0 Crimson uniforms 2-1 1-0 *Seattle U at California Baptist | 8:00 p.m. Throwback uniforms 3-1 2-0

2019-20AGGIE BASKETBALL | GAMEtwenty-nine | thursdAY | 2|27 | 7:00 p.m. | phoenix, ariz. | #AGGIEUP rv/--NM STATE22-6, 13-0 | --/--grand canyon12-15, 7-6 AGGIES IN THE ASSOCIATION AGGIE IN THE NBA HISTORY #43 • PASCAL SIAKAM Round / 6-9 | 230 | Toronto Raptors | NM State 2014-16 Year Player Overall Team 2018-19 PPG RPG APG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 16.4 6.9 3.0 0.7 .540 .350 .777 1952 Bob Priddy 29th Baltimore Bullers 1961 Billy Joe Price 6th / 55th Syracuse Nationals CAREER PPG RPG APG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 1966 Mike Babich 7th / 60th New York Knicks 9.5 5.0 1.9 0.6 .524 .291 .734 1968 Bill Allen Free Agent Anaheim Amigos 1970 Jimmy Collins 1st / 11th Chicago Bulls 1970 Jimmy Collins Utah Stars (ABA) 1970 Sam Lacey 1st / 5th Cincinnati Royals 1970 Sam Lacey Memphis Pros (ABA) 1971 Jeff Smith 5th / 74th Seattle Supersonics 1971 Jeff Smith Indiana Pacers (ABA) 1973 John Williamson 6th / 96th Atlanta Hawks 1974 Rolland Grant 3rd / 51st Detroit Pistons 1975 Jim Bostic 8th / 139th Kansas City Kings 1977 Richard Robinson 7th / 145th San Antonio Spurs 1978 Charlie Criss Free Agent Atlanta Hawks #9 • JEMERRIO JONES 1980 Albert Slab Jones 5th / 106 Houston Rockets 6-5 | 175 | Wisconsin Herd | NM State 2016-18 1982 Jaime Pena 6th / 133rd San Antonio Spurs 2018-19 PPG RPG APG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 1983 Ernest Patterson 5th / 121st Chicago Bulls (LA Lakers) 9.0 9.5 3.2 0.9 .547 .308 .480 1984 Steve Colter 2nd / 33rd Portland Trailblazers CAREER PPG RPG APG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 1986 Gilbert Wilburn 6th / 119th Cleveland Cavaliers 9.0 9.5 3.2 0.9 .547 .308 .480 1987 Kenny Travis 6th / 115th Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Randy Brown 2nd / 31st Sacramento Kings 1994 Reggie Jordan Free Agent Los Angeles Lakers 2014 Sim Bhullar Free Agent Sacramento Kings 2016 Johnathan Gibson Free Agent Dallas Mavericks 2016 Pascal Siakam 1st / 27th Toronto Raptors 2018 Zach Lofton Free Agent Detroit Pistons 2019 Jemerrio Jones Free Agent Los Angeles Lakers

LET'S TALK TWENTY WE SEEK PERFECTION • With their 72-64 victory over irascible Seattle • In the history of the WAC, just two teams have succeeded posting a perfect U on Thursday, Feb. 13, NM State hit the 20-win record in the regular season. This season, however, NM State is looking to mark for the ninth-straight season. That stands become the third. as the longest streak of 20-win seasons in the • With wins in each of their last three WAC regular season games, the Aggies history of the program. would join the 1997-98 TCU (14-0 in the Pacific Division) team and the 1998-99 • NM State has won 20 or more games in a sea- Utah (14-0 in the Pacific Division) as the only teams in WAC history to post a son 33 times in the history of the program. perfect regular season record in league action. • Third-year head coach Chris Jans became the first coach in NM State history to win 20 or more LET’S TALK 25 games in each of his first three seasons in charge. • Since NM State’s basketball program began in 1905, the Aggies have reached • Jans is one of just five NM State head coaches the 25-win mark in just 11 seasons. who have led the Aggies to multiple 20 win sea- • Of those 11 seasons of 25 or more wins, six have come in the 21st century. sons. The full list is below. With three more wins, the Aggies would hit the 25-win mark for the fourth-con- Lou Henson | 8 secutive season, extending the program’s longest run of 25+ win seasons. Marvin Menzies | 7 • In the last 1980s and 1990s, Neil McCarthy led the Aggies to four 25+ win Neil McCarthy | 7 seasons to produce the most 25+ win seasons by a NM State head coach. Jerry Hines | 3 • Third-year bench boss Chris Jans hit the 25-win mark in each of his first two Chris Jans | 3 seasons in charge in Las Cruces and can becom the first NM State head coach 9 Presley Askew | 1 to win 25 or more games in three straight seasons by leading the Aggies to Ken Hayes | 1 three more victories in 2019-20.

AP POLL 2019-20 Preseason Quick Facts Week 17 (February 24) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name...... New Mexico State University PROGRAM HISTORY RK. TEAM RECORD PTS. TREND Location...... Las Cruces, N.M. First Season...... 1904-05 Founded...... 1888 First Season at Pan American Center...... 1968-69 1. Kansas (62) 24-3 1598 +2 Nickname...... Aggies Pan American Center Record...... 646-155 (.805) 2. Baylor (2) 24-2 1532 -1 Colors...... Crimson & White WAC Record at Pan American Center...... 104-10 (.908) 3. Gonzaga 27-2 1442 -1 Enrollment...... 14,289 All-Time Record...... 1602-1119-2 (.587) 4. Dayton 25-2 1413 +1 Chancellor...... Dr. Dan Arvizu (@dan_arvizu) All-Time WAC Record...... 176-57 (.743) 5. San Diego State 26-1 1287 -1 Athletics Director...... Mario Moccia (@MarioMocciaNMSU) WAC Championships (Last)...... 6 (2019-20) 6. Florida State 23-4 1247 +2 Senior Women’s Administrator...... Dr. Renay Scott WAC Tournament Championships (Last)...... 9 (2018-19) 7. Duke 23-4 1186 -1 WAC Tournament Record...... 32-5 (.865) Faculty Athletics Representative...... Dr. Kevin Melendrez 8. Kentucky 22-5 1130 +2 Overall Postseason Record...... 17-35 (.327) Arena...... Pan American Center NCAA Appearances (Record)...... 22 (7-24)* 9. Maryland 22-5 1124 -2 Capacity...... 12,572 NIT Apperances (Record)...... 6 (5-6) 10. Creighton 22-6 986 +5 Press Row Phone...... 575-646-3400 NAIA Appearances (Record)...... 4 (5-4) 11. Louisville 23-5 966 - Radio...... KXPZ 99.5 FM (Flagship Station) 12. Villanova 21-6 928 - ...... TuneIn (New Mexico St. Aggies) TEAM INFORMATION 13. Seton Hall 20-7 842 +3 ...... KNMZ 103.7 FM (Alamogordo) 2018-19 Overall Record...... 30-5 14. Oregon 21-7 653 - ...... KNMM 1150 AM (Albuquerque) 2018-19 Home Record...... 16-1 15. Auburn 23-4 643 -2 ...... KAMQ 1240 AM (Carlsbad) 2018-19 Road Record...... 10-1 ...... KHEY 1380 AM (El Paso) 16. Penn State 20-7 618 -7 2018-19 Neutral Site Record...... 4-3 17. BYU 23-7 598 +6 ...... KYVA 1230 AM, 94.9 FM (Gallup) 2018-19 WAC Record/Finish...... 15-1/First ...... KMDS 107.1 FM (Las Vegas) 2018-19 Postseason...... NCAA First Round 18. Iowa 19-8 489 +2 Website...... www.NMStateSports.com 2018-19 Final Ranking...... RV (#30)/NR 19. Michigan 18-9 329 +7 Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 20. West Virginia 19-8 313 -3 COACHING STAFF Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/4 21. Colorado 21-7 291 -3 Head Coach...... Chris Jans (Third Season) Redshirts Returning/Lost...... 2/1 22. Texas Tech 18-9 226 +4 E-Mail...... [email protected] Newcomers...... 7 23. Ohio State 18-9 210 +2 Office Phone...... 575-646-1447 24. Michigan State 18-9 160 +2 NM State Career...... 3rd Season (80-17) SOCIAL MEDIA 25. Houston 21-7 102 -3 Collegiate Career...... 4th Season (101-29) Twitter...... @NMStateMBB Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 95, Illinois 82, Associate Head Coach...... James Miller (Second Season) Chris Jans...... @coachchrisjans Arizona 71, Butler 51, Virginia 50, Marquette 41, SFA 29, James Miller...... @JMiller_Coach E-Mail...... [email protected] LSU 24, East Tennessee State 13, Utah State 9, Florida 8, Office Phone...... 575-646-5252 Dave Anwar...... @AnwarDave Assistant Coach...... David Anwar (Third Season) Corey Barker...... @cbOreece Wisconsin 7, New Mexico State 2, Liberty 2, Northern E-Mail...... [email protected] Sean McClurg...... @Sean_McClurg Iowa 2, UCLA 1 Office Phone...... 575-646-4989 Keith Roberts...... @Keethus_J Assistant Coach...... Corey Barker (First Season) Instagram...... @NMStateMBB USA TODAY COACHES POLL E-Mail...... [email protected] Facebook...... /NMStateMBB Week 17 (February 24) Office Phone...... 575-646-4989 STARTERS RETURNING RK. TEAM RECORD PTS. TREND SUPPORT STAFF Name Pos. MPG PPG RPG APG 1. Kansas (30) 24-3 798 +2 Director of Basketball Operations...... Casey Owens Terrell Brown G 24.3 11.3 2.6 1.3 2. Baylor (2) 24-2 760 -1 Video Coordinator...... Sean McClurg AJ Harris G 25.6 9.4 1.8 3.3 3. Dayton 25-2 723 +2 Program Coordinator...... Becky Veitch Clayton Henry G 15.1 5.4 3.2 0.8 C.J. Bobbitt F 14.8 4.6 2.5 0.9 4. Gonzaga 27-2 704 -2 Special Assistant to Head Coach...... Keith Roberts 5. San Diego State 26-1 631 -1 Athletic Trainer...... Mike Anderson LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 6. Florida State 23-4 597 +2 Strength & Conditioning...... Zach Witherspoon Name Pos. MPG PPG RPG APG 7. Duke 23-4 579 -1 Team Managers...... Devin Bermudez, Paul Bernstein, Terrell Brown G 24.3 11.3 2.6 1.3 ...... Kameron Kennon, Cesar Lujan-Flroes, Jose Gomez 8. Maryland 22-5 553 -1 Ivan Aurrecoechea F 16.9 9.6 5.3 0.7 9. Kentucky 22-5 543 +1 AJ Harris G 25.6 9.4 1.8 3.3 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 10. Louisville 23-5 531 +1 Trevelin Queen G 15.2 7.8 2.9 1.7 11. Creighton 22-6 462 +4 Men’s Basketball Contact...... Charlie Hurley Johnny McCants F 18.1 6.2 4.8 0.6 Office Phone...... 575-646-4120 Clayton Henry G 15.1 5.4 3.2 0.8 12. Villanova 21-6 449 +1 Cell Phone...... 218-341-5113 C.J. Bobbitt F 14.8 4.6 2.5 0.9 13. Seton Hall 20-7 423 +1 E-Mail...... [email protected] Jabari Rice G 10.9 3.4 2.2 0.8 14. Penn State 20-7 318 -5 Twitter...... @CP_Hurley Shunn Buchanan G 16.5 2.1 1.6 2.5 15. Auburn 23-4 316 -3 Assistant AD - Media Relations...... Charlie Hurley 16. Oregon 21-7 276 - Assistant Director...... Oliver Grigg LETTERWINNERS LOST 17. Iowa 19-8 264 +3 Assistant Director...... Ty Stevers Name Pos. MPG PPG RPG APG 18. BYU 23-7 240 +8 Intern...... TBD Eli Chuha F 20.8 9.7 6.6 1.5 19. West Virginia 19-8 194 -1 Fax...... 575-646-4579 JoJo Zamora G 15.5 7.5 1.6 0.9 Mohamed Thiam F 11.6 4.5 3.8 0.2 20. Colorado 21-7 155 -3 Mailing Address...... Athletic Media Relations 21. Texas Tech 18-9 153 +5 ...... 1815 Wells Street, Stan Fulton Center ...... Las Cruces, NM 88003 *NCAA vacated 3 appearances from 1991-94 (3-3). 22. Michigan 18-9 139 +4 23. Ohio State 18-9 132 +1 T24. Arizona 19-8 118 -3 T24. Michigan State 18-9 118 +1 Others receiving votes: Houston 58, Butler 48, Arizona State 27, Illinois 25, Marquette 19, Virginia 13, LSU 12, Saint Mary’s 7, East Tennessee State 6, Northern Iowa 3, ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD (2019-20 OPPONENTS ONLY) Wisconsin 3, SFA 3 Opponent Home Away Neau Overall Last Opponent Home Away Neau Overall Last Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7-0 0-0 0-0 7-0 2019 Seattle U 9-0 6-3 3-0 18-3 2020 Arizona 28-25 12-36 0-1 40-62 2019 Southern 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2019 CSU Bakersfield 10-0 5-1 3-1 18-2 2020 South Florida 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2019 California Baptist 1-0 1-1 -- 2-1 2020 Kansas City 7-0 6-1 2-0 15-1 2020 Chicago State 9-0 7-1 4-0 20-1 2020 Utah Valley 6-1 5-2 0-0 11-3 2020 Colorado State 2-1 1-4 1-0 4-5 2019 UTEP 61-42 54-60 1-0 116-102 2019 Denver 6-3 6-3 1-0 13-6 2013 UTRGV 11-1 8-2 2-0 21-3 2020 10 George Mason 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 2019 Washington State 1-0 -- 1-1 2-1 2019 Grand Canyon 8-0 4-2 2-0 14-2 2020 Western NM 42-13-1 19-10 2-0 63-23-1 2019 Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2019 TOTAL 275-133-1 173-201 24-6 472-340-1 New Mexico 61-47 40-74 0-2 101-123 2019 -2019-20 games included Northern NM 6-0 0-0 2-0 8-0 2019

New Mexico State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia handed the reigns to the coveted Aggie men’s basketball program to Chris Jans on Monday, April 17, naming the Fairbank, Iowa, native the 26th head men’s basketball coach at NM State.

The 25-year veteran took the helm of an Aggie team that won a program record 28 games and won 28 games himself in his first year. Since his arrival, New Mexico State has beaten its first AP top-10 opponent in 17 season as well as take down a pair of Power 5 teams in Illinois and then #6/7 Miami. His tenure started off with a bang, sweeping both UNM and UTEP before winning 11-straight.

Jans was named the WAC Coach the Year after leading the Aggies to a 12-2 conference finish to claim the regular-season title and added a WAC Tournament title to his name when the Aggies defeated Grand Canyon 72-58 – which gave NM State its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in seven seasons.

Under his direction, Jemerrio Jones was named the WAC Player of Year while Zach Lofton was named First-Team All-WAC. Jones was also named to the all-defensive team while AJ Harris joined Lofton on the all-newcomer list. In addition, Jones and Lofton were named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s All-District VIII team as well as the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ first-team and second-team for district six, respectively.

Jans didn’t disappoint the following year in 2018-19, guiding the Aggies to a program-best 30-5 record after leading NM State to its 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance. New Mexico State also tallied the third-longest winning-streak in program history with 19-consecutive wins.

The veteran coach was once again voted on by his peers as the 2019 Don Haskins Coach of the Year after going 15-1 in league play with 10 new players and only one starter returning. Prior to the WAC Tournament Championship game, Jans was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Award – which is given out to the nation’s top mid-major coach. He was also selected by his coaching peers as the CHRIS JANS 2019 NABC All-District Coach (District 6) while Terrell Brown was named to the NABC All-District Second-Team (District 6). EXPERIENCE NM State Experience 3rd Season In addition, the Aggies also claimed their second-straight regular-season title under Jans while also NM State Record 80-17 putting on a dominating 89-57 win over Grand Canyon in the WAC Tournament title game – which NM State WAC Record 40-3 was the highest margin of victory in the tournament championship. The win represented NM State’s Collegiate Experience (4th as HC) 28 Seasons ninth WAC Tournament title overall and third-straight, including the last two under Jans. Collegiate Record 101-29 Alma Mater Loras College ‘91 He began his second-stint at Wichita State prior to the start of the 2016-17 season under head coach Greg Marshall. At the conclusion of that season, Jans was elevated to associate head coach before taking the NM State head coaching job.

Prior to returning to WSU, Jans coordinated one of the nation’s best turnarounds in 2014-15 in his first year as the head coach at Bowling Green. In just one season, he took a BGSU team that lost 20 games in 2013-14 and guided it to a record-setting 21-12 overall mark in 2014-15 – which was the most wins in a single-season for Bowling Green since 2001-02 (24).

With the 21 wins, Jans became the first head coach in Falcons history to lead the team to 20 wins or more in his first year at the helm. His record-setting 21 wins eclipsed the 18 wins set previously by hall of famers Harold Anderson and Bill Fitch.

The 2014-15 campaign also saw Jans lead BGSU to its first national postseason tournament victory since 1975 when the Falcons defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) in the 2015 Collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT).

In that same year, Bowling Green finished Mid-American Conference play 11-7 – which was the most wins in MAC play for BGSU since going 11-5 during the 2008-09 season. In addition, the Falcons also reeled off 11 road victories for the first time since the 1947-48 season. With the historic year for Falcon men’s basketball, Jans was chosen by his peers as the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ top first-year head coach with the 2015 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year award.

Before taking the helm at BGSU, Jans spent seven years alongside Marshall at Wichita State (2007-14). He was a member of the inaugural staff with Marshall at WSU and turned the program around to become the staple of the NCAA Tournament it is now. After just one season, the Shockers earned a CBI bid in 2009 followed by an NIT bid at home in 2010 with the help of future NBA guard Toure’ Murry and center Garrett Stutz.

The Shockers began to break through in the 2010-11 campaign when they recorded 24 wins and a runner-up finish in conference play. Despite missing the Big Dance, WSU gave Shocker fans some hope when it reeled off five-consecutive wins and won the program’s first NIT Championship.

Wichita State claimed the Missouri Valley Conference title the following year and made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2006 as the No. 5 seed before falling to the 12th-seeded Cinderella VCU Rams.

Jans was instrumental in landing Ron Baker, a future All-American and NBA player, who helped guide WSU to its deep run in the NCAA Tournament in 2013. The Shockers broke a lot of brackets that season, taking down Pittsburgh and the overall No. 1 seed Gonzaga to reach the Sweet 16 before taking down a hot La Salle and Ohio State team to earn Wichita State its first Final Four appearance since 1965. 11 In the final season of his first stint with the Shockers, Jans helped Wichita State set an NCAA record with a 35-0 start to the season. During that stretch, WSU ran the gamut in the Valley and became the first program to go undefeated in nearly 30 years. That season also saw Fred VanVleet, Cleanthony Early and Baker earn first- team all-conference selections while Early and VanVleet notched All-America honors on top of VanVleet adding MVC Player of the Year to his mantle of awards.

Jans’ All-Time Record Mississippi State 1 0 He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Elmhurst Opponent W L New Mexico 4 2 College in 1992 before taking a similar role at NAIA Grande View College in 1994. Akron 0 2 North Dakota State 1 0 Jans earned his first head coaching opportunity when he took over at NJCAA Alabama A&M 1 0 Northern Colorado 1 0 Division II Kirkwood Community College in 1996. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 0 Northern Illinois 2 0 Arizona 0 1 Northern New Mexico 2 0 Jans was named the Region XI Coach of the Year after guiding the Eagles to a 25- Auburn 0 1 Ohio 2 0 10 season, which included a conference title and the program’s first-ever national Ball State 3 0 Prairie View A&M 1 0 tournament appearance. He followed up his rookie season with a 31-6 campaign Buffalo 0 2 Saint Francis (Pa.) 1 0 highlighted by Kirkwood capturing the NJCAA Division II National Championship and California Baptist 2 1 Saint Mary’s (CA) 0 2 Jans being named the National Coach of the Year. Canisius 0 1 San Diego 0 1 Sandwiched in between his time at Independence Community College (1998-99) Central Michigan 1 0 Seattle U 6 1 and Howard College (2001-03), Jans got his first taste of the Division I level as an Chicago State 9 0 Southern 1 0 assistant coach at Idaho (1999-01) under David Farrar. Clemson 0 1 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 Cleveland State 1 0 Texas A&M - Int’l 1 0 After Howard, he took over at Chipola Junior College and joined forces with Greg Colorado State 3 0 Toledo 0 1 Heiar – who played for Jans in his rookie season as a head coach at Kirkwood CC CSU Bakersfield 5 0 UA Pine Bluff 0 0 and was a fellow assistant coach at WSU. Success continued to follow Jans as he CSUN 1 0 UC Irvine 1 0 led Chipola JC to its first conference title in a decade while finishing sixth at the Dayton 0 1 USC 0 1 NJCAA Division I National Tournament and finished 32-5 overall. Davidson 1 0 USF 2 0 Denver 1 0 Utah Valley 5 1 Jans then made his second appearance at the Division I level, this time as an Detroit 1 0 UTEP 5 1 assistant coach at Illinois State (2004-07) on Porter Moser’s staff before joining Drake 1 1 UTRGV 7 0 Marshall at Wichita State. East Central University 1 0 Washington State 2 1 Eastern Michigan 1 1 Western Kentucky 0 1 Jans was a three-year starter at Loras College (1987-91) and was named a captain Eastern New Mexico 2 0 Western Michigan 1 0 as a senior. During his time in Dubuque, Iowa, he helped the Duhawks break 16 Ferris State 0 1 Western New Mexico 1 0 scoring records and two NCAA Division III records for three-point shooting. George Mason 0 1 Wright State 1 0 Grand Canyon 7 0 Total 101 29 A graduate of Loras College in 1991, Jans earned his bachelor degrees in Illinois 1 0 *2019-20 Games Included marketing and finance. He and his wife Sheri have two kids, Nick and Maddie Kansas 0 1 Gazda. Kansas City 6 0 Kent State 1 1 Miami (FL) 1 0 Miami (OH) 1 1 THE JANS FILE Conference Year School Position Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Tournament Postseason 1991-92 Elmhurst Assistant Coach ------1992-93 Elmhurst Assistant Coach ------1993-94 Elmhurst Assistant Coach ------1994-95 Grand View College Assistant Coach ------1995-96 Grand View College Assistant Coach ------1996-97 Kirkwood CC Head Coach ------1997-98 Kirkwood CC Head Coach ------1998-99 Independence CC Head Coach ------1999-00 Idaho Assistant Coach ------2000-01 Idaho Assistant Coach ------2001-02 Howard JC Head Coach ------2002-03 Howard JC Head Coach ------2003-04 Chipola Head Coach ------2004-05 Illinois State Assistant Coach ------2005-06 Illinois State Assistant Coach ------2006-07 Illinois State Assistant Coach ------2007-08 Wichita State Assistant Coach ------2008-09 Wichita State Assistant Coach ------2009-10 Wichita State Assistant Coach ------2010-11 Wichita State Assistant Coach ------2011-12 Wichita State Associate Head Coach ------2012-13 Wichita State Associate Head Coach ------2013-14 Wichita State Associate Head Coach ------2014-15 Bowling Green Head Coach 21-12 .636 11-7 .611 1-1 1-1 (CIT) 2015-16 Wichita State Consultant ------2016-17 Wichita State Special Assistant ------12 2017-18 New Mexico State Head Coach 28-6 .824 12-2 .857 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) 2018-19 New Mexico State Head Coach 30-5 .857 15-1 .938 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) 2019-20 New Mexico State Head Coach 22-6 .786 13-0 1.000 -- -- Total -- -- 101-29 .777 51-10 .836 7-1 3 Appearances

2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Shunn Buchanan G 6-0 170 Sr. Durant, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC) By Class 2 Tennessee Owens G 5-10 165 RSo. Las Cruces, N.M. (Alabama-Huntsville) Seniors (8) 3 Terrell Brown G 6-1 170 Sr. Hayward, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) Ivan Aurrecoechea, C.J. Bobbitt, Terrell Brown, 5 Clayton Henry G 6-4 200 Sr. Calgary, Canada (Palm Beach State) Shunn Buchanan, AJ Harris, Clayton Henry 10 Jabari Rice G 6-4 180 RSo. Houston, Texas (Thurgood Marshall HS) Trevelin Queen, Bryce Rewalt

0/11 Evan Gilyard II G 5-10 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (UTEP) Juniors (5) 12 AJ Harris G 5-9 170 RSr. Dayton, Ohio (Ohio State) Dajour Joseph, Wilfried Likayi, Johnny McCants 13 C.J. Bobbitt F 6-7 220 RSr. Killeen, Texas (Denver) Shawn Williams, Evan Gilyard II 15 Ivan Aurrecoechea F 6-8 235 Sr. Madrid, Spain (Indian Hills CC) 20 Dajour Joseph G 6-6 205 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Plains) Sophomores (2) 21 Trevelin Queen G 6-6 190 Sr. Glen Burnie, Ma. (NMMI) Tennesee Owens, Jabari Rice 22 Wilfried Likayi F 6-9 210 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Casper College) 24 Will McNair F 6-10 265 RFr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Martin Luther King HS) Freshmen (1) 32 Bryce Rewalt G 5-11 165 Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. (Centennial HS) Will McNair 35 Johnny McCants F 6-7 235 RJr. Las Cruces, N.M. (Oñate HS) 55 Shawn Williams G 6-1 175 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (East Carolina) Redshirting (1) Raswhaun Agee F 6-7 210 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS) Rashaun Agee 2019-20 Alphabetical Roster By Position Guards (10) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Terrell Brown, Shunn Buchanan, AJ Harris, Rashaun Agee F 6-7 210 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon HS) Evan Gilyard, Clayton Henry, Dajour Joseph 15 Ivan Aurrecoechea F 6-8 235 Sr. Madrid, Spain (Indian Hills CC) Tennessee Owens, Trevelin Queen, Jabari Rice, 13 C.J. Bobbitt F 6-7 220 RSr. Killeen, Texas (Denver) Shawn Williams 3 Terrell Brown G 6-1 170 Sr. Hayward, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) 1 Shunn Buchanan G 6-0 170 Sr. Durant, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC) Forwards (6) 0/11 Evan Gilyard II G 6-0 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (UTEP) Rashaun Agee, Ivan Aurrecoechea, C.J. Bobbitt, 12 AJ Harris G 5-9 170 RSr. Dayton, Ohio (Ohio State) Wilfried Likayi, Johnny McCants, William McNair 5 Clayton Henry G 6-4 200 Sr. Calgary, Canada (Palm Beach State) 20 Dajour Joseph G 6-6 205 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Plains) By Home Country 22 Wilfried Likayi F 6-9 210 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Casper College) USA (15) 35 Johnny McCants F 6-7 235 RJr. Las Cruces, N.M. (Oñate HS) Canada (1) 24 Will McNair F 6-10 265 RFr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Martin Luther King HS) Spain (1) 2 Tennessee Owens G 5-10 165 RSo. Las Cruces, N.M. (Alabama-Huntsville) 21 Trevelin Queen G 6-6 190 Sr. Glen Burnie, Ma. (NMMI) 32 Bryce Rewalt G 5-11 165 Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. (Centennial HS) Pronunciation Guide 10 Jabari Rice G 6-4 180 RSo. Houston, Texas (Thurgood Marshall HS) Rashaun Agee...... rih-shawn AYE-gee 55 Shawn Williams G 6-1 175 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (East Carolina) David Anwar...... ann-waar Ivan Aurrecoechea...... EE-von ah-oh-ray-coe-uh-chay-ah Terrell Brown...... TUH-rell Coaching and Support Staff Shunn Buchanan...... Shawn Name Position Experience Alma Mater Evan Gilyard...... gill-yerd Chris Jans Head Coach Third Season Loras College (1991) Dajour Joseph...... day-zhor James Miller Associate Head Coach Second Season Colorado State (2005) Wilfried Likayi...... luh-kai David Anwar Assistant Coach Third Season Fitchburg State (1998) Trevelin Queen...... trev-vuh-lin Corey Barker Assistant Coach First Season Prairie View A&M (2003) Bryce Rewalt...... Ree-walt Casey Owens Director of Basketball Operations Second Season NM State (1994) Jabari Rice...... juh-bar-ree Sean McClurg Video Coordinator Second Season Virginia Tech (2017) Becky Veitch Program Coordinator Eighth Season Chico State (2005) Charlie Hurley Media Relations First Season Michigan Tech (2010) Mike Anderson Athletic Trainer First Season Chico State (2005) Zach Witherspoon Strength & Conditioning Fourth Season Carson-Newman (2014) Keith Roberts Special Assistant to Head Coach Fourth Season NM State (2016) Paul Bernstein Student Manager Third Season Kameron Kennon Student Manager Second Season Devin Bermudez Student Manager Second Season Cesar Lujan-Flores Student Manager First Season Jose Gomez Student Manager First Season

2019-20 overall Statistics | new mexico state No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A A/G TO Stl Blk Pts Avg 10 Rice, Jabari 27-17 719 26.6 117-240 .488 49-121 .405 81-99 .818 43 93 136 5.0 54 51 1.9 49 23 4 364 13.5 21 Queen, Trevelin 23-22 644 28.0 114-245 .465 46-123 .374 32-39 .821 45 76 121 5.3 58 58 2.5 48 41 7 306 13.3 15 Aurrecoechea, Ivan 28-28 689 24.6 124-213 .582 3-9 .333 73-113 .646 53 103 156 5.6 59 27 1.0 55 10 6 324 11.6 35 McCants, Johnny 28-16 706 25.2 100-175 .571 24-64 .375 29-57 .509 53 117 170 6.1 47 55 2.0 37 31 14 253 9.0 05 Henry, Clayton 1-0 23 23.0 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2 2 4 4.0 0 2 2.0 0 0 0 8 8.0 11 Gilyard II, Evan 16-12 367 22.9 36-92 .391 23-56 .411 25-37 .676 1 28 29 1.8 35 42 2.6 25 10 0 120 7.5 03 Brown, Terrell 24-15 620 25.8 52-155 .335 36-116 .310 31-42 .738 10 39 49 2.0 25 31 1.3 28 15 1 171 7.1 12 Harris, AJ 3-2 45 15.0 8-19 .421 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 3 11 3.7 2 4 0 20 6.7 55 Williams, Shawn 26-2 399 15.3 41-121 .339 30-91 .330 23-27 .852 14 23 37 1.4 11 15 0.6 25 2 1 135 5.2 13 Bobbitt, C.J. 28-12 519 18.5 45-117 .385 15-61 .246 24-33 .727 20 59 79 2.8 66 32 1.1 24 8 4 129 4.6 02 Owens, Tennessee 7-0 35 5.0 6-13 .462 5-10 .500 5-8 .625 0 3 3 0.4 4 1 0.1 1 1 0 22 3.1 01 Buchanan, Shunn 28-14 579 20.7 25-74 .338 10-36 .278 17-24 .708 11 65 76 2.7 56 76 2.7 51 28 2 77 2.8 32 Rewalt, Bryce 7-0 28 4.0 6-11 .545 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 18 2.6 24 McNair, William 25-0 208 8.3 20-32 .625 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 12 29 41 1.6 20 3 0.1 10 2 10 45 1.8 20 Joseph, Dajour 3 0-6 2.0 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Total 28-28 5625 200.9 700-1523 .460 253-711 .356 349-492 .709 300 677 977 34.9 447 405 14.5 379 176 49 2002 71.5 Opponents 28-28 5625 200.9 604-1409 .429 176-532 .331 319-430 .742 179 582 761 27.2 524 287 10.3 394 175 57 1703 60.8

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total NM State 967 1017 18 2,002 Opponents 751 942 10 1,703 2019-20 WAC Statistics | new mexico state No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A A/G TO Stl Blk Pts Avg 15 Aurrecoechea, Ivan 13-13 358 27.5 71-123 .577 2-7 .286 45-61 .738 25 56 81 6.2 30 16 1.2 23 2 3 189 14.5 10 Rice, Jabari 13-13 369 28.4 56-118 .475 27-61 .443 47-56 .839 18 53 71 5.5 27 33 2.5 26 13 3 186 14.3 21 Queen, Trevelin 8-7 175 21.9 30-57 .526 14-33 .424 14-16 .875 11 24 35 4.4 21 6 0.8 14 13 4 88 11.0 03 Brown, Terrell 12-6 330 27.5 36-74 .486 25-51 .490 23-30 .767 5 16 21 1.8 12 15 1.3 6 7 1 120 10.0 35 McCants, Johnny 13-13 376 28.9 49-85 .576 10-32 .313 21-32 .656 30 63 93 7.2 19 39 3.0 15 15 6 129 9.9 12 Harris, AJ 1-1 8 8.0 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 3 0 9 9.0 11 Gilyard II, Evan 13-12 313 24.1 27-74 .365 16-43 .372 21-31 .677 1 24 25 1.9 31 34 2.6 21 8 0 91 7.0 55 Williams, Shawn 12-0 126 10.5 15-41 .366 11-33 .333 13-13 1.000 5 4 9 0.8 2 2 0.2 4 1 0 54 4.5 02 Owens, Tennessee 3-0 8 2.7 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 10 3.3 13 Bobbitt, C.J. 13-0 193 14.8 17-43 .395 6-24 .250 1-2 .500 3 23 26 2.0 30 16 1.2 11 1 1 41 3.2 01 Buchanan, Shunn 13-0 251 19.3 12-35 .343 5-19 .263 7-10 .700 6 30 36 2.8 24 37 2.8 22 10 1 36 2.8 32 Rewalt, Bryce 3-0 11 3.7 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 6 2.0 24 McNair, William 10-0 82 8.2 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 9 11 1.1 10 2 0.2 5 1 3 11 1.1 Total 13-13 2600 200.0 327-677 .483 122-314 .389 194-256 .758 119 321 440 33.8 209 202 15.5 157 74 22 970 74.6 Opponents 13-13 2600 200.0 289-650 .445 93-273 .341 137-192 .714 71 257 328 25.2 255 150 11.5 163 68 23 808 62.2

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total NM State 469 501 970 Opponents 370 438 808 2019-20 WAC STANDINGS AGGIE comeback win tracker WAC PCT H A ALL PCT H A N STREAK DEFICIT vs. FINAL DATE NM State 13-0 1.000 7-0 6-0 22-6 0.786 12-1 7-3 3-2 Won 16 11 at Seattle U W | 75-67 1/18 California Baptist 8-4 0.667 3-3 5-1 19-8 0.704 13-5 6-3 0-0 Won 1 8 at Kansas City W | 67-61 2/8 Seattle U 7-6 0.538 4-2 3-4 14-14 0.500 11-4 3-10 0-0 Won 2 7 UTRGV W | 78-62 2/22 Grand Canyon 7-6 0.538 3-2 4-4 12-15 0.444 7-7 4-6 1-2 Lost 2 6 at UTRGV W | 67-62 1/25 UTRGV 7-6 0.538 5-2 2-4 12-15 0.444 10-4 2-11 0-0 Lost 1 6 vs. USF W | 65-45 11/26 Kansas City 6-7 0.462 3-4 3-3 14-14 0.500 8-4 4-9 2-1 Won 2 5 vs. Utah Valley W | 84-82 2/15 CSU Bakersfield 5-8 0.385 3-3 2-5 11-17 0.393 8-6 3-11 0-0 Lost 3 5 UTEP W | 59-56 12/3 Utah Valley 5-8 0.385 3-3 2-5 11-17 0.393 6-6 5-11 0-0 Won 2 4 vs. Mississippi St. W | 58-52 12/22 Chicago State 0-13 0.000 0-8 0-5 4-24 0.143 3-11 1-11 0-2 Lost 18 3 at CBU W | 86-71 1/4 3 Southern W | 79-63 11/13 2 Grand Canyon W | 72-52 2/1 2 at Utah Valley W | 70-56 1/16 2 Northern N.M. W | 104-30 12/29 1 at Chicago State W | 71-49 2/6 1 CSU Bakersfield W | 61-57 1/30

2019-20 OVERALL Statistics | grand canyon No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A A/G TO Stl Blk Pts Avg 25 Lever, Alessandro 27-27 892 33.0 165-307 .537 29-74 .392 72-91 .791 54 110 164 6.1 79 63 2.3 52 12 5 431 16.0 23 Johnson, Carlos 27-26 931 34.5 142-315 .451 39-113 .345 92-126 .730 24 119 143 5.3 76 44 1.6 66 29 12 415 15.4 03 Dixon, Mikey 15-15 463 30.9 62-151 .411 24-56 .429 43-55 .782 7 31 38 2.5 26 27 1.8 18 11 0 191 12.7 10 Blacksher Jr., Jovan 27-27 936 34.7 101-245 .412 20-81 .247 72-95 .758 16 134 150 5.6 61 98 3.6 56 46 1 294 10.9 01 Brown, Isiah 27-16 785 29.1 90-204 .441 29-81 .358 35-41 .854 15 91 106 3.9 73 44 1.6 36 20 4 244 9.0 13 Jenkins, Lorenzo 27-7 643 23.8 69-162 .426 18-69 .261 58-73 .795 15 68 83 3.1 51 24 0.9 31 9 3 214 7.9 00 Rhymes, J.J. 12-2 274 22.8 21-52 .404 0-4 .000 23-32 .719 13 30 43 3.6 19 14 1.2 20 1 1 85 5.4 24 Okpoh, Bryce 27-14 431 16.0 17-42 .405 0-1 .000 20-36 .556 30 50 80 3.0 54 6 0.2 15 5 9 54 2.0 05 Bangai, Louis 15-0 36 2.4 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 5 5 10 0.7 7 1 0.1 2 0 0 5 0.3 31 Spry, Ethan 9-0 14 1.6 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.2 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 3 0.3 15 Gerdes, Raef 13-1 45 3.5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 2 3 0.2 0 4 0.3 1 1 0 3 0.2 Total 27-27 5450 201.9 669-1489 .449 160-485 .330 421-561 .750 207 679 886 32.8 447 326 12.1 310 134 35 1919 71.1 Opponents 27-27 5450 201.9 699-1568 .446 236-642 .368 341-476 .716 251 682 933 34.6 499 394 14.6 312 149 71 1975 73.2

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Grand Canyon 874 1021 24 1,919 Opponents 916 1048 11 1,975 2019-20 wac Statistics | grand canyon No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A A/G TO Stl Blk Pts Avg 23 Johnson, Carlos 13-13 436 33.5 72-140 .514 15-38 .395 61-84 .726 10 60 70 5.4 36 19 1.5 34 12 6 220 16.9 25 Lever, Alessandro 13-13 444 34.2 79-149 .530 12-31 .387 48-57 .842 31 57 88 6.8 37 33 2.5 23 4 4 218 16.8 03 Dixon, Mikey 13-13 400 30.8 55-130 .423 22-52 .423 34-44 .773 5 29 34 2.6 19 24 1.8 16 10 0 166 12.8 10 Blacksher Jr., Jovan 13-13 435 33.5 46-105 .438 11-34 .324 37-51 .725 8 73 81 6.2 37 48 3.7 25 20 0 140 10.8 01 Brown, Isiah 13-2 318 24.5 36-80 .450 14-34 .412 13-16 .813 8 35 43 3.3 30 18 1.4 14 5 0 99 7.6 13 Jenkins, Lorenzo 13-0 299 23.0 24-64 .375 5-22 .227 31-40 .775 6 38 44 3.4 29 13 1.0 17 4 2 84 6.5 24 Okpoh, Bryce 13-10 235 18.1 10-22 .455 0-0 .000 15-25 .600 14 28 42 3.2 30 5 0.4 9 2 6 35 2.7 31 Spry, Ethan 3-0 4 1.3 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 1.0 15 Gerdes, Raef 8-1 37 4.6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 2 3 0.4 0 4 0.5 1 1 0 3 0.4 05 Bangai, Louis 8-0 17 2.1 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.5 4 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 13-13 2625 201.9 323-695 .465 80-214 .374 242-323 .749 96 340 436 33.5 222 165 12.7 147 58 18 968 74.5 Opponents 13-13 2625 201.9 340-775 .439 110-306 .359 169-231 .732 121 310 431 33.2 263 200 15.4 131 72 29 959 73.4

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Grand Canyon 442 516 10 968 Opponents 427 527 5 959

2019-20 Team Game-by-GamE COMPARISON GAME RESULT FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-TOTAL PF | +/- PTS | +/- A | +/- TO | +/- BLK | +/- STL | +/- MIN HALF Western N.M. | 11/5 16-56 .286 10-27 .370 4-6 .667 5-13-18 27 46 8 14 0 7 200 16 at NM State W | 92-46 30-55 .545 9-25 .360 23-28 .821 11-29-40 11 | -16 92 | +46 14 | +6 13 | -1 0 | = 5 | -2 200 52 | +36 at UTEP | 11/12 23-49 .469 3-13 .231 16-21 .762 6-27-33 16 65 11 12 3 8 200 28 NM State L | 65-50 21-57 .368 6-26 .231 2-11 .182 14-25-39 17 | +1 50 | -15 9 | -2 16 | +4 0 | -3 5 | -3 200 25 | -3 Southern | 11/14 22-50 .440 7-12 .583 12-16 .750 7-16-23 34 63 4 16 1 7 200 25 at NM State W | 79-63 30-55 .545 9-25 .360 23-28 .821 11-29-40 11 | -23 79 | +16 14 | +10 13 | -3 0 | -1 5 | -2 200 30 | +5 at #17/19 Arizona | 11/17 30-57 .526 10-21 .476 13-15 .867 7-26-33 17 83 13 12 6 6 200 43 NM State L | 83-53 18-55 .327 9-30 .300 8-13 .615 13-19-32 17 | = 53 | -30 9 | -4 20 | +8 1 | -5 2 | +4 200 21 | -22 rv/rv New Mexico | 11/21 28-52 .538 4-15 .267 18-24 .750 8-21-29 16 78 10 16 1 7 200 37 at NM State L | 78-77 28-64 .438 7-33 .212 14-18 .778 15-22-37 21 | +5 77 | -1 17 | +7 14 | -2 0 | -1 7 | = 200 39 | +2 vs. Colorado State | 11/25 24-49 .490 7-16 .438 15-23 .652 4-24-28 16 70 13 20 0 9 200 29 NM State W | 78-70 (OT) 28-61 .459 8-27 .296 14-16 .875 9-23-32 19 | +3 78 | +8 13 | = 16 | -4 1 | +1 6 | -3 200 34 | +5 vs. USF | 11/26 16-47 .340 5-16 .313 8-11 .727 8-18-26 14 45 7 16 4 5 200 20 NM State W | 65-45 24-50 .480 11-21 .524 6-10 .600 9-23-32 12 | -2 65 | +20 12 | +5 13 | -3 2 | -2 7 | +2 200 32 | +12 vs. George Mason | 11/27 25-51 .490 5-15 .333 13-16 .813 12-23-35 12 68 4 13 5 4 200 23 NM State L | 68-64 25-63 .397 8-29 .276 6-8 .750 15-16-31 15 | +3 64 | -4 11 | +7 11 | -2 1 | -4 6 | +2 200 35 | +8 UTEP | 12/3 18-46 .391 6-23 .261 14-15 .933 3-25-28 18 56 10 15 2 5 200 23 at NM State W | 59-56 21-54 .389 5-19 .263 12-17 .706 11-25-36 13 | -5 59 | +3 10 | = 14 | -1 3 | +1 7 | +2 200 27 | +4 vs. Washington State | 12/7 17-48 .354 8-21 .381 21-26 .808 7-30-37 20 63 11 13 2 7 200 30 NM State L | 63-54 21-61 .344 5-28 .179 7-14 .500 15-27-42 22 | +2 54 | -9 13 | +2 17 | +4 7 | -5 5 | -2 200 21 | -9 at Denver | 12/10 26-57 .456 5-13 .385 10-15 .667 6-21-27 19 67 12 15 2 8 200 28 NM State W | 72-67 28-56 .500 8-22 .364 8-14 .571 9-29-38 17 | -2 72 | +5 12 | = 19 | +4 1 | -1 9 | +1 200 37 | +9 at New Mexico | 12/14 21-50 .420 4-16 .250 23-28 .821 10-23-33 12 69 11 16 2 14 200 31 NM State L | 69-62 24-55 .436 10-28 .357 4-10 .400 12-23-35 21 | +9 62 | -7 17 | +6 22 | +6 5 | +3 10 | -4 200 33 | +2 Ark.-Pine Bluff | 12/18 16-46 .348 3-12 .250 5-6 .833 6-20-26 21 40 6 14 1 6 200 15 at NM State W | 65-40 22-49 .449 8-25 .320 13-21 .619 12-24-36 11 | -10 65 | +25 12 | +6 11 | -3 2 | +1 6 | = 200 29 | +14 vs. Mississippi State | 12/22 21-51 .412 3-16 .188 7-11 .636 12-20-32 18 52 10 17 3 10 200 21 NM State W | 58-52 20-50 .400 9-23 .391 9-13 .692 12-21-33 14 | -4 58 | +6 10 | = 16 | -1 2 | -1 6 | -4 200 23 | +2 Northern N.M. | 12/29 12-50 .240 3-23 .130 3-5 .600 7-18-25 9 30 7 22 2 4 200 12 at NM State W | 104-30 41-70 .586 20-39 .513 2-4 .500 12-31-43 10 | +1 104 | +74 30 | +23 7 | -15 1 | -1 15 | +11 200 60 | +48 at California Baptist | 1/4 22-46 .478 8-26 .308 19-24 .792 8-18-26 15 71 14 17 2 5 200 37 NM State* W | 86-71 34-69 .493 10-31 .323 8-9 .889 17-19-36 20 | +5 86 | +15 16 | +2 9 | -8 3 | +1 7 | +2 200 36 | -1 Chicago State | 1/9 16-50 .320 5-19 .263 17-21 .810 6-25-31 21 54 11 19 0 4 200 24 at NM State* W | 93-54 29-59 .492 16-34 .471 19-25 .760 8-31-39 19 | -2 93 | +39 24 | +13 10 | -9 1 | +1 12 | +8 200 46 | +22 Kansas City | 1/11 26-57 .456 13-24 .542 6-14 .429 7-19-26 22 71 15 11 0 9 200 33 at NM State* W | 74-71 29-47 .617 8-18 .444 8-14 .571 3-30-33 18 | -4 74 | +3 20 | +5 18 | +7 4 | +4 4 | -5 200 42 | +9 at Utah Valley | 1/16 21-52 .404 5-19 .263 9-14 .643 6-22-28 18 56 15 14 2 6 200 27 NM State* W | 70-56 22-49 .449 11-29 .379 15-17 .882 6-29-35 16 | -2 70 | +14 16 | +1 15 | +1 3 | +1 7 | +1 200 34 | +7 at Seattle U | 1/18 23-54 .426 6-22 .273 15-18 .833 7-16-23 24 67 8 9 3 3 200 29 NM State* W | 75-67 20-50 .400 9-21 .429 26-31 .839 9-26-35 19 | -5 75 | +8 10 | +2 11 | +2 1 | -2 2 | -1 200 29 | = at UTRGV | 1/25 24-48 .500 5-15 .333 9-10 .900 6-17-23 19 62 12 15 4 6 200 29 NM State* W | 67-62 25-45 .556 8-20 .400 9-16 .563 7-19-26 | +3 15 | -4 67 | +5 20 | +8 17 | +2 0 | -4 5 | -1 200 36 | +7 CSU Bakersfield | 1/20 24-51 .471 7-21 .333 2-5 .400 6-24-30 23 57 13 10 1 5 200 30 at NM State* W | 61-57 18-42 .429 6-17 .353 19-25 .760 5-23-28 | -2 11 | -12 61 | +4 10 | -3 9 | -1 3 | +2 2 | -3 200 35 | +5 Grand Canyon | 2/1 18-49 .367 7-27 .259 9-15 .600 5-22-27 11 52 7 8 0 2 200 25 at NM State* W | 72-52 27-58 .466 12-30 .400 6-8 .750 9-28-37 | +10 14 | +3 72 | +20 17 | +10 8 | = 0 | = 6 | +4 200 34 | +9 at Chicago State | 2/6 18-39 .462 4-11 .364 9-14 .643 1-18-19 22 49 8 16 1 4 200 17 NM State* W | 71-49 23-50 .460 9-28 .321 16-20 .800 10-23-33 | +14 14 | -8 71 | +22 13 | +5 11 | -5 0 | -1 5 | +1 200 34 | +17 at Kansas City | 2/8 24-48 .500 6-18 .333 7-11 .636 5-18-23 20 61 7 11 5 5 200 30 NM State* W | 67-61 24-48 .500 4-12 .333 15-21 .714 10-21-31 | +8 13 | -7 67 | +6 10 | +3 10 | -1 1 | -4 4 | -1 200 27 | -3 Seattle U 21-56 .375 10-27 .370 12-17 .706 4-25-29 21 64 10 7 1 6 200 30 at NM State* W | 72-64 22-55 .400 7-25 .280 21-25 .840 8-33-41 | +12 17 | -4 72 | -8 10 | = 9 | +2 2 | -1 6 | = 200 37 | -7 Utah Valley 30-52 .577 7-20 .350 15-18 .833 6-16-22 17 82 16 9 1 7 200 34 at NM State* W | 84-82 30-52 .577 10-20 .500 14-21 .667 10-16-26 | +4 17 | = 84 | +2 17 | +1 12 | +3 1 | = 7 | = 200 40 | +6 UTRGV 22-48 .458 10-24 .417 8-11 .727 4-17-21 22 62 14 17 3 6 200 25 at NM State* W | 78-62 24-53 .453 12-29 .414 18-24 .750 17-23-40 | +19 16 | -6 78 | +16 19 | +5 18 | +1 3 | = 7 | +1 200 39 | +14

2019-20 Points-Rebounds-Assists 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 13 15 20 21 24 25 32 35 55 OPPONENT W/L SCORE BUCHANAN OWENS T. BROWN HENRY RICE GILYARD II HARRIS BOBBITT AURRECOECHEA JOSEPH QUEEN McNAIR R. BROWN REWALT McCANTS WILLIAMS WESTERN N.M. W 92-46 4-6-2 7-1-0 DNP DNP 21-1-3 DNP DNP 6-5-0 10-2-0 DNP 14-3-4 11-7-0 4-3-1 0-1-0 5-8-1 10-3-3 at UTEP L 65-50 1-1-3 DNP 10-7-1 DNP 3-1-0 DNP DNP 2-6-0 4-5-0 DNP 21-7-4 0-3-0 DNP DNP 9-3-1 0-3-0 SOUTHERN W 79-63 4-3-7 DNP 5-5-2 DNP 2-3-0 DNP DNP 7-4-2 19-6-1 0-0-0 20-5-2 1-1-0 2-1-0 DNP 2-2-0 17-1-0 at #17/19 Arizona L 83-53 0-2-3 DNP 6-2-0 DNP 14-3-0 DNP DNP 6-1-1 4-2-1 0-0-0 12-7-1 2-2-0 0-1-0 DNP 2-5-1 7-2-2 rv/--NEW MEXICO L 78-77 2-2-3 DNP 10-1-5 DNP 13-3-1 DNP DNP 8-6-0 12-6-2 DNP 23-9-4 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-4-1 5-2-1 vs. Colorado State W(OT) 78-70 4-8-3 DNP 0-1-2 DNP 21-8-1 DNP DNP 9-2-2 6-0-2 DNP 19-3-2 2-2-0 DNP DNP 9-5-1 8-2-0 vs. USF W 64-45 5-2-5 0-0-0 3-1-2 DNP 8-4-1 DNP DNP 7-5-1 5-7-1 0-0-0 10-1-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 10-7-1 13-2-1 vs. George Mason L 68-64 4-1-5 DNP 6-3-2 DNP 19-7-1 DNP DNP 3-3-1 2-2-1 DNP 14-7-1 2-1-0 DNP DNP 11-8-0 3-1-0 UTEP W 59-56 6-3-1 DNP 3-3-1 DNP 10-5-1 DNP DNP 14-2-1 9-7-0 DNP 2-6-4 2-2-0 DNP DNP 13-6-2 0-1-0 vs. Washington State L 63-54 3-4-4 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 14-9-2 DNP DNP 6-4-2 8-5-0 DNP 14-7-2 0-3-3 2-0-0 DNP 4-3-1 3-4-2 at Denver W 72-67 5-2-2 DNP DNP DNP 18-8-2 DNP DNP 2-5-1 14-7-0 DNP 15-5-7 2-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 12-7-0 4-2-0 at New Mexico L 69-62 0-0-0 DNP 8-2-1 DNP 10-4-3 DNP DNP 1-3-0 12-5-1 DNP 19-7-8 2-0-0 DNP DNP 10-9-4 0-0-0 ARK.-PINE BLUFF W 65-40 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP 17-3-1 3-2-2 DNP 5-4-2 19-9-0 DNP 12-6-3 0-5-0 DNP 3-0-0 3-3-1 3-0-2 vs. Mississippi State W 58-52 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-0 DNP 8-6-2 14-1-3 3-0-2 6-1-0 3-6-0 DNP 6-10-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 18-3-1 DNP NORTHERN NEW MEXICO W 104-30 3-5-0 5-2-1 DNP 8-4-2 DNP 12-1-3 8-2-7 6-4-3 8-6-2 DNP 17-3-8 8-3-1 DNP 9-0-0 12-4-1 8-5-2 at California Baptist* W 86-71 2-1-0 DNP 11-4-1 DNP 6-2-0 5-3-4 9-0-2 0-0-3 20-8-1 DNP 16-5-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 17-7-4 0-0-0 CHICAGO STATE* W 93-54 0-6-9 6-0-0 8-1-0 DNP 14-3-1 6-2-5 DNP 7-3-3 14-8-0 DNP 17-6-1 0-4-1 DNP 3-0-0 7-5-4 11-0-0 KANSAS CITY* W 74-71 1-2-2 DNP 18-1-2 DNP 13-10-6 4-0-5 DNP 2-1-0 9-3-3 DNP 16-6-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 9-7-2 2-0-0 at Utah Valley* W 70-56 0-3-2 DNP 17-1-1 DNP 6-1-2 3-5-3 DNP 5-4-2 4-4-1 DNP 17-4-1 0-1-1 DNP DNP 13-8-3 5-1-0 at Seattle U* W 75-67 7-0-3 DNP 7-1-2 DNP 17-11-2 3-1-1 DNP 3-1-0 19-11-0 DNP 10-6-0 DNP DNP DNP 9-4-2 DNP at UTRGV* W 67-62 2-6-3 DNP 9-1-2 DNP 8-4-4 9-0-3 DNP 6-2-3 19-4-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 12-7-3 2-0-0 CSU BAKERSFIELD* W 61-57 3-3-1 DNP 3-3-1 DNP 20-4-2 6-3-3 DNP 3-2-0 23-8-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-2-2 0-0-0 GRAND CANYON* W 72-52 6-2-2 1-0-0 5-1-0 DNP 18-6-3 6-1-5 DNP 0-3-1 14-5-1 DNP DNP 2-1-0 DNP 0-1-0 17-12-5 3-2-0 at Chicago State* W 71-49 5-3-4 3-0-0 5-4-1 DNP 12-6-1 12-3-0 DNP 6-4-2 6-6-2 DNP DNP 4-2-0 DNP 3-1-0 0-2-1 15-1-2 at Kansas City* W 67-61 4-2-1 DNP 10-1-3 DNP 13-5-2 6-1-1 DNP 0-3-0 23-4-1 DNP DNP 2-1-0 DNP DNP 9-9-2 0-1-0 SEATTLE U* W 74-62 5-2-1 DNP 9-1-1 DNP 10-5-3 10-3-1 DNP 0-2-0 11-5-1 DNP 2-2-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 14-18-3 11-2-0 UTAH VALLEY* W 84-82 0-2-6 DNP DNP DNP 29-8-2 13-1-1 DNP 3-0-1 18-5-1 DNP 2-3-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 11-6-5 5-1-0 UTRGV* W 78-62 1-4-3 DNP 18-2-1 DNP 20-6-5 8-2-2 DNP 6-1-1 9-10-2 DNP 8-3-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 8-6-3 0-1-0

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS | NM STATE INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS | OPPONENTS CATEGORY TOTAL NMSU PLAYER OPPONENT DATE CATEGORY TOTAL PLAYER TEAM DATE POINTS 29 Jabari Rice Utah Valley 2/15 POINTS 29 Jase Townsend Denver 12/10 FIELD GOALS MADE 9 Ivan Aurrecoechea at Kansas City 2/8 FIELD GOALS MADE 11 Terrell Brown Seattle U 1/18 Ivan Aurrecoechea at California Baptist 1/4 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 21 Terrell Brown Seattle U 1/18 Trevelin Queen at UTEP 11/12 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 19 Trevelin Queen New Mexico 11/21 FIELD GOAL PCT. (Min 5 att.) 1.000 (7-7) Zeke Nnaji #17/19 Arizona 11/17 Trevelin Queen vs. Wash. State 12/7 1.000 (6-6) Justin Kier George Mason 11/27 FIELD GOAL PCT. (Min 5 att.) 1.000 (7-7) Johnny McCants Grand Canyon 2/1 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 5 Jase Townsend Denver 12/10 1.000 (5-5) Ivan Aurrecoechea New Mexico 12/14 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 8 Justin Edler-Davis CSU Bakersfield 1/30 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 Terrell Brown UTRGV 2/22 Ferron Flavors, Jr. California Baptist 1/4 Jabari Rice Utah Valley 2/15 Jamal Hartwell II George Mason 11/27 Jabari Rice Grand Canyon 2/1 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. 1.000 (4-4) Rob Whitfield Kansas City 1/11 Jabari Rice at Seattle U 1/18 1.000 (2-2) Mattia de Campo Seattle U 1/18 Terrell Brown Utah Valley 1/16 Trevelin Queen Chicago State 1/9 Micah Bradford Southern 11/14 Evan Gilyard II Northern N.M. 12/29 Montese Blake Southern 11/14 Trevelin Queen at New Mexico 12/14 FREE THROWS MADE 10 CJ Elleby Wash. State 12/7 Trevelin Queen New Mexico 11/21 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 13 CJ Elleby Wash. State 12/7 Jabari Rice at #17/19 Arizona 11/17 FREE THROW PCT. (min. 3 att.) 1.000 (6-6) Andrew Lewis Chicago State 1/9 Shawn Williams Southern 11/4 Souley Boum UTEP 12/3 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 11 Jabari Rice Grand Canyon 2/1 1.000 (5-5) Zeke Nnaji #17/19 Arizona 11/17 Terrell Brown George Mason 11/27 Souley Boum UTEP 11/12 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. 1.000 (3-3) Johnny McCants Grand Canyon 2/1 1.000 (4-4) Isaiah White Utah Valley 2/15 Bryce Rewalt Northern N.M. 12/29 1.000 (2-2) Jabari Rice at Kansas City 2/8 Mattia Da Campo Seattle U 2/13 Tennessee Owens Chicago State 1/9 TJ Washington Utah Valley 1/16 Johnny McCants Northern N.M. 12/29 Dequan Morris Ark.-Pine Bluff 12/18 Shunn Buchanan UTEP 12/3 Jase Townsend Denver 1/19 FREE THROWS MADE 9 Jabari Rice Utah Valley 2/15 Marvin Cannon Wash. State 11/13 Ivan Aurrecoechea Ark.-Pine Bluff 12/18 Jamal Hartwell II George Mason 11/6 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 13 Ivan Aurrecoechea Ark.-Pine Bluff 12/18 Jordan Miller George Mason 2/16 FREE THROW PCT. (min. 3 att.) 1.000 (3-3) Evan Gilyard II Grand Canyon 2/1 Carlton Bragg New Mexico 11/6 Jabari Rice at Seattle U 1/18 Terrell Brown at Utah Valley 1/16 Damiree Burns Southern 2/6 Jabari Rice Ark.-Pine Bluff 12/18 1.000 (3-3) Morgan Means Seattle U 1/18 Terrell Brown New Mexico 11/21 Trey Woodbury Utah Valley 1/16 Trevelin Queen Southern 11/13 Josh Green #17/19 Arizona 11/17 1.000 (4-4) Shawn Williams at Chicago State 2/6 REBOUNDS | TOTAL 17 Carlton Bragg New Mexico 12/14 Johnny McCants at Seattle U 1/18 REBOUNDS | OFFENSIVE 5 Carlton Bragg New Mexico 12/14 Evan Gilyard II Mississippi State 12/22 REBOUNDS | DEFENSIVE 12 Carlton Bragg New Mexico 12/14 C.J. Bobbitt UTEP 12/3 ASSISTS 11 Javon Levi UTRGV 2/22 Jabari Rice v. George Mason11/27 Jabari Rice v. Colorado State11/25 BLOCKS 4 AJ Wilson George Mason 11/27 Trevelin Queen v.Colorado State 11/25 Michael Dunn USF 11/26 Shunn Buchanan Southern 11/14 STEALS 4, 5x last T. Brown Seattle U 2/13 C.J. Bobbitt Western N.M. 11/5 MINUTES 39 Morgan Means Seattle U 1/18 1.000 (7-7) Ivan Aurrecoechea Seattle U 2/13 JaQuan Lyle New Mexico 12/14 REBOUNDS | TOTAL 18 Johnny McCants Seattle U 2/13 REBOUNDS | OFFENSIVE 6 Ivan Aurrecoechea UTRGV 2/22 SINGLE-GAME SEASON HIGHS | OPPONENTS REBOUNDS | DEFENSIVE 14 Johnny McCants Seattle U 2/13 ASSISTS 9 Shunn Buchanan Chicago State 1/9 CATEGORY TOTAL DATE OPPONENT BLOCKS 3 Johnny McCants CSU Bakersfield 1/30 POINTS 83 11/17 #17/19 Arizona STEALS 7 Trevelin Queen Northern N.M. 12/29 FIRST-HALF POINTS 43 11/17 #17/19 Arizona SECOND-HALF POINTS 48 2/15 Utah Valley SINGLE-GAME SEASON HIGHS | NM STATE OVERTIME POINTS 10 11/25 Colorado State CATEGORY TOTAL DATE OPPONENT FIELD GOALS MADE 30 2/15 Utah Valley POINTS 104 12/29 Northern New Mexico 11/17 #17/19 Arizona FIRST-HALF POINTS 60 12/29 Northern New Mexico FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 57 1/11 Kansas City SECOND-HALF POINTS 50 1/4 at California Baptist 11/17 #17/19 Arizona OVERTIME POINTS 18 11/25 vs. Colorado State 12/10 Denver FIELD GOALS MADE 41 12/29 Northern New Mexico FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .577 2/15 Utah Valley FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 70 12/29 Northern New Mexico 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 1/11 Kansas City FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .617 1/11 Kansas City 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 27 2/13 Seattle U 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 20 12/29 Northern New Mexico 11/5 Western New Mexico 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 39 12/29 Northern New Mexico 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .583 11/14 Southern 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .524 11/26 vs. USF FREE THROWS MADE 23 12/14 New Mexico FREE THROWS MADE 27 11/14 Southern FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 28 12/14 New Mexico FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 39 11/14 Southern FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .933 12/3 UTEP FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .889 1/4 at California Baptist OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 12 12/22 Mississippi State OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 17 2/22 UTRGV 11/27 George Mason 1/4 at California Baptist DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 30 12/7 Washington State DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 33 2/13 Seattle U TOTAL REBOUNDS 37 12/7 Washington State TOTAL REBOUNDS 43 12/29 Northern New Mexico REBOUNDING MARGIN +4 11/27 George Mason REBOUNDING MARGIN +22 11/5 Western New Mexico PERSONAL FOULS 34 11/14 Southern PERSONAL FOULS 22 12/7 vs. Washington State ASSISTS 16 2/15 Utah Valley ASSISTS 30 12/29 Northern New Mexico TURNOVERS 22 12/29 Northern New Mexico TURNOVERS 22 12/14 at New Mexico BLOCKS 6 11/17 #17/19 Arizona BLOCKS 7 12/7 vs. Washington State STEALS 14 12/14 New Mexico STEALS 15 12/29 Northern New Mexico SINGLE-GAME SEASON LOWS | OPPONENTS SINGLE-GAME SEASON LOWS | NM STATE CATEGORY TOTAL DATE OPPONENT CATEGORY TOTAL DATE OPPONENT POINTS 30 12/29 Northern New Mexico POINTS 50 11/12 at UTEP FIRST-HALF POINTS 12 12/29 Northern New Mexico FIRST-HALF POINTS 21 11/17 at #17/19 Arizona SECOND-HALF POINTS 18 12/29 Northern New Mexico 12/7 vs. Washington State FIELD GOALS MADE 12 12/29 Northern New Mexico SECOND-HALF POINTS 25 11/12 at UTEP FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 39 2/6 Chicago State FIELD GOALS MADE 18 1/30 CSU Bakersfield FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .240 12/29 Northern New Mexico 11/17 at #17/19 Arizona 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 3 12/29 Northern New Mexico FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 42 1/30 CSU Bakersfield 12/22 Mississippi State FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .327 11/17 at #17/19 Arizona 11/12 UTEP 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 2/8 at Kansas City 12/18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 12 2/8 at Kansas City 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 11 2/6 Chicago State 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .179 12/7 vs. Washington State 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .130 12/29 Northern New Mexico FREE THROWS MADE 2 12/29 Northern New Mexico FREE THROWS MADE 2 1/30 CSU Bakersfield 11/12 at UTEP FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 5 1/30 CSU Bakersfield FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 4 12/29 Northern New Mexico 12/29 Northern New Mexico FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .182 11/12 at UTEP FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .400 1/30 CSU Bakersfield OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 3 1/11 Kansas City OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1 2/6 Chicago State DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 16 2/15 Utah Valley DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 13 11/5 Western New Mexico 11/27 vs. George Mason TOTAL REBOUNDS 18 11/5 Western New Mexico TOTAL REBOUNDS 26 2/15 Utah Valley REBOUNDING MARGIN -22 11/5 Western New Mexico 1/25 at UTRGV PERSONAL FOULS 9 12/29 Northern New Mexico REBOUNDING MARGIN -4 11/27 vs. George Mason ASSISTS 4 11/14 Southern 18 PERSONAL FOULS 10 12/29 Northern New Mexico 11/27 George Mason ASSISTS 9 11/12 at UTEP TURNOVERS 7 2/13 Seattle U 11/17 at #17/19 Arizona BLOCKS 0, 5x last 2/1 Grand Canyon TURNOVERS 7 12/29 Northern New Mexico STEALS 2 2/1 Grand Canyon BLOCKS 0, 6x last 2/6 at Chicago State STEALS 2 1/30 CSU Bakersfield 1/18 at Seattle U 2019-20AGGIE BASKETBALL | GAMEtwenty-nine | thursdAY | 2|27 | 7:00 p.m. | phoenix, ariz. | #AGGIEUP rv/--NM STATE22-6, 13-0 | --/--grand canyon12-15, 7-6

NM STATE SPECIALTY STATS LARGEST TIME SPENT PAINT PTS. PTS. OFF T/O 2nd CHANCE PTS. FAST BREAK BENCH PTS. DATE OPPONENT SCORE LEAD DEFICIT TIES LC LEADING TRAILING TIED NMSU OPP NMSU OPP NMSU OPP NMSU OPP NMSU OPP 11/6 WESTERN NEW MEXICO W | 83-71 52 ------39:40 -- 0:20 26 | +24 2 11 | +7 4 17 | +12 5 4 | +4 0 48 | +37 11 11/8 at UTEP L | 65-50 3 15 2 4 2:55 33:20 3:45 28 | -6 34 9 | -13 22 15 | +5 10 4 | +2 2 12 | +1 11 11/13 SOUTHERN W | 79-63 19 3 1 3 31:59 5:29 2:32 28 | -2 30 18 | +7 11 11 | = 11 10 | +8 2 24 | -14 38 11/17 at #17/19 Arizona L | 83-53 -- 33 ------38:43 1:17 16 | -14 30 12 | -13 25 5 | -14 19 4 | -7 11 25 | -7 32 11/21 rv/-- NEW MEXICO L | 78-77 9 4 7 12 30:19 6:31 3:10 40 | -2 42 17 | +2 15 20 | +10 10 7 | -5 12 22 | +9 13 11/25 vs. Colorado State W | 78-70 (OT) 16 -- 2 -- 41:28 -- 3:32 34 | +4 30 19 | = 19 10 | +5 5 9 | -1 10 40 | +22 18 11/26 vs. South Florida W | 65-45 27 6 1 5 31:40 8:12 1:08 20 | +2 18 17 | -1 18 8 | +3 5 10 | +8 2 35 | +23 12 11/27 vs. George Mason L | 68-64 15 7 3 5 33:40 3:06 3:14 34 | +4 30 15 | -3 18 23 | +13 10 3 | -9 12 35 | +16 19 12/3 UTEP W | 59-56 7 5 6 4 26:56 7:00 6:04 32 | +10 22 14 | = 14 8 | +2 6 3 | -3 6 25 | +21 4 12/7 vs. Washington State L | 63-54 3 14 2 3 3:56 32:51 2:13 30 | +12 18 10 | -7 17 16 | +9 7 12 | +10 2 23 | = 23 12/10 at Denver W | 72-67 18 ------39:19 -- 0:41 40 | +10 30 20 | -2 22 11 | +9 2 14 | -6 20 18 | +10 8 12/14 at New Mexico L | 69-62 7 9 3 8 16:48 19:42 3:30 28 | -4 32 18 | = 18 15 | +6 9 6 | -11 17 20 | +2 18 12/18 ARK.-PINE BLUFF W | 65-40 25 -- 1 -- 38:34 -- 1:26 28 | +12 16 12 | -2 14 12 | +10 2 8 | +3 5 14 | +3 11 12/22 vs. Mississippi State W | 58-52 14 4 2 4 32:57 3:10 3:53 20 | -10 30 12 | -4 16 11 | -4 15 10 | +5 5 23 | +20 3 12/29 NORTHERN N.M. W | 104-30 74 2 -- 1 38:56 0:17 0:47 42 | +36 6 31 | +24 8 16 | +16 0 22 | +19 3 51 | +40 11 1/4 at California Baptist* W | 86-71 17 3 4 8 34:52 4:03 1:05 46 | +24 22 21 | +11 10 25 | +22 3 12 | +1 11 18 | +10 8 1/9 CHICAGO STATE* W | 93-54 41 ------39:42 -- 0:18 24 | +6 18 25 | +14 11 11 | +8 3 21 | +16 5 35 | +19 16 1/11 KANSAS CITY* W | 74-71 12 -- 1 -- 39:05 -- 0:55 40 | +18 22 16 | -5 21 5 | -4 9 10 | +2 8 23 | +14 9 1/16 at Utah Valley* W | 70-56 19 2 4 2 35:53 0:31 3:36 20 | -6 26 17 | +1 16 8 | = 8 16 | +6 10 27 | +18 9 1/18 at Seattle U* W | 75-67 8 11 8 11 17:26 19:02 3:32 22 | -6 28 10 | -3 13 15 | +8 7 4 | -3 7 17 | -7 24 1/25 at UTRGV* W | 67-62 12 6 0 3 31:17 8:13 0:30 30 | +14 16 21 | +2 19 10 | +4 6 5 | -6 11 10 | +6 4 1/30 CSU BAKERSFIELD* W | 61-57 10 1 4 4 35:16 0:59 3:45 22 | +6 16 8 | +1 7 6 | = 6 6 | = 6 6 | -16 22 2/1 GRAND CANYON* W | 72-52 27 2 3 1 38:03 1:13 0:44 30 | +16 14 19 | +13 6 12 | +9 3 2 | +2 0 12 | +7 5 2/6 at Chicago State* W | 71-49 28 1 1 2 36:31 0:49 2:40 14 | -8 22 29 | +22 7 13 | +13 0 6 | +4 2 36 | +19 17 2/8 at Kansas City* W | 67-61 16 8 4 3 18:01 20:45 1:14 34 | +8 26 17 | +6 11 11 | +8 3 6 | +1 5 6 | -8 14 2/13 SEATTLE U* W | 74-62 11 0 1 0 39:11 -- 0:49 26 | +4 22 5 | -2 7 12 | +8 4 13 | +5 8 18 | +5 13 2/15 UTAH VALLEY* W | 84-82 10 5 7 11 25:30 10:01 4:29 40 | +2 38 12 | -5 17 13 | +10 3 15 | +6 9 11 | -8 19 2/22 UTRGV* W | 78-62 18 7 -- 3 28:25 10:41 0:54 22 | +12 10 22 | +3 19 13 | +11 2 20 | +15 5 25 | +15 10 NM STATE MISCELLANEOUS STATS OPENING TIPOFF OPENING RUN FIRST NMSU... FIRST OPP... FIRST NMSU SUB NMSU TIMEOUTS NMSU DUNKS RESULT OPPONENT | DATE PLAYER RESULT BY SCORE POINTS FG POINTS FG TIME--PLAYER # FIRST CALLED # | PLAYERS W | 92-46 WESTERN N.M. | 11/5 Queen W NMSU 16-0 19:40 19:40 14:30 14:30 15:04--Rice 0 -- | -- 4 | R. Brown (x2), McNair, Rice L | 65-50 at UTEP | 11/12 Queen L UTEP 4-0 17:04 17:04 18:49 18:49 15:59--McCants 1 2H | 1:53 2 | Queen (x2) W | 79-63 SOUTHERN | 11/14 Queen L SU 3-0 15:14 15:14 18:09 18:09 17:42--McCants 1 2H | 14:57 4 | Aurrecoechea (x2), Queen (x2) L | 83-53 at #17/19 Arizona | 11/17 Queen W UA 10-0 14:41 14:41 18:43 18:43 16:41--McCants 0 -- | -- 2 | McCants, Queen L | 78-77 rv/-- NEW MEXICO | 11/21 Queen L UNM 4-0 18:59 18:59 19:48 19:48 16:45--McCants 2 1H | 1:14 4 | Aurrecoecha, McCants, Queen (x2) W | 78-70 (OT) vs. Colorado State | 11/25 Queen W NMSU 5-0 19:29 19:29 17:50 17:50 16:08--Williams 3 2H | 17:15 2 | McCants, Queen W | 65-45 vs. South Florida | 11/26 Queen L USF 2-0 18:48 18:48 19:53 19:53 15:59--Rice 2 1H | 0:33 0 | -- L | 68-64 vs. George Mason | 11/27 Queen W NMSU 2-0 19:16 19:16 18:53 17:01 16:22--Rice 3 1H | 0:22 1 | Queen W | 59-56 UTEP | 12/3 Queen W NMSU 4-0 18:55 18:55 17:25 17:25 16:28--McCants 2 2H | 0:56 1 | McNair L | 63-54 vs. Washington State | 12/7 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 2-0 19:30 19:30 18:32 18:32 18:48--McCants 1 2H | 1:16 1 | Queen W | 72-67 at Denver | 12/10 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 5-0 19:19 19:19 16:59 16:59 17:36--McCants 3 1H | 0:52 5 | McCants (x2), Rice, Queen (x2) L | 69-62 at New Mexico | 12/14 Aurrecoechea L UNM 2-0 18:33 17:41 18:42 18:16 18:42--T. Brown 4 1H | 1:24 2 | Queen (x2) W | 65-40 ARK.-PINE BLUFF | 12/18 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 3-0 18:56 18:56 17:27 17:27 16:14--T. Brown 0 -- | -- 4 | McCants, Queen (x3) W | 58-52 vs. Miss. State | 12/22 Aurrecoechea L NMSU 3-0 18:14 18:14 17:03 16:13 16:29--Harris 3 1H | 0:31 3 | McCants (x2), Queen W | 104-30 NORTHERN N.M. | 12/29 Aurrecoechea L NNMC 2-0 18:56 18:56 19:13 19:13 17:56--Henry 3 1H | 9:58 5 | Aurrecoechea, McCants, McNair, Queen (x2) W | 86-71 at California Baptist | 1/4 Aurrecoechea L NMSU 2-0 19:19 19:19 19:03 19:03 16:17--Gilyard 1 1H | 0:32 1 | McCants W | 93-54 CHICAGO STATE | 1/9 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 8-0 19:42 19:42 16:28 16:28 15:00--Buchanan 0 -- | -- 4 | McCants (x2), Rice (x2) W | 74-71 KANSAS CITY | 1/11 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 8-0 19:35 19:35 19:03 19:03 15:06--Brown 1 2H | 1:30 6 | Aurrecoechea, McCants (x3), Queen (x2) W | 70-56 at Utah Valley | 1/16 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 3-0 19:51 19:51 19:29 19:29 14:50--Brown 2 1H | 12:26 3 | McCants (x2), Queen W | 75-67 at Seattle U | 1/18 Aurrecoechea W SU 2-0 18:24 18:24 19:29 17:20 15:56--Brown 2 1H | 13:22 2 | Aurrecoechea, McCants W | 67-62 at UTRGV | 1/25 Aurrecoechea W UTRGV 4-0 18:17 18:17 19:30 19:30 17:16--Buchanan 1 2H | 10:10 0 | -- W | 61-57 CSU BAKERSFIELD | 1/30 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 6-0 19:26 19:26 18:14 18:14 14:52--Buchanan 4 1H | 0:30 0 | -- W | 72-52 GRAND CANYON | 2/1 Aurrecoechea L GCU 2-0 19:13 19:13 19:36 19:36 15:09--Buchanan 1 1H | 1:29 3 | McCants (x2), Rice W | 71-49 at Chicago State | 2/6 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 5-0 17:20 17:20 14:31 14:31 16:36--McNair 0 -- | -- 0 | -- W | 67-61 at Kansas City | 2/8 McCants L KC 4-0 16:05 16:05 19:41 19:41 15:36--Bobbitt 1 1H | 0:37 1 | McCants W | 72-64 SEATTLE U | 2/13 Aurrecoechea W NMSU 5-0 19:28 19:28 18:33 18:33 16:50--Buchanan 1 2H | 1:09 2 | McCants (x2) W | 84-82 UTAH VALLEY | 2/15 Aurrecoechea L UVU 2-0 18:05 18:05 19:00 19:00 16:04--Buchanan 4 1H | 1:53 4 | Aurrecoechea (x2), McCants, Rice W | 78-62 UTRGV | 2/22 Aurrecoechea L UTRGV 19:00 19:00 19:06 18:43 17:59--Brown 2 2H | 17:14 2 | Aurrecoechea, McCants

2019-20 Box Scores NEW MEXICO STATE (1-0) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS GAME ONE | NEW MEXICO STATE 92, WESTERN NEW MEXICO 46 21 Queen,Trevelin * 22 5-8 2-3 2-2 2-1-3 0 4 2 0 2 14 The New Mexico State men’s basketball team opened up its 2019-20 55 Williams,Shawn * 33 4-10 2-7 0-0 0-3-3 0 3 2 0 1 10 campaign inside the Pan American Center versus Western New Mexico 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 12 4-5 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 0 10 GAME 1 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 18 1-3 0-2 4-4 1-4-5 5 0 1 0 0 6 on Tuesday night. After scoring the first 16 points of the game, the 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 23 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-5-6 3 2 4 0 1 4 Aggies never looked back en route to a decisive 92-46 win over the 10 Rice,Jabari 20 6-9 2-5 7-9 0-1-1 1 3 1 0 0 21 Mustangs at home. 24 McNair,William 17 4-5 0-0 3-4 3-4-7 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 Owens,Tennessee 15 1-3 1-3 4-5 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 7 35 McCants,Johnny 17 2-4 1-3 0-0 3-5-8 0 1 1 0 1 5 Following the lopsided season-opening victory head coach Chris Jans 25 Brown,Robert 17 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 said, “Obviously they were outmanned and we anticipated that as vs. 32 Rewalt,Bryce 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 coaches, but we kept telling the guys to play against the game and 92 46 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1-0 | | 0-0 | play to get better. We didn’t want them to get caught up in the score TOTALS - 200 30-55 9-25 23-2811-29-40 11 14 13 0 5 92 TUESDay, NOVEMBER 5 54.5% 36.0% 82.1% and that’s probably the brightest spot for me that they handled that in PAN AM CENTER • LAS CRUCES, N.M. a mature way.” Attendance: 5,066 NEW MEXICO STATE (0-0) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS NEW MEXICO STATE | 52 | 40 | 92 15 Leonard ,Andrew * 21 5-9 4-7 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 0 0 1 14 WESTERN NEW MEXICO | 16 | 30 | 46 NM State entered the contest against Western New Mexico missing 23 Barnes ,Rajan * 21 4-16 3-7 0-0 0-3-3 2 1 4 0 2 11 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 4 McDougal ,Michael * 31 3-10 2-5 2-2 0-0-0 4 5 5 0 0 10 three key starters, but that did not seem to hold back the Aggies one 1st 15-26 6-15 16-19 14 Vanbeekum,CJ * 25 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 2 0 bit on opening night. After 2019 WAC Tournament MVP Trevelin Queen HALF 57.7% 40% 84% 34 Simon ,Rodney * 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A put up the first points of the new season, the Aggies then jumped out NMS 20 Dunnell ,Cyree 20 2-4 1-1 2-4 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 7 2nd 15-29 3-10 7-9 to a quick 16-0 lead in the first 5:30 of action. HALF 51.7% 30% 77.8% 12 Holifield,Elijah 11 2-6 0-3 0-0 1-3-4 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 Cash,Amarion 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 WNM FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 32 Giron,Eddie 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Western New Mexico was able to get on the board at the 14:30 mark 1st 5-24 4-11 2-4 42 Rodriguez,Alfredo 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 with their first basket of the night, but momentum clearly remained HALF 20.8% 36.4% 50% 30 Hohenstein,Ian 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 in favor of the Crimson & White who went on a 13-0 run before the WNM FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 35 Sanders ,Malik 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2nd 11-32 6-16 2-2 21 Mosialos,George 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Mustangs could muster up their next basket at the 7:52 mark of the HALF 34.4% 37.5% 100% 24 Manzano ,Ben 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 first half. TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS - 200 16-56 10-27 4-6 5-13-18 27 8 14 0 7 46 Play in the first half continued to be paced by the Aggies who closed 28.6 % 37.0 % 66.7 % out the final seven minutes outscoring the opposition, 23-10, to head into the locker room ahead of the Mustangs 52-16. Play at the half was led by Jabari Rice who had already surpassed his career-high putting up 14 points, followed by Queen who added 10 of his own.

At the start of the second half, WNMU looked to have some new life trying to get back into the game scoring two of the first three baskets. However, NM State quickly put an end to that rattling off a 13-2 run to put the home teams lead at 67-23 when a media timeout was called with 12:00 remaining.

After the break the sides looked to trade baskets before the Mustangs went on a 7-0 run, which was their largest of the contest. To close out the game just as coach Jans’ Aggies were able to do throughout the historic 2018-19 season, the team used its depth with 11 players seeing action that helped the team secure the opening night win over Western New Mexico, 92-46.

When the night came to a close five NM State players posted double-digit scoring, led by Rice who put up a personal best 21 points, followed by Queen with 14, William McNair added 11 in his first career game in the Crimson & White, while Shawn Williams also put up 10 points in his first game as an Aggie and Ivan Aurrecoechea added 10 as well. Another first-time scorer for NM State was Las Cruces native Tennessee Owens who scored seven points with the first basket for the hometown player coming from beyond the arc to get him on the board.

NM State was 30-of-55 (54.5%) from the field and outrebounded WNMU 40-18. At the line, the Aggies were 23-for-28 (82.1%) and forced 14 turnover, including five steals.

NEW MEXICO STATE (1-1) GAME TWO | NEW MEXICO STATE 50, UTEP 65 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS The New Mexico State men’s basketball team traveled to the Don 21 Trevelin Queen * 30 9-16 3-6 0-1 4-3-7 5 4 1 0 3 21 Haskins Center to take on Battle of I-10 rival UTEP on Tuesday night 3 Terrell Brown * 34 4-11 2-6 0-2 2-5-7 0 1 6 0 0 10 15 Ivan Aurrecoechea * 17 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 2 0 1 0 0 4 in El Paso, Texas. A tough night shooting from the field and the line GAME 2 13 C.J. Bobbitt * 24 1-7 0-3 0-0 1-5-6 1 0 2 0 0 2 hampered NM State as they fell to UTEP, 65-50. 1 Shunn Buchanan * 21 0-3 0-2 1-2 1-0-1 3 3 3 0 0 1 35 Johnny McCants 25 4-5 1-2 0-3 0-3-3 2 1 2 0 1 9 To open the rivalry contest, the Aggies struggled to knock down shots 10 Jabari Rice 20 1-6 0-4 1-2 1-0-1 4 0 0 0 0 3 55 Shawn Williams 22 0-4 0-3 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 and it was not until 2:58 into the game that the Crimson & White got 24 William McNair 7 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 on the board. Trailing by four early, Trevelin Queen hit a three that was TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 at followed by another triple by Terrell Brown to give NM State it’s first TOTALS - 200 21-57 6-26 2-11 14-25-39 17 9 16 0 5 50 lead of the night, 8-7. 50 65 36.8 % 23.1 % 18.2 % | 1-1 | | 2-0 | UTEP (2-0) TUESDay, NOVEMBER 12 Following the lead change the teams then traded baskets all the way DON HASKINS CENTER • EL PASO, TEXAS ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Attendance: 8,993 11 Bryson Williams * 17 7-11 0-0 5-6 1-7-8 4 0 2 0 0 19 until a media timeout at the 8:08 mark where NM State trailed by 2 Jordan Lathon * 34 6-13 1-3 0-1 1-3-4 4 2 2 1 3 13 NEW MEXICO STATE | 25 | 25 | 50 just one, 16-15. Each team rattled off a small run before the Aggies 24 Daryl Edwards * 37 3-5 1-3 1-2 0-3-3 1 2 3 1 0 8 UTEP | 28 | 37 | 65 knocked down the final two baskets and only trailed the Miners, 28-25, 0 Souley Boum * 38 1-8 0-4 5-5 2-2-4 1 0 1 0 2 7 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 4 Eric Vila * 36 2-4 1-3 2-2 0-6-6 0 3 2 0 1 7 after the first 20 minutes of action. 1st 11-33 3-13 0-3 32 Efe Odigie 20 1-3 0-0 3-4 0-3-3 4 3 1 0 1 5 HALF 33.3% 23.1% 0% 23 Nigel Hawkins 11 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 4 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Through one half of play Queen led the Aggies in scoring with nine 2nd 10-24 3-13 2-8 1 Tydus Verhoeven 7 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 points and Brown followed with seven. The first half also saw NM State HALF 41.7% 23.1% 25% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS - 200 23-49 3-13 16-21 6-27-33 16 10 12 3 8 65 all over the boards reeling in 24 to just 15 for UTEP. UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 46.9 % 23.1 % 76.2 % 1st 10-23 3-7 5-9 Opening the second half, the Aggies knocked down the first basket HALF 43.5% 42.9% 55.6% UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A to get things rolling, but the Miners countered with a 10-3 run as the 2nd 13-26 0-6 11-12 deficit grew for the Crimson & White. Trailing by six at the media time- HALF 50% 0% 91.7% out with 11:52 remaining, the Aggies then allowed the Miners to rattle off 11 of the game’s next 13 points and NM State trailed by 13, 49-36.

Looking to get back in to the game, NM State battled back to cut the UTEP lead to eight with just over four minutes left. Unfortunately, that would be the closest the Aggies would get as they fell on the road to the Miners, 65-50.

Scoring for the Crimson & White was led by Queen who totaled 21 points, but fouled out late in the second half. Brown added 10 points as the only other Aggie to reach double digits. The Aggies were able to outrebound the Miners 40-33, but only able to shoot 21-57 (36.8%) from the field and 2-11 (18.2%) from the line.

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-1) GAME THREE | NEW MEXICO STATE 79, SOUTHERN 63 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS The New Mexico State men’s basketball team played host to Southern 21 Queen,Trevelin * 37 7-13 3-7 3-3 1-4-5 2 2 1 0 1 20 for its second home game of the season and third overall on Thursday 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 8-11 0-0 3-8 5-1-6 3 1 2 0 0 19 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 22 0-2 0-1 7-10 2-2-4 2 2 1 0 0 7 night inside the Pan American Center. After taking a three-point edge GAME 3 3 Brown,Terrell * 20 1-6 1-6 2-2 0-5-5 0 2 1 0 0 5 at the 9:49 mark of the first half, the Aggies never looked back holding 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 29 0-2 0-1 4-4 0-3-3 2 7 2 0 2 4 a lead until the final buzzer to defeat the Jaguars, 79-63. 55 Williams,Shawn 28 4-8 4-6 5-6 0-1-1 0 0 4 0 0 17 35 McCants,Johnny 23 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 3 2 10 Rice,Jabari 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 After the victory at home head coach Chris Jans said, “The goal was 25 Brown,Robert 5 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 3 0 1 0 0 2 to win the game and after our last outing we certainly weren’t very 24 McNair,William 8 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 2 0 0 1 0 1 vs pleased. We had a quick turnaround with a one-day prep which isn’t 20 Joseph,Dajour 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 too common this early in the season, so we were happy to get a win.” 79 63 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2-1 | | 1-2 | TOTALS - 200 22-46 8-22 27-39 12-19-31 18 14 13 1 6 79 THURSDay, NOVEMBER 14 47.8 % 36.4 % 69.2 % NM State (2-1) started slow in the Thursday night clash, allowing PAN AM CENTER • LAS CRUCES, N.M. Attendance: 5,066 SOUTHERN (1-2) Southern (1-2) to get the first points on the board and the Aggies ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS NEW MEXICO STATE | 30 | 49 | 79 remained scoreless for the first 4:47 of play. Jabari Rice then got thigs 1 Shivers,Ahsante * 24 3-8 1-2 1-2 0-1-1 5 1 1 0 1 8 SOUTHERN | 25 | 38 | 63 going offensively and an inbound alley-oop to Trevelin Queen gave 20 Lee,Lamarcus * 20 3-6 1-1 0-0 1-1-2 4 1 2 0 0 7 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 12 Williams,Darius * 30 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-5-6 5 0 1 0 0 5 the Aggies their first lead early in the contest. 1st 8-20 1-10 13-18 40 Kuljuhovic,Amel * 15 1-5 1-3 2-2 1-3-4 2 0 1 0 0 5 HALF 40% 10% 72.2% 5 Burns,Damiree * 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 5 0 2 0 1 0 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A The Jaguars countered this play with an 8-0 run that then put the 2nd 14-26 7-12 14-21 13 Bradford,Micah 21 4-7 2-2 3-4 0-1-1 5 2 3 0 1 13 Crimson & White behind 11-8. This would be the final lead the opposi- HALF 53.9% 58.3% 66.7% 11 Blake,Montese 11 5-8 2-2 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 2 0 0 12 2 Burns,Damiree 20 2-4 0-1 4-4 1-2-3 5 0 1 0 3 8 tion would get, however, as NM State went on a run of their own with SU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Johnson,Delor 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 1 1 4 11 straight points to carry a 19-11 advantage into the media timeout 1st 7-21 4-5 7-10 24 Wilson,Osa 5 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 with 8:00 left to go in the first half. HALF 33.3% 80% 70% 3 Baggs,Skyler 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 SU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 25 Brook,Brendon 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2nd 15-29 3-7 5-6 21 Mack,Samuel 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern hoped to climb back into the contest with a couple of quick 51.7% 42.9% 83.3% HALF 4 Rollins,Isaiah 0+ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 baskets, including one three-pointer, but NM State continued to apply TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 pressure on both ends of the floor. This led to the Jaguars getting into TOTALS - 200 22-50 7-12 12-16 7-16-23 34 4 16 1 7 63 foul trouble to reach the bonus that sent the Aggies to the line. After 44.0 % 58.3 % 75.0 % knocking down four-straight free throws, NM State finished the half with a pair of baskets to carry a 30-25 lead into the locker rooms at the end of the first 20 minutes of action.

In the opening of the second half the Aggies continued to take it to the Jaguars scoring the first eight points to increase the team’s lead. After Southern knocked down its first basket 3:04 into the half, NM State continued to stifle the opposition and increase the team’s advantage to 46-31 at the media timeout with 11:48 left in the game.

Play by the opposition picked up with under seven minutes to go, cutting the lead for the Crimson & White to just six points with 3:10 left in the contest. Shawn Williams then knocked down his fourth triple of the game and the Aggies closed out the night on a 15-5 run to defeat the Jaguars, 79-63.

At the end of the night, NM State saw three players hit double figures in scoring, led by Queen who had 20 points, followed by Ivan Aur- recoechea with 19 and Williams finished with 17. The Aggies outscored the Jaguars on fast breaks, 10-2, and also saw turnovers by the opposition turn into 18 points for the home team in the victory.

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-2) GAME FOUR | NEW MEXICO STATE 53, #17/19 Arizona 83 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 21 Queen,Trevelin * 32 5-15 2-7 0-0 5-2-7 4 1 3 1 0 12 Staring a 10-point deficit squarely in the face after the game’s first 3:45, 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 23 1-5 1-4 3-4 1-0-1 2 1 0 0 0 6 the New Mexico State men’s basketball team used a 12-5 run powered 3 Brown,Terrell * 20 1-8 1-5 3-4 0-2-2 0 0 5 0 1 6 by the play of senior Trevelin Queen to cut #17/19 Arizona’s lead down GAME 4 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 1 2 0 0 4 to three, but the Wildcats answered with a 28-9 run to end the first 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 21 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 3 3 0 0 0 10 Rice,Jabari 20 4-6 4-5 2-4 1-2-3 3 0 2 0 1 14 half and walked away with an 83-53 victory Sunday afternoon at the 55 Williams,Shawn 24 3-10 1-7 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 2 0 0 7 McKale Center. 35 McCants,Johnny 19 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-5-5 1 1 0 0 0 2 24 McNair,William 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Size and shooting were the Wildcats’ biggest advantages as freshman 25 Brown,Robert 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 at 20 Joseph,Dajour 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Zeke Nnaji finished with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting to 53 83 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 0 0 2 0 0 0 lead the Wildcats. Arizona shot 52.6-percent (30-of-57) from the field | 2-2 | | 4-0 | TOTALS - 200 18-55 9-30 8-13 13-19-32 17 9 20 1 2 53 compared to a 32.7-percent (18-of-55) clip by the Aggies. SUNDay, NOVEMBER 17 32.7 % 30.0 % 61.5 % McKALE CENTER • TUSCON, ARIZ. Attendance: 13,161 #17/19 ARIZONA (4-0) FIRST HALF ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS NEW MEXICO STATE | 21 | 32 | 53 • Smacked with a 10-0 Arizona run through the game’s first 3:45, the ARIZONA | 43 | 40 | 83 22 Nnaji,Zeke * 29 7-7 0-0 5-5 1-3-4 2 0 3 2 1 19 1 Mannion,Nico * 21 5-7 3-5 2-2 0-1-1 4 2 2 0 1 15 Aggies turned to Queen to power their comeback bid. The senior put NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 0 Green,Josh * 27 2-7 0-1 3-3 1-4-5 2 3 3 1 0 7 in the first of his four first-half buckets on an acrobatic layup in traffic 1st 8-26 3-11 2-3 3 Smith,Dylan * 20 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 HALF 30.8% 27.3% 66.7% to get the visitors on the board with 14:41 to go in the frame. 4 Jeter,Chase * 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-7-8 3 1 2 0 0 4 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • Queen’s score served as a rallying cry to his compatriots as New Mex- 2nd 10-29 6-19 6-10 10 Baker Jr.,Jemarl 16 6-9 4-6 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 2 16 HALF 34.5% 31.6% 60% 13 Gettings,Stone 16 2-6 0-0 1-1 2-0-2 1 0 1 2 2 5 ico State took off on a 12-3 run over a span of 3:08 to cut the Wildcats’ 14 Doutrive,Devonaire 16 2-4 0-1 1-2 1-0-1 0 2 1 0 0 5 double-digit lead down to just three. ARIZ FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Hazzard,Max 19 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 0 0 0 3 • A pair of triples courtesy of Queen bookended a powerful flush by 1st 18-31 4-7 3-3 11 Lee,Ira 16 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-3-3 3 0 0 0 0 3 HALF 58.1% 57.1% 100% 35 Koloko,Christian 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny McCants at the 12:05 mark, and Queen’s second long-range hit ARIZ FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 pulled his squad within 15-12 with 11:33 left. 2nd 12-26 6-14 10-12 TOTALS - 200 30-57 10-21 13-15 7-26-33 17 13 12 6 6 83 • Regrettably, that was as close as the Aggies would come to grabbing HALF 46.2% 42.9% 83.3% 52.6 % 47.6 % 86.7 % the lead. Using a deadly combination of speed, shooting and inside play, Arizona closed out the half on a 28-9 run to take a 43-21 lead into the locker room at the break. • Shawn Williams canned a corner three to cap a 5-0 run during the Wildcats’ big-time surge to end the half. That triple pulled New Mexico State within 11, 32-21, but Arizona answered by scoring the final 11 points of the half to open up a 21-point lead. • Arizona scorched the nets in the first 20 minutes of action, putting up shooting splits of .581/.571/1.000 compared to the Aggies’ percentages of .308/.273/.667. Arizona leaned heavily on the play of star freshman Nnaji who poured in 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting through the frame. Jemari Baker, Jr., added 10 while Queen countered with 10 for the Aggies.

SECOND HALF • Hoping to start the second half strong, the Aggies did just that as Ivan Aurrecoechea converted a layup 30 seconds in that cut the Wild- cats’ edge down to 20. The senior’s inside score started a 3-0 surge for the visitors, but again Arizona answered. • Nico Mannion canned a pair of downtown buckets on back-to-back Wildcat possessions to put the finishing touches on a 13-3 run by the hosts that left New Mexico State at a 56-27 disadvantage with 16:09 left. • The Wildcats’ lead grew to 30 when Mannion struck for a mid-range jumper that made matters 58-28 with 14:42 remaining. Arizona’s edge fluctuated between 33 and 27 points for the remainder of the tilt. • A second-half outburst by Rice helped the Aggies try to keep pace with Arizona. All 14 of the guard’s points came through the final 13 minutes of action.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Rice led all Aggie scorers, putting in a team-high 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting. The redshirt sophomore drilled a career-high four three-pointers in the setback, putting fourth his second multi-three outing of the season in the process. • Queen finished with 12 and a team-high seven rebounds for the Aggies who dropped their sixth in a row to Arizona. • A trio of players finished with 15 or more points to pace the Wildcats. That group was led by Nnaji and his game-high 19. Baker, Jr., put in 16 while Mannion finished with 15 to round out the Wildcats’ top three scorers. • For the game, the Wildcats shot .526/.476/.867 and finished with a 24 +12 edge in shots made over the Aggies.

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-3) GAME FIVE | NEW MEXICO STATE 77, rv/-- NEW MEXICO 78 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 21 Queen,Trevelin * 39 8-19 4-10 3-4 4-5-9 0 4 2 0 1 23 The Battle of I-25 was just that - a battle - as host New Mexico State owned a four-point lead 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 35 5-8 0-0 2-2 1-5-6 2 2 4 0 1 12 with 2:22 to go, but Carlton Bragg capped a game-ending 7-2 run by New Mexico with a pair of 3 Brown,Terrell * 31 3-10 1-8 3-3 0-1-1 2 5 1 0 1 10 makes at the foul line with 49 ticks left and Shunn Buchanan’s game-winning three-point try at GAME 5 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 21 3-7 1-4 1-2 3-3-6 4 0 3 0 1 8 the horn was off the mark as the Lobos exited the Pan Am Center with a 78-77 victory Thursday 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 18 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-1-2 4 3 1 0 1 2 10 Rice,Jabari 21 4-7 0-3 5-6 1-2-3 2 1 1 0 1 13 night. 55 Williams,Shawn 23 2-7 1-6 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 1 0 0 5 35 McCants,Johnny 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 5 1 0 0 1 4 The 223rd meeting between the pair of age-old in-state rivals featured its fair share of punches 24 McNair,William 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and counterpunches, but the 12th and final lead change of the game with less than one minute TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0-4 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs TOTALS - 200 28-64 7-33 14-18 15-22-37 21 17 14 0 7 77 remaining snapped the Aggies’ five-game winning streak over their hated adversaries. The last 77 78 43.8 % 21.2 % 77.8 % 30 seconds, however, was one that left fans on both sides with frayed nerves. Each team com- | 2-3 | | 5-1 | rv/-- new mexico (5-1) mitted a pair of throwaways that proved the Battle of I-25 in infrequently without drama. THURSDay, NOVEMBER 21 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Pan am centeR • LAS CRUCES, N.m. 5 Lyle,Jaquan * 38 9-14 2-5 4-5 0-0-0 3 2 5 0 3 24 Attendance: 7,286 FIRST HALF 15 Bragg,Carlton * 30 5-6 0-0 4-4 3-3-6 4 1 3 1 4 14 NEW MEXICO STATE | 39 | 38 | 77 11 Caldwell,JJ * 37 3-4 0-0 3-5 0-3-3 0 7 1 0 0 9 • Hoping to quiet a raucous pro-Aggie congregation, New Mexico threw the first punch with new mexico | 37 | 41 | 78 2 Jackson,Vance * 26 2-8 1-4 4-6 1-6-7 0 0 1 0 0 9 a 6-2 run through the first 1:43. From there, however, the hosts began to give their crowd NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Maluach,Makuach * 22 4-10 0-4 1-2 1-2-3 4 0 2 0 0 9 something to cheer about. 1st 14-32 3-17 8-10 1 Manigault,Corey 21 3-5 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 3 0 1 0 0 6 • Over the course of 6:26, New Mexico State embarked on a 20-7 scoring spree that turned the HALF 43.8% 17.7% 80% 0 Martin,Zane 10 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A NMS 3 McGee,Keith 16 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 3 tide in favor of the home squad. Shawn Williams and Trevelin Queen each laced three-pointers 2nd 14-32 4-16 6-8 HALF 43.8% 25% 75% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 through that surge while the latter threw down a crowd-pleasing dunk to ignite the Aggie TOTALS - 200 28-52 4-15 18-24 8-21-29 16 10 16 1 7 78 faithful. UNM FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 53.8 % 26.7 % 75.0 % • Jabari Rice split a pair at the foul line with 11:21 left in the frame to hike the hosts’ edge to 22- 1st 11-24 3-10 12-15 HALF 45.8% 30% 80% 13, but the Aggies lead would get no larger than that. UNM FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • Though New Mexico State took a lead into the locker room at the break, their teal-clad rivals 2nd 17-28 1-5 6-9 made sure it wasn’t a large one. The main culprit behind the Lobos’ comeback was Jaquan Lyle HALF 60.7% 20% 66.7% who scored 10 of the Lobos’ final 14 points through the last 5:32 of the frame. • The high-scoring guard’s scoring outburst was countered by four points apiece from Ivan Aur- recoechea and Rice to make sure the home team didn’t fall behind, but Zane Martinez made it a one-possession game headed into the break with a one-handed runner in the lane. That bucket made matters 39-37 at the half in favor of the Aggies. • The three-point line was a friend to nobody in the opening 20 minutes as the teams combined to go 6-of-27 (.222) from long range. Each squad, however, countered that by shooting 80-percent at the foul line and north of 43-percent from the field as a whole.

SECOND HALF • A five-point burst by C.J. Bobbitt culminated with a downtown splashdown which handed the hosts a 44-39 edge through the first 1:39 of the frame. That long-range make was one of the rare ones for the home teams in half number two, though, as New Mexico State went only 4-of-16 from beyond the arc. • Makuach Maluach pushed the visitors in front for the first time since the opening half with a fast-break layup that made matters 47-46 with 16:21 left, but Queen put the finishing touches on a 5-0 Aggie run with a massive jam to give the hosts the momentum once again. • Queen’s throw down made it a four-point edge for New Mexico State, but the Aggies could never extend their lead beyond that. New Mexico relied on an 18-10 run which was capped by a Corey Manigault layup with 6:58 left to give the visitors a 67-63 edge. • The lead changed hands three times over the next 1:41, including when Buchanan fed Rice for an uncontested layup on an inbounds play that pushed the Aggies in front 70-69. • Coming up huge with a pair of impressive hustle plays, Johnny McCants broke a 71-71 deadlock by tossing down a put-back jam with 3:12 to go. His steal on the ensuing New Mexico possession put the ball back in the Aggies hands, and Queen drilled a pair of free throws with 2:22 to go to hand the hosts a 75-71 lead. • A three-point play by JJ Caldwall was countered with a baseline jumper by Terrell Brown to keep the Aggies ahead, 77-76, with 1:17 to go, but a loose ball foul with 49 seconds left send Bragg to the foul line where he converted his two tries to put the Lobos on top the rest of the way. • Aurrecochea and Buchanan each registered steals in the final 26 seconds to give the Aggies multiple chances, but those trips ended with a turnover and a missed three-pointer. Caldwell bricked a free throw try with four seconds to go, and Terrell Brown grabbed the rebound and fed Buchanan, but his desperation shot was off the mark.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • In his first showdown against the Lobos, Queen poured in a team-high 23 points on 8-of-19 shooting and finished one rebound shy of a double-double after he snared a game-high nine. • Queen was joined in double-digits by Rice (13), Aurrecochea (12) and Terrell Brown (10), but the Lobos used 38 combined points from Lyle (24) and Bragg (14) to get the job done. • Neither team shot the ball particularly well from three-point land, but the Aggies converted just 21.2-percent (7-of-33) of their tries. • The Aggies saw their five-game winning streak over the Lobos come to an end. That was tied 25 for the third-longest winning streak by New Mexico State in the all-time series. Additionally, head coach Chris Jans suffered his first setback to New Mexico during his tenure as the Aggies’ head man.

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-3) GAME SIX | NEW MEXICO STATE 78, COLORADO STATE 70 (ot) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS thursday night inside the Pan Am Center, redshirt sophomore Jabari Rice missed a potential game-winning corner three in the 21 Queen,Trevelin * 41 7-17 1-7 4-4 0-3-3 4 2 6 0 3 19 waning seconds against New Mexico which would have put his team in a great position to win. 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 37 4-8 0-2 1-1 2-0-2 1 2 3 0 0 9 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 19 1-3 1-1 3-4 0-0-0 3 2 2 0 0 6 GAME 6 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 34 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-8-8 3 3 0 0 0 4 With his team headed to overtime on international soil, Rice seized the moment and proceeded to get the job done. 3 Brown,Terrell * 19 0-6 0-6 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 Rice,Jabari 25 7-10 3-4 4-4 3-5-8 2 1 0 0 0 21 Colorado State forced overtime when David Roddy drilled a pair of free throws with three seconds to go, but once the extra 35 McCants,Johnny 26 4-7 1-3 0-1 2-3-5 5 1 2 1 3 9 55 Williams,Shawn 19 2-4 2-3 2-2 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 0 8 session started Rice simply took over and scored 12 of his game-high 21 points to lead the Aggies to a hard-fought 78-70 win 24 McNair,William 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 over the Rams in the opening game of the 2019 Cayman Classic Monday afternoon inside John Gray Gymnasium. TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs TOTALS - 225 28-61 8-27 14-16 9-23-32 19 13 16 1 6 78 A scorching hot shooting start allowed the Aggies to open up a 16-point lead (32-16) with 6:55 remaining in the opening stanza, 78 70 45.9 % 29.6 % 87.5 % | 3-3 | | 3-3 | but the Rams chipped away for the remainder of regulation and tied things up on two occasions through the second half. colorado state (3-3) MONDay, NOVEMBER 25 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS john gray gym • George town, grand cayman Attendance: 736 32 Carvacho,Nico * 36 6-10 0-0 6-12 1-5-6 2 2 2 0 1 18 FIRST HALF 4 Stevens,Isaiah * 25 6-12 4-7 1-1 0-3-3 1 4 6 0 2 17 • Given the directive to impose their will on the Rams, the Aggies did just that through the early stages of the opening frame. NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 26 | 18 | 78 1 Martin,Kris * 38 2-7 1-3 4-5 0-3-3 2 2 3 0 0 9 COLOrado state | 29 | 31 | 10 | 70 3 Moore,Kendle * 35 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 3 2 0 3 4 Trevelin Queen started the game with a fast-break dunk and added his lone three-pointer on the Aggies’ ensuing possession to NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 31 Thistlewood,Adam * 31 2-5 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 2 1 2 0 0 4 set the tone. 1st 13-26 5-14 3-4 21 Roddy,David 25 3-7 1-2 4-5 1-6-7 5 0 4 0 2 11 • Queen’s single-handed scoring outburst was the start of something good for New Mexico State. The senior poured in nine of HALF 50% 35.7% 75% 0 Edwards,Hyron 29 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 1 7 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A the Aggies’ first 13 points of the game before giving way to his teammates. Through New Mexico State’s sizable surge to start the NMS 11 Thomas,Dischon 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2nd 11-27 1-9 3-4 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 game, Ivan Aurrecoechea, Johnny McCants and Shawn Williams each hit long-range shots. HALF 40.7% 11.1% 75% • Aurrecoechea’s downtown swish hiked the home team’s lead to 15, 29-14, with 8:10 left in the half. On the Aggies’ next posses- NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 225 24-49 7-16 15-23 4-24-28 16 13 20 0 9 70 OVER 4-8 2-4 8-8 49.0 % 43.8 % 65.2 % sion, the senior sank the second of his two free throw tries to put his squad up 30-14. TIME 50% 50% 100% • Shunn Buchanan kept it a 16-point edge for New Mexico State by hitting a runner in the lane with 6:55 to go in the stanza, but

CSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A from there the Rams began their comeback. 1st 11-21 4-7 3-4 • A pair of old-fashioned three-point plays as well as four points from Adam Thistlewood helped Colorado State close the half HALF 52.4% 57.1% 75% on a 13-2 run. Kendle Moore closed the scoring in the first half by converting a fast-break layup that shrank the Aggies’ lead to CSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 11-21 2-6 7-10 34-29 at the break. HALF 52.4% 33.3% 70% • After hitting five of their first 10 tries from long range, the Aggies missed their last seven to close out the half. New Mexico State CSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A put up shooting splits of .500/.357/.750 in the frame compared to figures of .524/.571/.750 by the comeback-driven Rams. OVER 2-7 1-3 5-9 TIME 28.6% 33.3% 55.6% SECOND HALF • With one of the nation’s premier interior scorers at their disposal, the Rams elected to get the rock to him early and often in order to try and grab the win. Colorado State turned to Nico Carvacho frequently in the second half and the senior managed to score five points during the Rams’ 10-6 run through the first 5:03 of the second stanza. • A free throw make by Carvacho cut the Aggies’ lead down to 40-39, but the combination of Queen and Rice kept New Mexico State afloat. That pair combined to score 12 of the Aggies’ first 14 points of the half and Queen hiked his point total to 17 with a jumper in the lane that extended New Mexico State’s lead to 48-43. • Queen’s mid-range job turned out to be the last points the Aggies would put in for almost three minutes. Carvacho put the finishing touches on a 5-0 Colorado State run with a two-handed jam the knotted the game at 48-all with 9:06 left. • C.J. Bobbitt took his turn in the spotlight after Carvacho’s rim-rocker, scoring five in a row for the Aggies to power a 10-2 run that hiked the hosts’ edge to 58-50 with 5:12 left in regulation. Rice canned a corner three during that spurt while McCants converted an off-balance second-chance layup to extend the Aggies’ lead to 58-50. • McCants flushed in a dunk with three minutes left to put the Aggies ahead 60-53, but seven Colorado State points in the last 2:43 of regulation forced overtime.

OVERTIME • Following 92 seconds of scoreless action, Rice handed the Aggies the lead for good by splashing a pair of shots at the foul line. That started a run where the sophomore slung in 12 of 14 points for New Mexico State. • Rice ended his personal scoring surge with a straightaway three-pointer as time expired on the shot clock that put the Aggies up 72-63 with 47 seconds left. • Letting their defense shine in the extra period, the Aggies didn’t allow Colorado State to put in a field goal through the first 4:34 of overtime. Colorado State shot just .286/.333/.556 in overtime.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Rice’s scoring outburst represented the majority of the points generated by an offensive-minded New Mexico State bench unit. In all, 40 of the Aggies’ 78 points (51.3-percent) came from their reserves and for the game New Mexico State’s bench outscored the Rams’ by a 40-18 margin. • For just the second time this season, the Aggies never trailed in the game. The only other time so far this season New Mexico State never fell behind was in its season-opening victory over Western New Mexico. • Rice (3-for-4) and Williams (2-for-3) combined to go 5-for-7 (.714) from long range in the Aggies’ win. The rest of the team went 3-for-20 (.150). • Joining Rice in double-digits was Queen who added 19 on 7-of-17 shooting. Bobbitt and McCants added nine points apiece in the win. Rice and Shunn Buchanan tied for game-highs in the rebounding department by totaling eight each. • The Rams were led by Carvacho (18 points) and Stevens (17) points in their second-straight loss. • With the win, New Mexico State pushed its winning streak over Colorado State to three games. The Aggies’ all-time record against the Rams now stands at 4-5.(.444). • New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans hiked his all-time record in overtime games to 3-1. That includes a 2-1 showing in OT 26 tilts as the Aggies’ head coach. Jans also moved to 6-2 (.750) in MTE games through his two-plus season in charge of New Mexico State. • The win represented New Mexico State’s first in a regular season game played in international territory in the history of the program.

NEW MEXICO STATE (4-3) GAME SEVEN | NEW MEXICO STATE 65, USF 45 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Losing is a word that has almost no association with New Mexico State basketball. That’s why it was so alarming to 21 Queen,Trevelin * 15 4-7 2-4 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 0 0 10 coaches, players and fans to see the Aggies go through their early-season struggles. 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 19 3-5 1-2 0-0 2-3-5 0 1 0 0 2 7 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 28 2-4 0-0 1-1 0-2-2 2 5 3 0 2 5 GAME 7 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 23 1-5 0-0 3-6 1-6-7 1 1 0 2 1 5 Finally, after a few weeks that seemed much longer than they actually were, the Aggies started to make the right moves. 3 Brown,Terrell * 25 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 2 0 0 3 Do the things they had done in the past. Look how they were supposed to look. That was especially true Tuesday. 55 Williams,Shawn 21 4-7 3-6 2-3 0-2-2 2 1 3 0 0 13 35 McCants,Johnny 22 4-7 2-3 0-0 1-6-7 0 1 0 0 1 10 10 Rice,Jabari 30 3-8 2-4 0-0 2-2-4 2 1 3 0 1 8 For New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans, he witnessed 40 minutes of familiarity. Forty minutes that were long 24 McNair,William 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 awaited and forty minutes that reminded onlookers what Aggie basketball stands for. 25 Brown,Robert 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 vs 2 Owens,Tennessee 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In a performance reminiscent of what Aggie hoops has looked like at its best, Shawn Williams led a well-balanced 65 45 32 Rewalt,Bryce 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4-3 | | 3-3 | 20 Joseph,Dajour 0+ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 scoring effort with a game-high 13 points, Johnny McCants and Trevelin Queen put in 10 apiece and New Mexico State TuesDay, NOVEMBER 26 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 2 0 0 0 made life exceptionally difficult for USF on the offensive end to claim a 65-45 win in the Cayman Classic. john gray gym • George town, grand cayman TOTALS - 200 24-50 11-21 6-10 9-23-32 12 12 13 2 7 65 Attendance: 755 48.0 % 52.4 % 60.0 % Using an offense that hit 48-percent (24-of-50) of its shots as well as a defense that held the Bulls to a shooting clip of NEW MEXICO STATE | 32 | 33 | 65 USF (3-3) USF | 20 | 25 | 45 34-percent (16-of-47), the Aggies registered their most lopsided victory of the season over an NCAA Division I opponent ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 3 Rideau,Laquincy * 21 4-7 2-3 1-3 1-2-3 4 2 3 0 0 11 and will have the opportunity to play for the Cayman Classic title Wednesday. 1st 12-26 6-13 2-4 2 Dawson,Ezacuras * 32 1-3 1-1 5-6 1-3-4 0 1 1 0 0 8 HALF 46.2% 46.2% 50% 0 Collins,David * 30 3-10 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 1 6 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A FIRST HALF NMS 4 Durr,Michael * 27 3-6 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 2 0 3 4 0 6 2nd 12-24 5-8 4-6 • Wanting to exclude the Aggies from the Cayman Classic championship game, USF came out as the aggressors early on HALF 50% 62.5% 66.7% 13 Brown,Justin * 20 1-8 0-4 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 33 Mack,B.J. 5 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 and started the game on a 12-6 run through the first 6:32. USF FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Williams,Rashun 17 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 1 3 • Through that surge, the Bulls got dunks from Michael Durr and David Collins to energize their crowd. Collins’ rim-rocker 1st 8-25 2-10 2-2 1 Castaneda,Xavier 24 1-6 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 4 2 0 1 2 came on a fast break and put the Aggies in a 12-6 hole that they soon began to climb out of. HALF 32% 20% 100% 22 Akec,Madut 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 • Over the next 5:28, New Mexico State took off on a 14-2 run to take control of the game for good. Five different players USF FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 34 Maricevic,Antun 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2nd 8-22 3-6 6-9 24 Chaplin,Jamir 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 put in points for the Aggies through that surge and Terrell Brown, McCants and Williams each hit three-pointers during HALF 36.4% 50% 66.7% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 it. Shunn Buchanan handed his team the lead the rest of the way by putting the finishing touches on an old-fashioned TOTALS - 200 16-47 5-16 8-11 8-18-26 14 7 16 4 5 45 three-point play with a make at the foul line that made matters 15-14 Aggies with 9:53 left in the half. 34.0 % 31.3 % 72.7 % • With their offense humming, the Aggies also turned their defense up a notch or two to extend their lead. Through the last 6:53 of the half, New Mexico State did not allow USF to put in a single field goal. • Ezacuras Dawson drained two free throws with 6:06 left to cut the Aggies’ lead to 22-20, but New Mexico State ended the half on a 10-0 run featuring five points from McCants, a jumper from Williams and a step-back triple by Jabari Rice that helped it take a 32-20 lead into the locker room at the half. • The Bulls shot just .320/.200/1.000 in the half while New Mexico State operated at a clip of .462/.462/.500 through the opening 20 minutes.

SECOND HALF • Hoping to cut into the Aggies’ lead, the Bulls went to Laquincy Rideau right off the bat in the second half and the guard converted a jumper in the lane to pull USF within 10, but the Aggies made sure that wouldn’t lead to anything more from their American Athletic Conference foes. • Rice swirled in a put-back layup to begin an 8-0 Aggie run that pushed their lead from 10 to 18, 40-22, with 16:14 to go in the game. • The Bulls answered with a 10-2 run of their own, which concluded with a three-pointer off the mitts of Rideau that shrank the Aggies’ lead to 42-32 with 12:25 remaining. From there, Shawn Williams got going and led a game-clinching run that all but sewed things up for the Aggies. • Fouled on a three-point try on the possession right after Rideau’s long ball, Williams converted all three of his free throw tries and followed up those makes from the stripe with a pair of long-range hits that hiked New Mexico State’s lead to 17, 50-33. • Williams’ personal 9-1 run was the starting points of the Aggies’ massive 21-4 surge that spanned 8:26 of the deciding frame. Through that sizable surge, New Mexico State watched Rice and Queen add to its downtown barrage. After putting in 21 a little over 24 hours prior, Rice swished a triple while Queen added two more through the spurt. Queen’s final long ball extended the Aggies’ already massive lead to 27, 63-36, with 3:59 left. • New Mexico State held the Bulls without a field goal for a stretch of 4:15 through the deciding half. • The Aggies were lights out from the field in the second half, putting up shooting splits of .500/.625/.667 in the half while holding the Bulls to a line of .364/.500/.667.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • After going through their fair share of troubles from long range earlier in the year, the Aggies discovered their downtown touch in their beatdown of the Bulls. New Mexico State shot a season-best 52.4-percent (11-of-21) from three- point range which is the third-highest single-game three-point field goal percentage in Jans’ tenure as head coach. • Ten of the 13 Aggies who saw the court in the blowout netted points, none more than Williams who finished with a game-high 13 on 4-of-7 shooting. McCants put in 10 and grabbed a game-best seven rebounds as well. Hampered by foul trouble in the first half Queen put in all 10 of his points in the second half • Shunn Buchanan dished out a game-high five assists and the Aggies registered 12 assists on their 24 made field goals. • For the Bulls, they were held to their lowest point total since netting just 40 points in a 63-40 American Athletic Confer- ence setback at Houston on Jan. 28, 2018. • Rideau was the only USF player who did anything of consequence, finishing with 11 points, three rebounds and two of the Bulls’ seven assists. Rideau was responsible for hitting two of his team’s three-pointers, but outside of him USF shot only 3-of-13 (.231) from long range. 27 • Jans moved to 2-0 all-time against USF in his coaching career and pushed his record in MTE events as the Aggies’ bench boss to 7-2 (.778). Additionally, Jans moved to 3-0 as New Mexico State’s head coach when playing teams from the state of Florida.

GAME EIGHT | NEW MEXICO STATE 64, GEORGE MASON 68 NEW MEXICO STATE (4-4) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS A classic tale of two halves scenario played itself out Wednesday night inside 21 Queen,Trevelin * 35 6-15 1-6 1-1 5-2-7 2 1 0 0 1 14 John Gray Gymnasium during the title tilt of the 2019 Cayman Classic, and 3 Brown,Terrell * 30 2-11 2-11 0-0 0-3-3 3 2 2 0 2 6 unfortunately for the New Mexico State men’s basketball team they found 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 29 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 5 1 0 3 4

GAME themselves on the wrong end of that story. 8 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 12 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 0 1 0 3 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 23 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 Rice,Jabari 30 6-11 3-7 4-4 2-5-7 1 1 2 0 0 19 After opening up a 15-point lead in the late stages of the first half, the Aggies 35 McCants,Johnny 23 5-10 0-1 1-3 4-4-8 4 0 1 0 0 11 were outscored 51-32 over the final 23:57 and dropped a 68-64 decision to 55 Williams,Shawn 14 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 2 0 0 3 George Mason in the first meeting between the two programs. The setback 24 McNair,William 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 means the Aggies were forced to settle for a runner-up finish at the 2019 vs TOTALS - 200 25-63 8-29 6-8 15-16-31 15 11 11 1 6 64 Cayman Classic while the Patriots won their first MTE title since 1993-94. 64 68 39.7 % 27.6 % 75.0 % | 4-4 | | 8-1 | WEDNESDay, NOVEMBER 27 george mason (8-1) FIRST HALF john gray gym • George town, grand cayman ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS • Jabari Rice starred for the Aggies through the opening 20 minutes of Attendance: 1492 10 Hartwell II,Jamal * 37 5-14 3-8 4-4 0-0-0 1 1 2 0 0 17 play as the super sophomore put the squad on his back. The Patriots never 12 Wilson,AJ * 34 5-8 0-0 2-4 3-11-14 2 0 2 4 1 12 NEW MEXICO STATE | 35 | 29 | 64 grabbed the lead in the opening frame as Rice concluded a 12-4 Aggie run GEORGE MASON | 23 | 45 | 68 23 Greene,Javon * 28 3-7 1-4 2-2 2-4-6 3 0 1 0 0 9 11 Miller,Jordan * 20 2-4 0-0 4-4 2-1-3 4 0 1 0 2 8 through the game’s first 4:38 with a a put-back layup and a three-pointer on NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 13 Oduro,Josh * 22 1-1 0-0 1-2 3-1-4 1 0 2 1 1 3 1st 14-31 3-12 4-4 back-to-back possessions. 1 Kier,Justin 16 6-6 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 2 0 0 13 HALF 45.2% 25% 100% • Justin Kier - who would go on to be the Patriots’ hero later in the game - cut 0 Mar,Goanar 21 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 6 NMS FG-A 3FG-A FT-A the Aggies’ lead down to 21-17 with a fast break jumper in the lane with 6:46 2nd 11-32 5-17 2-4 2 Johnson,Xavier 22 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 0 0 HALF 34.4% 29.4% 50% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 to go in the half before New Mexico State really started to open things up. TOTALS - 200 25-51 5-15 13-16 12-23-35 12 4 13 5 4 68 • Rice teamed up with Johnny McCants and together that tandem poured GMU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 49.0 % 33.3 % 81.3 % 1st 10-24 1-5 2-4 in all of the Aggies’ point during their 14-6 run through the final 6:13 of the HALF 41.7% 20% 50% frame. McCants’ score down low at the 3:58 mark of the half hiked the Aggies’ GMU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A edge to 32-17, but the Patriots’ AJ Wilson gave his team a glimmer of hope 2nd 15-27 4-10 11-12 HALF 55.6% 40% 91.7% before the half ended by throwing down an uncontested two-hand dunk after receiving a full-court pass with one second remaining in the frame. • A little less than half of the Aggies’ 35 first-half points were put in by Rice. The sophomore poured in 16 through the frame and helped his team enjoy a 35-23 lead at the break. • Two of the three long-range shots the Aggies hit in the half came courtesy of Rice and New Mexico State shot .452/.250/1.000 during the frame.

SECOND HALF • Switching to a full-court press once the second half got going paid almost immediate dividends for the Patriots as Jamal Hartwell II drained a three to begin the frame before a steal and a layup mere seconds later cut the Aggies’ edge to 35-28 just 33 seconds into things. • Still, the Aggies managed to push their lead back to double-digits. McCants’ free throw make to conclude an old-fashioned three-point play made matters 49-39 in favor of New Mexico State with 13:01 to go, but the Patriots continued to fight back. • Four different players put in points for George Mason on its game-changing 15-3 run following McCants’ three-point play. The Patriots opened up their first lead when Hartwell II splashed a wing three that put the Aggies at a 54- 52 disadvantage with 6:48 left. • Terrell Brown answered with his lone long range make of the game on the Aggies’ following possession before Trevelin Queen went on a personal 4-0 run to counter a layup by Wilson. Following Queen’s single-handed scoring outburst, the Aggies led 59-56 with 4:20 left. • Unfortunately, that’s when the Patriots really got to work. Harewell II knotted matters at 59-all with another three-pointer that started a game-clinching 10-0 run by George Mason. Kier completed a perfect 6-for-6 night from the field with a tough driving jumper that made the Patriots’ lead a two-possession one, 64-59, with 29 ticks left. • George Mason went 5-of-6 at the foul line through the final 2:07 to wrap up the win. For the half, the Aggies shot just .344/.294/.500 compared to a blistering .556/.400/.917 figure by the Patriots. • The Aggies were at a disadvantage in free throws, too, going 6-for-8 at the line compared to a 13-for-16 showing by their A-10 rivals.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Rice wrapped up the game with a game-high 19 points while Queen totaled 14 on 6-of-15 shooting. After scoring 16 in the first half, Rice was limited to just three over the final 20 minutes while McCants added 11 on 5-of-10 shooting. • Hartwell II poured in 17 for George Mason while Kier (13) and Wilson (12) 28 starred as well. Wilson completed a double-double with a game-best 14 rebounds as well. • For their efforts through the three-day event, both Rice and Queen earned spots on the 2019 Cayman Classic All-Tournament Team.

GAME NINE | NEW MEXICO STATE 59, UTEP 56 NEW MEXICO STATE (5-4) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS The year was 2015-16. That’s the last time - prior to this season, of course - that a UTEP men’s 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 21 4-8 2-4 4-4 1-1-2 4 1 0 1 1 14 basketball team had opened up a season with five or more consecutive wins. 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 3-5 0-0 3-4 2-5-7 2 0 1 0 1 9 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 22 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 4 0 0 6

GAME Much like they did almost a half-decade ago, the Miners rolled into the Pan Am Center Tuesday 9 3 Brown,Terrell * 31 1-5 1-3 0-1 1-2-3 3 1 0 0 1 3 21 Queen,Trevelin * 33 1-8 0-3 0-1 2-4-6 1 4 4 0 1 2 night hoping to remain perfect and continue one of their program’s best starts to a season. 35 McCants,Johnny 26 5-11 0-3 3-4 2-4-6 1 2 2 0 1 13 10 Rice,Jabari 27 4-11 0-3 2-3 1-4-5 1 1 1 0 2 10 Just like what transpired in 2015-16, however, New Mexico State made sure their longtime rivals’ 24 McNair,William 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 unbeaten run would come to an end in one of college basketball’s most hostile environments. 55 Williams,Shawn 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 0 vs TOTALS - 200 21-54 5-19 12-17 11-25-36 13 10 14 3 7 59 C.J. Bobbitt capped off a season-high 14-point performance by hitting four important free 59 56 38.9 % 26.3 % 70.6 % | 5-4 | | 5-1 | throws in the final 55 seconds, UTEP missed a pair of game-tying tries from long range in the TUESDay, DECEMBER 3 UTEP (5-1) game’s final six seconds and the Aggies earned a measure of revenge against the Miners with a pan am center • LAS cruces, N.m. ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 59-56 victory in latest edition of the Battle of I-10 Tuesday night inside the Pan Am Center. Attendance: 7048 11 Williams,Bryson * 35 9-13 4-6 5-6 0-9-9 2 1 2 1 0 27 0 Boum,Souley * 37 2-10 1-6 6-6 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 2 11 NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 26 | 59 FIRST HALF UTEP | 20 | 25 | 56 24 Edwards,Daryl * 38 3-8 1-5 2-2 0-1-1 4 0 3 0 0 9 2 Lathon,Jordan * 36 2-6 0-4 1-1 2-3-5 1 2 2 1 1 5 • Trailing by five, 13-8, with 9:47 remaining in the opening frame, the Aggies hit their age-old El NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 4 Vila,Eric * 33 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-6-6 4 2 2 0 1 0 1st 11-30 2-12 3-5 Paso adversaries with a 17-5 run through the ensuing 7:31 to take control. 32 Odigie,Efe 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 1 2 0 0 2 HALF 36.7% 16.7% 60% • William McNair put a charge into the pro-Aggie congregation for the first time by punching NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 23 Hawkins,Nigel 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2nd 10-24 3-7 9-12 15 Archie,Kaden 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 down a powerful driving dunk over a pair of UTEP defenders. That dunk was countered with a HALF 41.7% 42.9% 75% 1 Verhoeven,Tydus 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-0 run by the Miners that put them ahead 11-6. TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Ivan Aurrecoechea broke an 18-18 deadlock with a pair of makes at the foul line with 3:18 to go. UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 18-46 6-23 14-15 3-25-28 18 10 15 2 5 56 Those free throws were followed up with a Terrell Brown three-pointer as well as a driving layup 1st 9-22 3-9 2-2 39.1 % 26.1 % 93.3 % HALF 40.9% 33.3% 100% by Bobbitt that hiked the Aggies’ lead to 25-18 - their largest of the half - with 2:16 remaining. UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • Jabari Rice poured in seven points for New Mexico State in the first half as the Aggies held the 2nd 9-24 3-14 12-13 HALF 37.5% 21.4% 92.3% Miners to only five points over the last 3:42 of the stanza.

SECOND HALF • Though the Miners came close to grabbing the lead on a number of occasions in the deciding frame, they never did. Seven of the Aggies’ first nine points in the frame came courtesy of Mc- Cants who delivered down low time and time again to keep his team in front. • Bryson Williams converted a UTEP layup with 15:43 to go that knotted matters for the final time (34-34) before Ivan Aurrecoechea pushed the Aggies ahead for good with a driving layup at the 15:13 mark. • Twice before the 10-minute mark the Miners managed to pull within one point but each time Bobbitt delivered the goods to up the Aggies’ lead. A Williams free throw make trimmed New Mexico State’s lead to 38-37, but Bobbitt buried a corner three-pointer on the Aggies’ ensuing possession. Following a long ball by Souley Boum to cut the Aggies’ lead to one once again, Bobbitt called swish on another long-range try. • Shunn Buchanan delivered his second - and final - three-pointer of the night that countered a driving score by Williams and made matters 47-42 in favor of the home team with 11 minutes to go. • In order to build their lead up even further, the Aggies held UTEP scoreless for a stretch of 3:11. Rice put the finishing touches on a 5-0 Aggie run by drilling a tip-in layup following a missed triple by Terrell Brown. • McCants found Bobbitt cutting to the rim and the junior’s feed to the senior was on the money. Bobbitt’s uncontested layup upped the Aggies’ lead to 54-47 with 6:03 left and the home team would need each point of that lead to hang on. • Bobbitt’s layup was the final field goal of the game for the Aggies, but the Miners couldn’t hit anything either. UTEP converted just one field goal through the last 5:12 before Bobbitt stepped to the foul line to end it. • The senior went 4-for-4 at the foul stripe through the last 55 seconds and missed three-pointers by Williams and Jordan Lathon in the waning seconds sealed the Aggies’ victory.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Six of the last seven points scored by the Aggies came courtesy of Bobbitt who pumped in a team and season-high 14 points in the win. Another reason why the Aggies secured the win was because of their play on the interior. New Mexico State owned a 32-22 (+10) edge in points in the paint. • Powered by the play of McCants (13 points) and Rice (10 points), the Aggies enjoyed a 25-4 edge in bench scoring that helped them win the night. • Though it came in his team’s first loss of the season, the Miners’ Williams conjured up the latest in a long line of big-time performances. Williams poured in a game-high 27 points and finished one rebound shy of a double-double by grabbing nine. Discovering his long range touch, Wil- liams went 4-for-6 from three-point land and 9-of-13 from the field as a whole. • Boum contributed 11 points on 2-of-10 shooting and without Williams’ 9-of-13 mark from the field the Miners shot just 9-of-33 (27.3-percent) from the field in their first setback of 2019-20. • New Mexico State has won 10 of the last 11 games against their longtime rivals and handed 29 UTEP their first loss of the season for the second time since the 2015-16 campaign. That year, the Miners sported a 6-0 record before the Aggies put the clamps on their rival’s perfect start with a 73-59 victory in Las Cruces.

GAME TEN | NEW MEXICO STATE 54, WASHINGTON STATE 63 NEW MEXICO STATE (5-5) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Down by 14 points early in the second half, the New Mexico State men’s basketball 21 Queen,Trevelin * 38 6-19 2-8 0-0 3-4-7 3 2 1 1 3 14 team battled back and cut Washington State’s lead down to two points, but the 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 13 4-7 0-1 0-1 2-3-5 2 0 5 1 1 8 Aggies were unable to complete their comeback and dropped a 63-54 decision to 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 25 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-3-4 4 2 1 0 0 6

GAME the Cougars Saturday afternoon inside the Spokane Arena. 10 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 26 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-4-4 3 4 2 0 0 3 3 Brown,Terrell * 21 0-6 0-5 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 Rice,Jabari 26 6-12 0-4 2-3 4-5-9 3 2 2 0 0 14 FIRST HALF 35 McCants,Johnny 20 1-4 0-2 2-6 1-2-3 4 1 4 2 0 4 • A second-chance layup by Trevelin Queen started the game, but Washington 55 Williams,Shawn 18 1-5 1-3 0-0 2-2-4 2 2 1 1 0 3 State scored the next eight to jump ahead by six Aljaz Kunc sank a pair of corner 25 Brown,Robert 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 McNair,William 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 1 2 0 0 threes for the Cougars to answer Queen’s put-back score. vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Over the next three minutes, the Aggies went on a 9-0 run to take their largest 54 63 TOTALS - 200 21-61 5-28 7-14 15-27-42 22 13 17 7 5 54 | 5-5 | | 5-4 | lead of the game. Shunn Buchanan started that run with a three-pointer and 34.4 % 17.9 % 50.0 % Queen finished it with a breakaway dunk that put his team up 11-8 with 12:32 SATURDay, DECEMBER 7 WASHINGTON STATE (5-4) SPOKANE ARENA • SPOKANE, Wash. remaining in the frame. Isaac Bonton answered Queen’s throwdown with an equal- Attendance: 1,222 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 2 Elleby,CJ * 36 4-8 2-6 10-13 0-7-7 2 3 0 0 2 20 izing three-pointer to pull Washington State even. NEW MEXICO STATE | 21 | 33 | 54 13 Pollard,Jeff * 30 4-10 0-1 1-3 3-7-10 2 2 1 0 1 9 • C.J. Bobbitt buried a corner three-pointer that pushed the Aggies back on top, washington state | 30 | 33 | 63 4 Kunc,Aljaz * 17 2-5 2-4 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 1 2 6 14-11, with 9:42 to go in the frame, but that was one of just two field goals New NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 23 Shead,Jaylen * 31 1-4 1-2 2-2 0-5-5 4 1 7 0 1 5 Mexico State put in through the final 10 minutes of the half. 1st 8-22 2-10 3-6 1 Robinson,Jervae * 24 0-5 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 4 2 0 0 0 HALF 36.4% 20% 50% 32 Miller,Tony 15 3-4 1-1 2-2 2-3-5 2 0 1 0 0 9 • New Mexico State converted just two of their six shots through that span and FG-A 3FG-A FT-A NMSU 5 Cannon,Marvin 16 1-3 1-2 4-4 0-2-2 2 0 0 1 1 7 committed four of its 11 turnovers in the frame through that span. Washington 2nd 13-39 3-18 4-8 HALF 33.3% 16.7% 50% 24 Williams,Noah 15 1-4 0-1 2-2 0-2-2 3 0 1 0 0 4 State, however, did not suffer from the same offensive outage. 10 Bonton,Isaac 16 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0 3 • The Cougars turned a 14-11 deficit into a 27-16 lead by taking off on a 16-3 run UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 10-31 7-17 3-5 TOTALS - 200 17-48 8-21 21-26 7-30-37 20 11 13 2 7 63 which featured three-pointers by CJ Elleby, Tony Miller and Marvin Cannon. Can- HALF 32.7% 41.2% 60% 35.4 % 38.1 % 80.8 % non’s long ball with 2:26 to go in the half hiked the Cougars’ lead to 27-16. UTEP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • Bobbitt trimmed the Cougars’ lead to single-digits by sinking a layup with 47 2nd 7-17 1-4 18-21 HALF 41.2% 25% 85.7% seconds left. That left the Aggies at a 30-21 disadvantage at the break.

SECOND HALF • Saddled with a pair of quick fouls in the first half, Ivan Aurrecoechea was a non-factor for the opening 20 minutes of action. Once the second half started, however, the senior went right to work to help his team get back in the game. • The senior shined down in the post, scoring eight of the Aggies’ first 10 points of the frame. Forced to cut away at a deficit that stood at 14 points, Aurrecoechea made it a single-digit game with 13:57 to go when his put-back layup cut the Cougars’ lead to 39-31. • That put-back score was part of an 11-0 run by the Aggies who pulled within three when Trevelin Queen splashed a fast-break three-pointer from the far wing with 13:01 left. • Crashing the offensive glass again paid dividends for the Aggies when Shawn Williams yanked down an offensive board and fed Jabari Rice who connected on a mid-range jumper near the Aggies’ bench. Out of a media timeout, Rice completed his three-point play with a make at the foul line that cut the Cougars’ lead to 41-39. • After that free throw make, however, the Aggies ceded a 6-0 run to Washington State. The Cougars got a bucket and four free throw makes to hike their lead to 47- 39 at the midway point of the half. • Washington State completed its 12-2 run with a Tony Miller layup that put the Aggies at a 53-41 disadvantage with 5:57 left. New Mexico State had one more run left in the tank, though. • Queen helmed an 8-0 spurt by the Aggies by sinking a wide-open triple on the wing and scoring on a put-back layup. Rice split a pair at the foul line to make matters 53-49 with 3:19 remaining but Washington State scored the next four to move back ahead by eight with 1:41 left. • Williams connected on a downtown shot from the corner that pulled the Aggies within five, 57-52, with 1:18 left, but the Cougars went 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the last 1:06 to secure the win.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • It was a difficult shooting night for the Aggies, who put up a shooting split of .354/.179/.500 for the game. Though the Cougars didn’t fare much better (.354/.381/.808), they took advantage of their opportunities at the foul line. • Washington State went 21-of-26 from the stripe while the Aggies converted just seven of their 14 tries from that distance. • Queen and Rice each put in 14 points while the latter finished one rebound shy of a double-double after snaring a team-high nine of them. • For the Cougars, Elleby put in a game-high 20 points on 4-of-8 shooting. The sophomore also went 10-of-13 at the foul line. Jeff Pollard added nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds in Washington State’s second-straight victory. 30 • Washington State netted 17 points off of 17 New Mexico State turnovers and put in 18 of its 21 tries from the foul line in the second half to pull away. • The Aggies fell to 2-1 all-time against Washington State with the setback. • New Mexico State is 0-5 all-time in games played in the city of Spokane, Wash.

NEW MEXICO STATE (6-5) GAME 11 | NEW MEXICO STATE 72, DENVER 67 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS It wasn’t without its fair share of dramatic moments - far from it, in fact - but at the end of the night the 10 Rice,Jabari * 33 7-11 2-5 2-3 4-4-8 1 2 2 0 0 18 New Mexico State men’s basketball team did just enough to put its first road victory of the season in the 21 Queen,Trevelin * 33 5-9 3-5 2-2 0-5-5 3 7 4 0 3 15 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 24 7-10 0-0 0-3 3-4-7 4 0 3 0 0 14 books. GAME 11 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 30 1-3 0-2 3-4 0-2-2 3 2 2 0 4 5 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 15 1-6 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 Senior guard Shunn Buchanan drilled a pair of clutch free throws with nine seconds remaining which 35 McCants,Johnny 27 5-8 2-3 0-0 0-7-7 2 0 4 1 1 12 allowed the Aggies to make it a two-possession game, Trevelin Queen came up with a game-clinching 55 Williams,Shawn 23 1-6 1-4 1-2 1-1-2 1 0 3 0 0 4 24 McNair,William 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 steal on the Pioneers’ final possession and New Mexico State hung on to secure a 72-67 victory over 25 Brown,Robert 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Denver Tuesday night at Magness Arena. The win was the second-straight for the Aggies in the Summit TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 League/WAC Challenge after defeating North Dakota State in their season-opener one season ago. at TOTALS - 200 28-56 8-22 8-14 9-29-38 17 12 19 1 9 72 72 67 50.0 % 36.4 % 57.1 % | 6-5 | | 4-7 | denver (4-7) Playing the Pioneers for the first time since 2013, the Aggies came out of the gates scorching hot and TuesDay, DECEMBER 10 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS constructed a formidable-looking 18-point lead in the opening stanza. Time and time again, however, magness arena • denver, Colo. 3 Townsend,Jase * 35 10-17 5-7 4-4 0-4-4 3 2 2 0 1 29 Attendance: 910 Denver chipped away as they hoped to remain perfect at home. 0 Murkey,Ade * 34 8-16 0-2 6-11 0-4-4 4 3 2 1 4 22 NEW MEXICO STATE | 37 | 35 | 72 21 Jones,Robert * 21 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 1 1 1 0 4 denver | 28 | 39 | 67 12 Kurnaz,Alperen * 24 1-3 0-1 0-0 2-5-7 1 2 0 0 1 2 FIRST HALF NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 4 Gatlin,Taelyr * 18 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 • Apparent to all onlookers inside Magness Arena was the Aggies’ sense of urgency - especially on the 1st 15-31 7-16 0-0 1 Nzekwesi,David 24 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 offensive end - out of the gates. Starting its offensive onslaught early, New Mexico State pummeled the HALF 48.4% 43.8% 0% 2 Eastmond,Roscoe 24 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 5 3 6 0 2 2 Pioneers with a 23-8 scoring flurry through the game’s first nine minutes which forced the hosts to play NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Lanzi,Joseph 17 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2nd 13-25 1-6 8-14 22 Green,Tristan 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 catch-up for the rest of the night. HALF 52% 16.7% 57.1% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Eight different Aggies put in points during that surge to start the game including McCants who scored du FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 26-57 5-13 10-15 6-21-27 19 12 15 2 8 67 five in a row for his squad with a powerful fast-break slam followed up with a corner three-pointer. 1st 13-29 2-6 0-0 45.6 % 38.5 % 66.7 % • Ivan Aurrecoechea put the finishing touches on the Aggies’ massive scoring spurt by displacing his HALF 44.8% 33.3% 0% defender down low and converting an uncontested layup that hiked the visitors’ edge to 23-8 with du FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 13-28 3-7 10-15 11:01 left. HALF 46.4% 42.9% 66.7% • New Mexico State’s lead continued to grow, reaching 19 when Queen’s second three-pointer of the tilt made matters 32-14 with 6:47 to go. That’s when the Pioneers decided to make it a game. • Denver outscored New Mexico State 14-5 through the last 6:26 of the half, with Ade Murkey and Jase Townsend serving as the individuals who powered the Pioneers’ offense. Townsend connected on long- range hits on consecutive Denver possessions following Queen’s triple while Murkey got loose for a pair of easy layups. Murkey’s final close-range banker pulled Denver within nine, 37-28, at the half. • The Aggies sank seven of their eight three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes of action and shot 43.8-percent (7-of-16) from long range in that same span. That helped the visitors wrap up the frame with a 48.4-percent (15-of-31) success rate from the field.

SECOND HALF • Wanting to push their lead back to double digits as quick as possible once the second half started, the Aggies did that by watching Aurrecoechea start a 6-0 run by going to work on the block. Jabari Rice continued to make his presence known, too, netting back-to-back baskets after the Spaniard’s hook shot. • Rice’s baskets caused the Pioneers to call time, and out of the stoppage they went on a 6-0 run to make it a single-digit game once again. • Powering a 7-0 Aggie run, Queen drove baseline for a two-handed flush before dropping a defender and drilling a straightaway three-pointer. On the very next possession, Buchanan picked off an errant pass and fed Rice for a fast-break jam which pushed the Aggies’ edge back to 15, 54-39, with 8:50 left. • Still the Pioneers would not roll over. A 6-0 run capped by a Robert Jones put-back layup off of a missed free throw by Murkey pulled Denver within 54-46 with 5:39 left. Aurrecoechea kept the Aggies alive, though, scoring the next six points for the visitors with a strong array of moves down on the block. • Queen calmly sank a pair of shots at the charity stripe to push his team’s lead back to double-digits, 65-55, with 2:21 remaining. Denver, however, continued to rely on the high-scoring duo of Murkey and Townsend to give it a chance at victory. • A three-pointer by Townsend gave the Pioneers hope with 24 ticks left and made matters 69-65. After Shawn Williams went 1-for-2 at the stripe, Murkey was fouled with 18 seconds to go and connected on both of his tries from the foul line to cut the Aggies’ lead to 70-67. • Fortunately, Buchanan converted his two shots from the line to help lock up the win.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Rice led a quartet of Aggies who finished with double-digit points by pouring in 18 on 7-of-11 shooting. Joining with 10 or more points were Queen (15), Aurrecoechea, (14) and McCants (12). • Queen neared a double-double, too, by passing out a game-high and career-high seven assists. Rice was close to a double-double, too, after he grabbed a game-best eight rebounds. Together, Aurrecoe- chea, McCants, Queen and Rice combined to shoot 24-for-38 (63.2-percent) from the field in the win. • Buchanan’s game-changing efforts were not solely limited to the offensive side of the court. The senior came up with a game-high four steals and dished out two of the Aggies’ 12 assists in the team’s first true road victory since a 92-58 romp over Chicago State in the Windy City on March 2, 2019. • Outside of Murkey and Townsend, the Pioneers’ couldn’t match the Aggies’ offense punch man-to-man. Townsend amassed a game-high 29 while Murkey chipped in 22, but Denver received just 16 points from the remaining seven players who took part in Tuesday’s matchup. 31 • The Aggies improved to 2-0 all-time in Summit League/WAC Challenge games while Chris Jans moves to 5-0 all-time against opponents from the state of Colorado while serving as New Mexico State’s head coach.

NEW MEXICO STATE (6-6) GAME 12 | NEW MEXICO 69, NEW MEXICO STATE 62 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Trevelin Queen put in a team-high 19 points and hit a pair of three-pointers to help 21 Queen,Trevelin * 37 7-16 4-9 1-2 4-3-7 3 8 4 1 1 19 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 30 5-5 0-0 2-5 1-4-5 4 1 3 0 2 12 the New Mexico State men’s basketball team overcome a seven-point deficit midway 10 Rice,Jabari * 35 4-11 2-6 0-0 1-3-4 2 3 6 1 1 10 through the second half, but New Mexico limited the Aggies to just six field goal makes GAME 12 13 Bobbitt,C.J. * 19 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-3-3 3 0 0 1 0 1 in the last 11:45 in order to claim a 69-62 victory Saturday evening at The Pit. 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 2 0 35 McCants,Johnny 26 4-9 2-3 0-1 3-6-9 1 4 3 2 2 10 3 Brown,Terrell 31 3-8 2-6 0-0 0-2-2 3 1 4 0 2 8 New Mexico State opened up a lead of seven points in the first half as they went on a 24 McNair,William 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 search for revenge against the Lobos after a home loss to their in-state rivals in Novem- 55 Williams,Shawn 8 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ber. Unfortunately, a 12-0 Lobo run that spanned the first and seconds halves as well as TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at a 16-for-20 effort from the free throw line during the second half for the hosts were the TOTALS - 200 24-55 10-28 4-10 12-23-35 21 17 22 5 10 62 biggest factors going against the Aggies in their second-straight loss to New Mexico. 62 69 43.6 % 35.7 % 40.0 % | 6-6 | | 10-2 | new mexico (10-2) saturDay, DECEMBER 14 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS FIRST HALF the pit • albuquerque, n.m. 15 Bragg,Carlton * 34 4-5 0-0 9-10 5-12-17 0 1 1 1 4 17 • Four of the game’s first five points went to the Lobos, but the Aggies answered the Attendance: 14,488 5 Lyle,Jaquan * 39 5-13 1-3 5-6 0-2-2 2 5 5 1 2 16 NEW MEXICO STATE | 33 | 29 | 62 11 Caldwell,JJ * 29 1-6 0-1 5-6 1-2-3 3 3 4 0 2 7 hosts’ early scoring spree with an 11-2 run of their own. A quartet of New Mexico State new mexico | 31 | 38 | 69 10 Maluach,Makuach * 19 2-5 0-2 2-2 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 6 players put in points with William McNair ending the run with a layup that pushed the NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2 Jackson,Vance * 23 2-7 1-5 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 3 0 3 5 Aggies’ lead to 12-6 with 13:35 left in the frame. 1st 12-27 5-14 4-8 3 McGee,Keith 14 3-5 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 8 • The Lobos responded with a 15-6 run to regain control, but after Carlton Bragg’s two HALF 44.4% 35.7% 50% 0 Martin,Zane 19 3-6 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 0 2 0 2 7 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 1 Manigault,Corey 23 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 1 1 1 0 1 3 makes at the foul line put the hosts ahead 21-18 with 7:14 left, Johnny McCants and 2nd 12-28 5-14 0-2 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jabari Rice joined forces in order to both quiet the surly congregation of Lobo backers HALF 42.9% 35.7% 0% TOTALS - 200 21-50 4-16 23-28 10-23-33 12 11 16 2 14 69 in The Pit and push the visitors’ lead to its largest of the night. 42.0 % 25.0 % 82.1 % unm FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • McCants drilled three-pointers on back-to-back possessions - and in the exact same 1st 11-24 2-7 7-8 spot - to turn a three-point Aggie deficit into a three-point edge for the visitors. HALF 45.8% 28.6% 87.5% unm FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • Staked to a 24-21 lead after McCants’ downtown outburst, the Aggies turned to Rice 2nd 10-26 2-9 16-20 from there to lead even further. The redshirt sophomore followed up a free throw make HALF 38.5% 22.2% 80% by Trevelin Queen with downtown makes on back-to-back Aggie possessions to push the visitors’ lead to 31-35. • A pump fake by Rice led to the end of his personal run of eight straight New Mexico State points as a layup hiked the Aggies’ lead to 33-26 with 2:10 to go in the frame. • That layup was the last bucket the Aggies would score for the remainder of the first half, however, as New Mexico closed out the half on a 5-0 run to cut the visitors’ lead to 33-31 at the break.

SECOND HALF • The momentum the home team gathered up at the end of the first half carried over to the deciding frame as Vance Jackson capped a 7-0 New Mexico run to start the half with a three-pointer and a layup. • On their heels after the Lobos’ 12-0 run that spanned the two frames, New Mexico State countered with a layup from Aurrecoechea. That score, however, was followed with back-to-back two-handed dunks by Carlton Bragg that hiked the hosts’ lead to 42-35 with 15:38 left. • Unfazed by The Pit’s noise following those dunks, the Aggies responded by going on an 11-2 run to retake the lead. Queen splashed two three-pointers to close out that surge and his second downtown make handed the visitors a 47-44 edge with 11:47 to go. • Once again, the Lobos responded. Four different players put in points during the home team’s 9-0 run over the next 2:22 to take the lead for good. JaQuan Lyle ended the run with a pair of makes at the foul stripe. • Terrell Brown finished off a 7-1 New Mexico State run with a corner three-pointer that cut the Lobos’ lead to 55-54 with 5:11 left, but that was the last field goal the Aggies would hit for a stretch of over four minutes. • Six of the next eight points on the Lobos’ 8-0 run came at the foul line, helping the home team up its edge to a game-high nine (63-54) with 54 seconds to go. • Aurrecoechea ended the 8-0 run with an uncontested layup, but the Lobos closed out the game by going 6-for-8 at the free throw line.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • New Mexico State did manage to win the battle of the boards, out-rebounding the Lobos by a 35-33 margin, but over half of the home team’s rebounds went into the hands of Bragg. The forward finished with a 17-point, 17-rebound double-double and totaled four of the team’s 14 steals, too. • Queen came close to a triple double in the loss, generating a team-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists. The Aggies’ senior was one of four players who finished with double-digit points and joining him with 10 or more was Aurrecoechea, Rice (10) and McCants (10). • Aurrecoechea went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field while McCants hauled in a team- high nine rebounds to finish one shy of a double-double. 32 • The free throw line benefitted the Lobos much more than the Aggies. New Mexico went 23-of-28 (82.1-percent) from the foul line while the Aggies converted just four of their 10 tries from that distance. By himself, Bragg went 9-of-10 (90-percent) from the stripe for the Lobos.

NEW MEXICO STATE (7-6) GAME 13 | NEW MEXICO STATE 65, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 40 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Between the interior play of senior Ivan Aurrecoechea, the inaugural appearance of 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 29 5-6 0-0 9-13 4-5-9 0 0 2 0 1 19 10 Rice,Jabari * 22 6-10 2-5 3-3 1-2-3 1 1 1 0 1 17 Evan Gilyard II in a New Mexico State uniform and a shot by Bryce Rewalt that sent 21 Queen,Trevelin * 28 5-10 2-7 0-0 1-5-6 3 3 3 0 1 12 the Aggies - and their fans - into hysterics - there were not too many things to feel GAME 13 35 McCants,Johnny * 15 1-4 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 1 1 1 0 1 3 bad about in the Pan Am Center Wednesday night. 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 2 0 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 26 2-5 1-2 0-0 2-2-4 3 2 0 0 0 5 11 Gilyard,Evan 17 1-4 1-3 0-2 0-2-2 1 2 1 0 0 3 Getting a win merely represented putting a bow on the entire package. 55 Williams,Shawn 14 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 3 32 Rewalt,Bryce 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Back on their home floor after a tough game up in Albuquerque, the Aggies got 3 Brown,Terrell 17 0-5 0-5 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs back in the win column by receiving 19 points and nine rebounds from Aurrecoe- 24 McNair,William 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 0 0 1 2 0 0 chea and outscored Arkansas-Pine Bluff 25-9 through the last 10 minutes to pick up 65 40 2 Owens,Tennessee 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7-6 | | 1-9 | TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 65-40 victory over the Golden Lions. wednesDay, DECEMBER 18 TOTALS - 200 22-49 8-25 13-21 12-24-36 11 12 11 2 6 65 pan am center • las cruces, n.m. 44.9 % 32.0 % 61.9 % After receiving word earlier in the morning that Gilyard II - a former UTEP star - was Attendance: 4,288 arkansas-pine bluff (1-9) NEW MEXICO STATE | 29 | 36 | 65 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS eligible for the remainder of the season and beyond, the Aggies received a shot in arkansas-pine bluff | 15 | 25 | 40 2 Carter,Marquell * 30 3-7 2-5 0-0 0-6-6 4 0 3 0 1 8 the arm without even needing to step on the court. Once they did, though, they NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 23 Morris,Dequan * 30 2-7 0-1 4-4 1-2-3 2 2 1 0 2 8 held the Lions to just 40 points - the lowest point total by an Aggie opponent this 1st 11-24 2-11 5-9 3 Bell,Markedric * 25 4-11 0-1 0-0 2-4-6 3 0 1 1 0 8 season and the second-lowest total by a New Mexico State adversary in Chris Jans’ HALF 45.8% 18.2% 55.6% 4 Mcnair,Jordan * 25 2-7 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 1 0 0 4 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 12 Banyard,Terrance * 15 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 tenure as head coach. 2nd 11-25 6-14 8-12 10 Wilson ,Jamil 13 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 HALF 44% 42.9% 66.7% 14 Wallace,Marcus 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 3 FIRST HALF 24 McDyess,Artavious 22 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 1 2 uapb FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • At no point did the Aggies find themselves trailing as Aurrecoechea started a 13-5 33 Bassey ,Isaac 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 2 0 1 2 1st 6-23 1-6 2-2 New Mexico State run with a hook shot 1:04 into the tilt. The senior put in seven of HALF 26.1% 16.7% 100% 30 Posey,Cameron 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 1 0 uapb FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 1 Jackson ,Zavian 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 the Aggies’ 13 points during that run to start the tilt and Shawn Williams finished it 2nd 10-23 2-6 3-4 25 Haralson,Isaiah 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 by canning a straightaway three-pointer off of an assist from Gilyard II. HALF 43.5% 33.3% 75% 15 Stredic Jr,Alvin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 • DeQuan Morris pulled Arkansas-Pine Bluff within five, 16-11, by splashing a long TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS - 200 16-46 3-12 5-6 6-20-26 21 6 14 1 6 40 two-pointer with 7:44 left in the half, but the Aggies answered with a 13-4 run to 34.8 % 25.0 % 83.3 % close out the half. • Six different Aggies generated points through that run including Gilyard II who laced a three-pointer at the end of the shot clock to put his team ahead 25-13 with 2:42 left in the frame. Four of the Aggies’ six buckets through that stretch came off of assists including Johnny McCants’ two-handed flush he threw down after latching on to a pass from Trevelin Queen.

SECOND HALF • Hoping to spring the upset, the Golden Lions hit six of their first nine field goal attempts of the second half. Despite that hot start, the Aggies were never threat- ened as they answered each bucket Arkansas-Pine Bluff conjured up with one of their own. Jabari Rice finished off a three-point play with a make at the foul line with 14:28 to go, but after that the Aggies were held scoreless for a stretch of 4:22. • It was after Jordan McNair converted a runner in the lane that trimmed the Aggies’ lead to 40-31 that the home team cast aside doubt as to which squad was superior. • Queen started the home team’s game-ending 25-9 run with a three-pointer from the near wing and the Aggies’ lead never dipped below 10 points for the rest of the night. Queen swished another triple during that backbreaking surge while C.J. Bobbitt and Jabari Rice each cashed in on corner threes as well. • Before all was said and done, one other Aggies dialed long distance. With 1:02 left, Rewalt took a pass on the near wing from Gilyard II and swirled in a downtown make that sent the Aggie bench into hysterics. The walk-on - and Las Cruces native - accounted for the game’s final points with that make from three-point land. • Rewalt’s three-pointer capped a second-half shooting effort that saw the hosts put up shooting splits of .440/.429/.667 in order to secure the win.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Unquestionably the focal point of the Aggies’ offense, Aurrecoechea matched his season high with 19 points. The senior did so on an extremely efficient 5-of-6 night from the field while putting up season-highs in both free throws made (nine) and free throw attempts (13). • Rice added 17 points of his own on a 6-of-10 showing from the field while Queen chipped in 12 - eight of which came in the second half. The senior threw down three of the Aggies’ four dunks on the night as well. • All told, Gilyard II played 17 minutes in his first game in a New Mexico State uniform. In that time, the junior finished with three points, two rebounds and two assists while giving his squad another ball handler as its disposal. • With the win, New Mexico State improved to 7-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and 29-0 all-time against opponents from the SWAC. Personally, Jans now owns a 4-0 head coaching record against foes from the SWAC. • No Arkansas-Pine Bluff player finished with more than eight points and the visitors 33 wrapped up their night with a 25-percent (3-of-12) clip from long range. The Golden Lions also attempted just six free throws, converting five of their tries.

NEW MEXICO STATE (8-6) GAME 14 | NEW MEXICO STATE 58, MISSISSIPPI STATE 52 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Nearly a quarter-century had elapsed since the New Mexico State men’s basketball team’s last victory over a foe 35 McCants,Johnny * 32 7-10 3-6 1-2 2-1-3 0 1 1 2 1 18 10 Rice,Jabari * 36 2-8 2-4 2-2 2-4-6 2 2 2 0 3 8 from the SEC. Heading into Sunday’s tilt with Mississippi State, it was clear that in order to beat the Bulldogs New 21 Queen,Trevelin * 33 3-7 0-2 0-1 2-8-10 3 2 2 0 1 6 Mexico State would need to be better than it had been in order to capitalize on its last chance for a marquee GAME 14 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 21 1-4 0-0 1-2 1-5-6 4 0 4 0 0 3 non-conference victory. 1 Buchanan,Shunn * 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 Gilyard,Evan 20 4-7 2-4 4-4 0-1-1 2 3 3 0 0 14 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 20 2-4 1-2 1-2 1-0-1 2 0 2 0 1 6 Thanks largely to a kid from Las Cruces, an Aggie newbie from the Windy City and a well-timed return by one of 12 Harris,AJ 17 1-6 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 0 3 their on-court leaders, New Mexico State sent a clear message to the rest of the WAC - and the nation, for that 3 Brown,Terrell 11 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 matter. 24 McNair,William 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 We are back. 58 52 TOTALS - 200 20-50 9-23 9-13 12-21-33 14 10 16 2 6 58 | 8-6 | | 8-3 | 40.0 % 39.1 % 69.2 % sunDay, DECEMBER 22 mississippi state (8-3) Johnny McCants scored 10 of his career-high 18 points during the Aggies’ 12-2 run to open the second half and mississippi coliseum • jackson, miss. Attendance: 2,761 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS answered a go-ahead layup by the Bulldogs’ Isaiah Perry by drilling a deep step-back two-pointer with 2:02 to 1 Perry,Reggie * 34 8-15 0-3 1-2 3-7-10 1 1 1 0 2 17 put his team back on top for good as New Mexico State locked down a hard-fought 58-52 victory over Mississippi NEW MEXICO STATE | 23 | 35 | 58 23 Carter,Tyson * 33 4-11 1-5 2-3 1-1-2 1 3 2 0 1 11 mississippi state | 21 | 31 | 52 12 Woodard II,Robert * 36 3-6 2-4 1-2 1-4-5 0 1 3 2 4 9 State Sunday afternoon inside Mississippi Coliseum. NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 0 Weatherspoon,Nick * 18 4-8 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 5 0 3 1 2 8 1st 7-28 3-12 6-9 24 Ado,Abdul * 27 2-3 0-0 0-0 4-3-7 4 0 3 0 0 4 After opening up a 14-point lead with 11:18 left in the game, New Mexico State withstood a furious comeback bid HALF 25% 25% 66.7% 5 Molinar,Iverson 6 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A by the Bulldogs who took off on a 21-6 run over the next 8:39 to take their first lead of the second half. That’s when NMSU 3 Stewart Jr.,D.J. 31 0-6 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 4 4 2 0 1 0 2nd 13-22 6-11 3-4 the Aggies’ defense showed up and forced four Mississippi State turnovers through the last 1:26 of the game. HALF 59.1% 54.6% 75% 22 Feazell,KeyShawn 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 Oduro,Prince 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 msu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Complimenting that late-game defensive effort was a game-clinching 7-0 run that started with McCants jumper. 1st 8-23 2-8 3-6 TOTALS - 200 21-51 3-16 7-11 12-20-32 18 10 17 3 10 52 Those two factors allowed the Aggies to claim victory over an SEC program for the first time since taking down HALF 34.8% 25% 50% 41.2 % 18.8 % 63.6 % msu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Alabama in the Pan Am Center on Dec. 29, 1994. Pairing well with McCants, Evan Gilyard II contributed 14 points 2nd 13-28 1-8 4-5 on 4-of-7 shooting to go along with a rebound and a team-high three assists. HALF 46.4% 12.5% 80% FIRST HALF • The shooting percentages for both sides weren’t overly gaudy through the opening 20 minutes of action, but the Aggies made up for that with a greater degree of aggression and toughness on the glass that allowed them to gain the upper hand. • Through the first 8:42 of the frame, Johnny McCants had accounted for all four of the Aggies’ points, but a 5-0 run by the Bulldogs left the Aggies at an 8-4 disadvantage with 11:19 to go in the half. • After hitting just one of their first 12 field goals, the Aggies were able to end that drought when Gilyard II -em barked on a personal 5-0 run that concluded with his team’s first three-pointer of the afternoon. • Following Gilyard II’s personal outburst, the Aggies never trailed for the remainder of the half. Those five points off the mitts of Gilyard II represented the starting point of a 14-2 run by the visitors over a span of 5:06. Putting the finishing touches on that surge was Trevelin Queen who drove baseline for a two-handed jam that hiked his team’s lead to 18-10 with 6:12 left in the half. • Queen’s slam enraged the Bulldogs who took off on a 7-0 run capped by Robert Woodard II’s long two-pointer with 3:39 left. With their lead down to one, the Aggies turned to one of their seniors to extend it once again. • Back in action for the first time this season, guard AJ Harris connected on a wide-open three-pointer from the top of the arc to stop the Bulldogs’ run. Gilyard II struck for two more free throws with 44 seconds to go which helped the Aggies take a 23-21 lead into the half. • Though the Aggies shot just .250/.250/.667 in the half, they used a 24-16 edge on the glass to maintain the upper hand.

SECOND HALF • McCants came out of the break with bad intentions, stealing the Bulldogs’ inbounds pass and hammering home a two-handed dunk to start the final 20 minutes of action. From there McCants ventured out beyond the arc and drilled a three-pointer to keep the Aggies on the attack. • The Aggies’ big man finished his team’s 12-2 run to start the half by canning another three-pointer that hiked his team’s lead to 35-23 with 16:58 left. New Mexico State kept its foot on the gas and opened up a 45-31 lead after C.J. Bobbitt connected on a driving jumper with 11:18 left. After that, though, the Bulldogs bit back. • Reggie Perry threw down dunks on back-to-back possessions and that helped the Bulldogs score the next nine points and make it a dingle-digit game with 8:36 to go. Three-pointers by Bobbitt and Jabari Rice kept the Aggies afloat, but still Mississippi State kept coming. The home team answered Bobbitt’s downtown hit at the 6:41 mark with a 9-0 run to take their only lead of the second half. • From there, McCants’ long two-pointer handed the Aggies the lead once again. Gilyard II finished off a dazzling outing by somehow getting a one-handed runner over Perry and Abdul Ado to rattle in that pushed that Aggies’ lead to 55-52 with 1:26 left. Three Mississippi State turnovers and three Aggie free throw makes later, New Mexico State was able to walk away with the win.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • After owning the glass in the first half, the Aggies lost the battle of the board in the final 20 minutes by a 16-9 margin. Overall, however, New Mexico State finished with a 33-32 edge in that department over the Bulldogs. Leading the way on the boards was Queen who corralled a game and career-high 10. • Thanks to Gilyard II’s best outing in an Aggie uniform, New Mexico State walked away with a 23-3 edge in bench 34 scoring. Back in action for the first time in 2019-20, Harris gave the Aggies 17 productive minutes off the bench. In that time, the senior notched three points and a pair of the Aggies’ 10 assists. • The Bulldogs were paced by Perry who generated a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double. Carter concluded the night with 11 points for Mississippi State who dropped its third game of the season.

NEW MEXICO STATE (9-6) GAME 15 | NEW MEXICO STATE 104, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO 30 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Up through the first 13 games of its 2019-20 season, the New Mexico 21 Queen,Trevelin * 16 6-9 3-6 2-2 0-3-3 1 8 1 0 7 17 State men’s basketball team had sometimes been judged by what could 35 McCants,Johnny * 18 5-6 2-2 0-0 2-2-4 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 Harris,AJ * 20 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 7 2 0 1 8 have been rather than what was. GAME 15 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 19 4-7 0-0 0-2 3-3-6 0 2 1 0 1 8 55 Williams,Shawn * 18 3-8 2-6 0-0 1-4-5 0 2 0 0 0 8 After seeing two of its expected key contributors miss a combined 27 11 Gilyard,Evan 17 4-7 4-6 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 2 12 games due to injury, New Mexico State was - for the first time this season 32 Rewalt,Bryce 7 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 9 5 Henry,Clayton 23 3-6 2-4 0-0 2-2-4 0 2 0 0 0 8 - fully healthy and operating with a complete contingent of players 24 McNair,William 14 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 1 0 0 8 headed into their non-conference finale. With everyone in uniform, the 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 24 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 1 3 0 0 2 6 vs Aggies showed their fans in Pan Am Center Sunday a glimpse of just how 2 Owens,Tennessee 8 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 1 0 1 5 potent the they can be when operating at full strength. 104 30 1 Buchanan,Shunn 16 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 0 1 1 1 3 | 9-6 | | 3-13 | TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 sunDay, DECEMBER 29 TOTALS - 200 41-70 20-39 2-4 12-31-43 10 30 7 1 15 104 Trevelin Queen netted a game-high 17 points, all 12 Aggies who took the Pan am center • las cruces, n.m. 58.6% 51.3% 50.0% floor registered points and New Mexico State put the finishing touches Attendance: 4,490 northern new mexico (3-13) on its regular season non-conference schedule by eviscerating Northern NEW MEXICO STATE | 60 | 44 | 104 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS northern new mexico | 12 | 18 | 30 New Mexico, 104-30, Sunday afternoon inside the Pan Am Center. 30 Thomas,Damione * 31 4-11 2-7 0-0 2-4-6 0 0 3 1 0 10 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 33 Guedes,Bruno * 31 2-6 0-3 1-2 0-1-1 4 1 6 0 0 5 1st 23-37 12-22 2-4 3 Anaya,Jeremy * 27 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 4 0 2 4 FIRST HALF HALF 62.2% 54.6% 50% 14 Faria,Victor * 24 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 3 0 1 0 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • One of the lone bright spots for Northern New Mexico came when Jere- NMSU 23 Rodriguez,Thomas * 21 0-9 0-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2nd 18-33 8-17 0-0 my Anaya drilled a mid-range jumper 47 seconds into the game to hand HALF 54.6% 47.1% 0% 42 Zambrano,Ricardo 27 2-7 0-3 0-0 3-1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 22 Herrera,Reyes 24 1-5 1-2 1-2 1-4-5 2 3 0 0 0 4 the Eagles a 2-0 lead. After that, though, the Aggies quickly took control. nmmc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 25 Perez,Jared 15 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-0-0 1 0 4 1 1 3 • Back in action for the first time in 2019-20, senior guard Clayton Henry 1st 5-20 1-8 1-2 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 contributed five points to a 17-0 New Mexico State run over the next HALF 25% 12.5% 50% TOTALS - 200 12-50 3-23 3-5 7-18-25 9 7 22 2 4 30 3:36. In all, five different Aggies generated scores through that surge and nmmc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 24.0% 13.0% 60.0% 2nd 7-30 2-15 2-3 as a result the home team never saw its lead dip below 11 points the rest HALF 23.3% 13.3% 66.7% of the way. • Through the opening 20 minutes, the Aggies put up a blistering shooting split of .622/.545/.500. In that span, New Mexico State connected on 12 of its 22 tries from long range and 23 of its 37 field goal attempts overall.

SECOND HALF • Trevelin Queen laced a pair of three-pointers during the Aggies’ 12-0 run to start the final frame. C.J. Bobbitt concluded that surge with a driving layup that handed the hosts a 72-12 edge with 15:44 left. • Hoping to reset the program’s single-game record for three-pointers, the Aggies inched closer and closer to doing just that as the final frame wore on. Senior guard Bryce Rewalt canned New Mexico State’s 19th long-range hit with 5:00 to go and slung in the record-breaking downtown make with 3:52 left. • William McNair capped off the Aggies’ lopsided with with a two-handed flush off of a Tennessee Owens assist with 1:01 remaining.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Each and every one of the 12 Aggies who saw minutes in Sunday’s win put in points. Leading the way was Queen who netted a game-high 17 on 6-of-9 shooting. The senior again neared triple-double territory by finishing with a game-best eight assists (one more than Northern New Mexico) and a career-high seven steals. • Gilyard II and McCants chipped in 12 points apiece and went a combined 6-of-8 from three-point range in the laugher. In seven second-half minutes off of the bench Rewalt contributed a career-high nine points to the cause on a 3-of-3 showing from long range. • In his season debut, Henry wrapped up his outing with eight points, four rebounds and a pair of assists. He was one of five Aggies who amassed exactly eight points and joining Henry on that list were Aurrecoechea, Harris, McNair and Williams. • During the win, the Aggies established a program record for three-pointers in a single game. By splashing 20, they surpassed the previous record of 19 set on Dec. 29, 1990 in a home win over Morgan State. • Northern New Mexico’s 30 points represented the lowest point total by an Aggie opponent since Western New Mexico recorded the same amount in a 34-30 New Mexico State win on Feb. 12, 1946. • The Aggies’ 74-point margin of victory was their largest in the history of the program. For the game, New Mexico State shot .586/.513/.500 while limiting the Eagles to shooting splits of .240/.130/.600. • Northern New Mexico was playing without its two leading scorers and suited up only eight players. The Aggies improved to 8-0 all-time against 35 the Eagles.

NEW MEXICO STATE (10-6, 1-0) GAME 16 | NEW MEXICO STATE 86, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 71 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS One of the only low points of the New Mexico State’s 2018-19 season came when California Baptist - one of 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 35 9-14 1-2 1-2 4-4-8 2 1 2 0 0 20 the nation’s newest NCAA Division I squads - shocked the basketball fans around the WAC (and the nation) 35 McCants,Johnny * 29 7-14 2-6 1-1 3-4-7 0 4 0 1 2 17 21 Queen,Trevelin * 33 6-12 2-6 2-2 3-2-5 3 1 2 0 1 16 by handing their Aggies what would wind up being their lone league loss of the season inside the CBU GAME 16 12 Harris,AJ * 8 4-7 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 0 0 3 9 Events Center. 10 Rice,Jabari * 19 2-3 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 3 0 0 1 0 6 3 Brown,Terrell 29 4-6 3-5 0-0 1-3-4 1 1 2 1 1 11 A little over one year later - with that disappointing setback fresh in their minds - the Aggies made sure to 0 Gilyard,Evan 20 2-7 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 4 4 2 0 0 5 1 Buchanan,Shunn 9 0-3 0-3 2-2 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 show the Lancers who the class of the league is. 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 4 3 0 0 0 0 55 Williams,Shawn 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Ivan Aurrecoecha turned in his best single-game performance of the season so far by racking up a team-high 24 McNair,William 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 points, Jonny McCants and Trevelin Queen combined for 28 of the Aggies’ 50 second-half points and New 86 71 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10-6, 1-0 | | 10-5, 1-1 | TOTALS - 200 34-69 10-31 8-9 17-19-36 20 16 9 3 7 86 Mexico State started WAC play by avenging its only league setback of last season by hammering California saturday, january 4 49.3 % 32.3 % 88.9 % Baptist, 86-71 Saturday night. cbu events center • riverside, calif. Attendance: 4,754 california baptist (10-5, 1-1) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS FIRST HALF NEW MEXICO STATE | 36 | 50 | 86 0 Acquaah,Milan * 34 6-14 3-7 9-10 0-2-2 1 8 4 0 1 24 california baptist | 37 | 34 | 71 • With the exception of three buckets, all of the Aggies’ first-half damage was done either inside or at the foul 31 Flavors Jr.,Ferron * 33 6-11 3-8 2-2 0-2-2 0 1 1 0 1 17 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 15 Boyd,Brandon * 29 2-9 1-6 6-7 0-0-0 3 2 6 0 1 11 line. Looking to avenge their lone WAC regular season loss of the 2018-19 season, New Mexico State come 1st 15-35 3-16 3-4 35 Davis,Dejon * 29 3-3 0-0 0-0 3-6-9 3 2 2 0 0 6 out looking to drive the ball inside and with back-to-back layups by AJ Harris it was able to jump out to a 6-3 HALF 42.9% 18.8% 75% 33 Pirog,Zach * 21 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-2-3 3 0 1 2 1 5 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A lead 2:03 into the tilt. NMSU 12 Morison,Glenn 18 2-2 0-0 0-2 2-0-2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2nd 19-34 7-15 5-5 • Following a pair of free throw makes by Jabari Rice (two of the three foul shots the Aggies drilled in the HALF 55.9% 46.7% 100% 11 Kuol,Bul 11 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 Armstrong,Tre 17 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 1 0 1 0 opening frame), the Lancers opened up their largest lead of the half on the strength of a 6-0 run. Preseason cbu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Nottage,Reed 7 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 WAC Player of the Year Milan Acquaah put the finishing touches on CBU’s surge with a mid-range pull-up 1st 12-26 4-13 9-11 32 Robinson,Micah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 jumper that handed his squad a 13-10 lead five minutes into the half. HALF 46.2% 30.8% 81.8% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Not willing to let Acquaah get hot, the Aggies answered the Lancers’ run with an 18-1 offensive haymaker cbu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 22-46 8-26 19-24 8-18-26 15 14 17 2 5 71 2nd 10-20 4-13 10-13 47.8% 30.8% 79.2% over the next 5:30 to put the home team on its heels. Leading the charge was Aurrecoechea who manhan- HALF 50% 30.8% 76.9% dled anyone the Lancers threw on him down on the block. The Spaniard registered nine of the visitors’ 18 points during that surge and even connected on a straightaway three-pointer. • Back in his home state for the first time this season, senior guard Terrell Brown put an end to the Aggies’ scoring spree by drilling a fast-break long range right next to the Lancers’ bench. That hit from downtown hiked the Aggies’ edge to 29-14. • Harris banked in a corner three-pointer with 7:20 left in the half to put the Aggies back up by 14 (31-17), but exited the game after suffering an ankle sprain. With Harris out of the picture, the Lancers made their move. • California Baptist ended the half on a 20-5 run and took a 37-36 lead into their locker room at the break when Ferron Flavors, Jr., banked home a wild three-pointer at the horn. Acquaah pumped in eight points during the Lancers’ run. • Aurrecoecha amassed 14 points for the Aggies in the frame, but Acquaah countered with 17 on 5-of-9 shooting to give the Lancers a slim edge.

SECOND HALF • Acquaah made it a point to get to the foul line four times in the first 3:02 of the half. The guard hit all four freebies to keep the Lancers in front, 43-42, but McCants and Queen took over from there. • A steal and fast-break score by Queen ignited an 8-0 New Mexico State run that culminated with a powerful fast-break jam by McCants to push the Aggies in front 50-43. That 8-0 run ensured the Aggies wouldn’t trail again, but New Mexico State wasn’t out of the woods yet. • Five times through the last 14:30 of the game, CBU cut the Aggies’ lead down to five points. All five times, however, New Mexico State came up with an answer. Two of those answers came in the form of three-pointers by Brown who generated 11 points. • Two things happened for the Aggies late - their offense came to life and their defense made things miserable for the Lancers. California Baptist hit only four field goals through the final 8:16 of the game and Aurrecoecha handed the visitors their first double-digit lead of the half with another strong move down low that made matters 71-61 with 6:12 left. • Flavors Jr., kept it a single-digit game by splashing a jumper to cut the Aggies’ lead to 78-69 with 2:58 left, but Queen called game after that. The senior hit a mid-range jumper and followed with a cold-blooded fast- break three on the Aggies’ next possession to push the visitors’ lead to 83-69 with 2:25 left. • Acquaah was a non-factor in the second half, generating only seven points on 1-of-5 shooting. Queen, meanwhile, was 5-of-5 from the field with 14 points while McCants added 13 more for the Aggies who committed just three turnovers in the final 20 minutes.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Aurrecoechea’s 20 points represented a season-high for the senior and he finished two rebounds shy of a double-double by corralling a team-high eight rebounds. • McCants and Queen finished with 17 and 16 respectively for the Aggies who shot .559/.467/1.000 in the second half. • Another big reason why the Aggies emerged as the victors was their rebounding prowess. New Mexico State held a 36-26 edge on the boards including a 17-8 edge on the offensive glass. The Aggies turned that advantage into a 25-3 (+22) advantage in second-chance points. • The Aggies extended their winning streak over WAC programs to 19 games - the longest in-conference 36 winning streak in the nation. • CBU got a game-high 24 points from Acquaah and 17 more from Flavors, Jr., in their first WAC setback of the year. Though they went 19-of-24 from the foul line, the Lancers couldn’t keep up with the Aggies’ second-half firepower.

NEW MEXICO STATE (11-6, 2-0) GAME 17 | NEW MEXICO STATE 93, CHICAGO STATE 54 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Not even one week into Western Athletic Conference play, just one team in the confer- 21 Queen,Trevelin * 21 4-8 4-6 5-6 0-6-6 2 1 1 1 4 17 ence is without a loss in league action. 10 Rice,Jabari * 23 3-8 1-4 7-8 0-3-3 1 1 2 0 2 14 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 20 6-9 1-1 1-3 3-5-8 0 0 2 0 0 14 GAME 17 35 McCants,Johnny * 20 3-6 0-2 1-2 3-2-5 0 4 0 0 1 7 Yes, to the surprise of few, New Mexico State is that team. 11 Gilyard,Evan * 18 2-6 1-3 1-2 0-2-2 3 5 1 0 0 6 55 Williams,Shawn 19 3-4 3-4 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Trevelin Queen led a quartet of double-digit home team scorers by netting a 3 Brown,Terrell 20 2-8 2-6 2-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 8 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 24 3-7 1-5 0-0 0-3-3 2 3 1 0 1 7 game-high 17 points, the Aggies drilled 47.1-percent (16-of-34) of their shots from 2 Owens,Tennessee 3 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 6 three-point land and at the end of the night found themselves atop the WAC standings 32 Rewalt,Bryce 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 3 thanks to a 93-54 blowout win over Chicago State. vs 1 Buchanan,Shunn 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 4 9 0 0 3 0 93 54 24 McNair,William 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4-4 4 1 2 0 1 0 | 11-6, 2-0 | | 4-14, 0-3 | TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 With a loss by CSU Bakersfield Tuesday night as well as Kansas City’s first WAC setback thursday, january 9 TOTALS - 200 29-59 16-34 19-25 8-31-39 19 24 10 1 12 93 of the year over in the Lone Star State minutes after the Aggies put the finishing touch- pan am center • las cruces, n.m. 49.2 % 47.1 % 76.0 % Attendance: 4,367 es on the Cougars, New Mexico State sits as the league’s only team without a setback in chicago state (4-14, 0-3) conference tilts. NEW MEXICO STATE | 46 | 47 | 93 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS chicago state | 24 | 30 | 54 5 Johnson,Xavier * 26 5-14 3-7 1-2 0-3-3 4 2 4 0 0 14 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 35 Hunt,Solomon * 26 3-6 0-0 3-4 2-6-8 5 1 2 0 1 9 FIRST HALF 1st 16-33 7-18 7-9 4 Davis,Ke’Sean * 29 2-8 1-4 2-2 1-1-2 3 3 2 0 1 7 • Intent on dispatching the Cougars as quickly as possible, the Aggies did just that by HALF 48.5% 38.9% 77.8% 22 Johnson,Michael * 20 1-6 0-1 3-4 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 1 5 showing no mercy during their opening barrage. Lethal offense was the home team’s NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 0 Jones,Rajeir * 13 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-3-3 3 1 3 0 0 3 2nd 13-26 9-16 12-16 1 Lewis,Andrew 27 2-6 0-1 6-6 1-5-6 2 0 2 0 1 10 recipe for success as New Mexico State started their first home game of 2020 on a 22-2 HALF 50% 56.3% 75% 12 Marble,Carlo 25 1-4 0-2 2-2 1-2-3 2 4 1 0 0 4 run over the first 5:54. csu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Gholizadeh,Amir 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 2 • Queen connected on two of the Aggies’ four downtown makes through that run while 1st 8-26 1-9 7-7 30 Whitehead,Kalil 15 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jabari Rice and Terrell Brown each hit one from long range, too. In all, Queen generated HALF 30.8% 11.1% 100% 15 Bigirumwami,Noah 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 of the Aggies’ 22 points during the initial surge. csu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2nd 8-24 4-10 10-14 TOTALS - 200 16-50 5-19 17-21 6-25-31 21 11 19 0 4 54 • After Brown’s first downtown splashdown of the night hiked the hosts’ lead to 20, HALF 33.3% 40% 71.4% 32.0 % 26.3 % 81.0 % Chicago State managed to whittle its deficit down to 15 points thanks to a 5-0 spurt. Ke’Sean Davis concluded that run with a three-pointer that trimmed the Aggies’ edge down to 22-7. • From there, though, the Cougars would draw no closer for the remainder of the frame. Junior guard Shawn Williams drained the first of his three long balls at the 10:36 mark of the frame to hike the hosts’ lead back up to 20, 29-9. • Rarely did the Aggies let their foot off the gas pedal and as a result their lead bal- looned to as many as 22 points before the opening frame was in the books. Rice threw down a savage one-jam with 1:09 left to give the hosts a 44-22 lead and Evan Gilyard II ended the half by spotting Johnny McCants under the basket. The junior out of Las Cruces, N.M., concluded the frame by tossing down a two-handed jam of his own to put NM State up 46-24 at the break. • The Aggies could seemingly do no wrong as they shot .485/.389/.778 in the first frame.

SECOND HALF • A bit of a lull took over for the home team in the early stages of final frame and as a result Chicago State creeped back into the thick of things. An 8-1 run bookended by three-pointers from Rajier Jones and Xavier Johnson shrank New Mexico State’s lead to 56-41 with 14:20 left, but after that brief span of offensive clarity from the Cougars the Aggies reasserted themselves. • Rice ignited a 11-1 run with another fast-break rim-rocker and generated all but five of the Aggies’ points during that run. The redshirt sophomore wrapped up the run with a pair of makes at the foul line that made matters 69-42. • Chicago State got no closer than 24 points closer the rest of the way and McCants pushed the hosts’ lead to 30 or more points for the first time with a fast break jam at the 6:28 mark. • Much to the delight of everyone in attendance, it was the combination of hometown heroes Tennessee Owens and Bryce Rewalt that put the final nail in the Cougars’ coffin. Owens called buckets on back-to-back Aggie three-pointers before Shunn Buchanan fed Rewalt for a long-range hit of his own which made the score 93-52 with 49 ticks left.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • In addition to Queen’s double-digit scoring performance, Ivan Aurrecoechea (14), Rice (14) and Williams (11) each went for 10 or more points in the Aggies’ 15th-consecutive win over the Cougars. • Though he didn’t score a point, Buchanan’s impact was felt in a big was in the passing game. The senior dished out a game and career-high nine assists in his team’s blowout win and helped his team rack up 24 assists on 29 made field goals. • Making his first start in an Aggie uniform, Gilyard II finished with six points, two rebounds and five assists against his hometown team. The junior committed just one turnover, too, and as a squad the Aggies finished with only 10 throwaways. • The win was New Mexico State’s 17th-consecutive regular season WAC victory and its 20th-consecutive triumph against a WAC foe. 37 • For Chicago State, they dropped their eighth game in a row. Xavier Johnson topped the team’s scoring charge by putting in 14 on 5-of-14 shooting.

NEW MEXICO STATE (12-6, 3-0) GAME 18 | NEW MEXICO STATE 74, KANSAS CITY 71 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS No matter how slim the margin, how hard-fought it was or how unattractive it may have looked at times, a win is a win. 21 Queen,Trevelin * 31 7-10 2-4 0-0 1-5-6 2 0 2 1 1 16 10 Rice,Jabari * 33 5-8 2-3 1-2 1-9-10 2 6 2 1 3 13 35 McCants,Johnny * 26 4-5 1-2 0-1 0-7-7 2 2 3 0 0 9 That’s that mindset of the New Mexico State men’s basketball team after surviving their first of what will surely be many GAME 18 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 21 4-7 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 3 3 2 1 0 9 WAC nail-biters Saturday evening inside the Pan Am Center. 11 Gilyard,Evan * 22 1-3 0-1 2-3 0-0-0 5 5 2 0 0 4 3 Brown,Terrell 27 7-11 3-7 1-2 0-1-1 1 2 1 0 0 18 Terrell Brown looked like the Terrell Brown of old by pouring in a game and season-high 18 points, Jabari Rice posted 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 18 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 0 2 55 Williams,Shawn 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 New Mexico State’s first double-double of the season by going for 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds as the 1 Buchanan,Shunn 15 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 1 2 4 0 0 1 Aggies held off a late charge by Kansas City to secure a 74-71 victory over the Roos. 24 McNair,William 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Things looked well in hand for the Aggies after Brown culminated a 7-of-11 night from the field by splashing a wide- 74 71 TOTALS - 200 29-47 8-18 8-14 3-30-33 18 20 18 4 4 74 | 12-6, 3-0 | | 9-9, 2-2 | 61.7 % 44.4 % 57.1 % open three-pointer which pushed the home team’s lead to 69-57 with 2:44 to go, but the Roos connected on three of saturday, january 11 kansas city (9-9, 2-2) their 13 three-pointers in the last 2:27 to make things much more interesting than anyone in the Aggies’ corner wanted. pan am center • las cruces, n.m. Attendance: 4,517 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS 5 Giles,Jordan * 29 5-11 4-7 2-2 0-1-1 5 2 2 0 1 16 FIRST HALF NEW MEXICO STATE | 42 | 32 | 74 2 Whitfield,Rob * 28 5-7 4-4 0-0 0-2-2 4 1 2 0 1 14 kansas city | 33 | 38 | 71 • New Mexico State never fell behind for the second-straight game and Johnny McCants made sure of that by starting 4 Hardnett,Jahshire * 30 5-13 1-2 2-5 2-0-2 1 4 0 0 2 13 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 33 Nesbitt Jr.,Marvin * 27 5-9 3-4 0-2 0-7-7 2 1 0 0 2 13 the Aggies’ 8-2 run out of the gates with a three-pointer from the near wing. 1st 17-22 4-9 4-8 3 McKissic,Brandon * 23 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 4 5 4 0 1 6 • Though the Aggies looked primed for a runaway win early on, the Roos would have none of it. Forced to put a HALF 77.3% 44.4% 50% 0 Williams,Zion 13 2-4 0-0 2-3 2-0-2 1 1 0 0 0 6 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A guard-centric lineup on the floor all night with the absence of senior forward Javan White (injury), the Roos stayed NMSU 12 Klanjscek,Maks 26 1-5 1-4 0-0 1-3-4 1 1 2 0 1 3 2nd 12-25 4-9 4-6 within 10 points of the Aggies for the majority of the frame. HALF 48% 44.4% 66.7% 20 Allick,Josiah 15 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 1 0 1 0 11 Kamgain,Franck 9 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • By connecting on the second of two free throws, Brown pushed the Aggies’ lead to its largest of the half - 25-14 - with kc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:55 remaining. Just as it appeared New Mexico State had gained the separation it needed, Kansas City answered with a 1st 12-25 6-13 3-6 TOTALS - 200 26-57 13-24 6-14 7-19-26 22 15 11 0 9 71 three-point barrage to pull within one possession. HALF 48% 46.2% 50% 45.6 % 54.2 % 42.9 % • Through the next 6:01, Jordan Giles, Marvin Nesbitt, Jr. and Maks Klanjscek combined to put in four triples to fuel a kc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 14-32 7-11 3-8 16-5 surge by Kansas City. With their lead down to just two, 32-30, following the Roos’ outburst from downtown, the HALF 43.8% 63.7% 37.5% Aggies did something about it. • Shawn Williams commenced a 10-3 New Mexico State run to conclude the half with two makes at the charity stripe and Trevelin Queen provided a substantial punctuation mark to the surge by gilding in for a fast-break dunk that brought the Aggies’ crowd into it with 1:17 left in the frame. • Brown wrapped up the Aggies’ run to end the frame with a baseline jumper to end a sterling shooting performance for the home team in the half. • The Aggies sizzled from the field, shooting 77.3-percent (17-of-22) in the frame. That included a 44.4-percent (4-of-9) accuracy rate from long range to help hold off a Roos squad that connected on 48-percent (12-of-25) of their tries in the first 20 minutes.

SECOND HALF • Instead of venturing out beyond the arc, McCants worked inside and started half number two with a ferocious dunk to put his team up 44-33 ten second into the deciding frame. New Mexico State maintained a lead between eight and ten points through the first 5:19 before Kansas City started another comeback. • Giles netted five of the Roos’ points during their 7-0 run that cut the Aggies’ lead down to 50-47 with 11:10 to go. A driving score by Brown followed up with another jam by McCants put the Roos’ run on hold momentarily, but Giles capped another 7-0 Kansas City surge that brought the Roos even at 54-54 at the 7:09 mark. • Following Giles’ equalizing score, it was the Aggies turn to go on a run. Ivan Aurrecoechea collected his own miss and initialized a 15-3 New Mexico State run over the next 3:55 with a layup. • Kansas City’s lone basket through that stretch was a long ball by Jahshire Hardnett, but his triple was answered by a downtown swish by Queen as well as another by Brown that pushed the Aggies ahead 69-57 with 2:44 left. • The Aggies’ lead still stood at double-digits, 72-61, after Rice connected on a shot from beyond the arc with 1:33 left, but the Aggies scored just two points the rest of the way and committed three of their 18 turnovers during the final stages to give the Roos a fighting chance. • Rob Whitfield put in two trifectas for the Roos to pull them within four, 73-69, with 18 seconds to go. After an Aggie turnover, Hardnett appeared to be headed to the rim for an easy layup but Queen had other ideas. A block by the senior gave the ball back to the home team and Shunn Buchanan went 1-of-two at the line to put the Aggies up five with seven seconds left. • Kansas City’s last gasp came in the form of a Whitfield jumper in the paint and the Roos had a chance to equalize things after a New Mexico State turnovers with two second left, but instead took a two-pointer that was off the mark as the horn sounded.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Queen joined Brown and Rice in double-digits by netting 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with six rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal. • As a squad, the Aggies shot a Chris Jans coaching era record 61.7-percent (29-of-47) from the field in their 18th-consecutive WAC regular season victory. Additionally, the Aggies stretched their winning streak against WAC foes to 21 with their three-point victory over the Roos. • After committing 10 or fewer turnovers in each of their last three games, the Aggies coughed the ball up 18 times and the Roos were only too happy to turn those throwaways into 21 points - 29.6-percent of their point total on the night. • Fine ball movement helped the Aggies cause, too, as they finished with 20 assists on 29 made baskets. Evan Gilyard II passed out five of them to go along with four points. 38 • The Roos, quite simply, thrived from three-point land. Kansas City shot 54.2-percent (13-of-24) from distance and 45.6-percent from the field in their second-straight WAC setback. • Giles concluded his night with a team-high 16 points for Kansas City while Whitfield (14), Hardnett (13) and Nesbitt, Jr. (13) also put in at least 13.

NEW MEXICO STATE (13-6, 4-0) GAME 19 | NEW MEXICO STATE 70, UTAH VALLEY 56 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Utah Valley’s Emmanuel Olojakpoke had just answered a fast-break dunk by New 21 Queen,Trevelin * 25 6-11 3-7 2-2 1-3-4 2 1 1 1 3 17 Mexico State’s Trevelin Queen with a two-handed jam of his own that whittled the 35 McCants,Johnny * 32 4-7 0-2 5-6 3-5-8 0 3 1 0 3 13 10 Rice,Jabari * 16 2-6 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 3 2 1 0 0 6 Aggies’ lead down to two, 40-38, by connecting on a runner in the lane with 15:25 to GAME 19 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 17 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-4-4 4 1 2 0 0 4 go. 0 Gilyard,Evan * 27 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-5-5 1 3 2 0 1 3 3 Brown,Terrell 28 5-9 4-8 3-3 1-0-1 0 1 1 0 0 17 Two-hundred-and-fifteen seconds later, Johnny McCants emphatically ended a 15-1 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 22 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-4-4 2 2 1 1 0 5 55 Williams,Shawn 10 1-3 1-3 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Aggie run by tossing down a monstrous one-handed slam that hiked the visitors’ 1 Buchanan,Shunn 14 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 3 2 4 0 0 0 lead to 54-39. 24 McNair,William 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 1 0 0 at TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 As they say, life comes at you fast. 70 56 TOTALS - 200 22-49 11-29 15-17 6-29-35 16 16 15 3 7 70 | 13-6, 4-0 | | 7-12, 1-3 | 44.9 % 37.9 % 88.2 % thursday, january 16 utah valley (7-12, 1-3) Showing off the spurtability of their offense, the Aggies’ 15-1 scoring spree represent- uccu center • orem, utah Attendance: 2,119 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS ed just a part of their larger 28-11 surge over a span of 9:36 that allowed the WAC’s 0 White,Isaiah * 36 6-13 2-6 2-4 2-9-11 1 0 3 0 1 16 lone squad without a league loss to claim a 70-56 win over the Wolverines Thursday NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 36 | 70 22 Jardine,Casdon * 25 4-7 2-3 0-1 1-3-4 3 0 1 0 0 10 utah valley | 27 | 29 | 56 night inside the UCCU Center. 3 Washington,TJ * 23 2-7 0-2 4-4 1-0-1 4 4 5 0 2 8 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 11 Averette,Brandon * 31 3-12 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 1 4 1 0 1 7 1st 9-22 6-14 10-12 4 Olojakpoke,Emmanuel * 17 3-3 0-0 0-1 1-3-4 3 1 0 2 1 6 Recovering from 10 first-half turnovers, New Mexico State committed only five HALF 40.9% 42.9% 83.3% 24 Woodbury,Trey 20 1-3 0-2 3-3 0-1-1 3 4 1 0 1 5 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A throwaways in the final 20 minutes of action. That, as well as a 48.2-percent (13-of-27) NMSU 2 Overton,Jamison 17 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 1 0 0 2 2nd 13-27 5-15 5-5 showing from the field in the second half, allowed the visitors to extend their streak HALF 48.2% 33.3% 100% 5 Havsa,Cavit Ege 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 Morley,Brandon 22 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 of regular season WAC triumphs to 19 - one shy of matching the league’s record of 20 uvu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 20 Kitchen,Bradley 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 set by Utah in the late 1990s. 1st 10-26 3-11 4-7 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 HALF 38.5% 27.3% 57.1% TOTALS - 200 21-52 5-19 9-14 6-22-28 18 15 14 2 6 56 FIRST HALF uvu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 40.4 % 26.3 % 64.3 % 2nd 11-26 2-8 5-7 • Reigning WAC Player of the Week Jabari Rice required just 10 seconds to get on the HALF 42.3% 25% 71.4% scoreboard, canning a wide-open triple on the far wing on the game’s first possession. Despite Rice’s early strike, the trifecta proved to be the Aggies’ lone field goal through the first four minutes and change. • Emmanuel Olojakpoke put a charge into the home crowd by throwing down an alley-oop dunk that handed the home team its lone lead of the tilt, 7-5, with 16:29 to go in the frame. From there one of the themes of the first half - New Mexico State free throw shooting - took form to make sure the visitors never trailed again. • Johnny McCants entered the game shooting just 34.5-percent (10-of-29) from the foul line, but those in attendance wouldn’t have believed it as the junior bookended a 9-0 Aggie run with three free throw makes. In all, McCants went 5-of-6 from the stripe in the game. • Also included in that New Mexico State surge were a pair of triples in quick succes- sion from Trevelin Queen which helped the hosts take a 14-7 lead at the 14:03 mark of the frame. • Isaiah White managed to pull the Wolverines even for the final time when his three-pointer made matters 16-16, but the Aggies used another 7-0 run - one capped by two more McCants free throw makes - to retake the lead. • Queen caught fire in the late stages of the frame, too, scoring seven in a row for the Aggies to help keep the Wolverines at bay. • Evan Gilyard II capped a 10-of-12 showing from the free throw line in the half by sinking one of two, but the Aggies were never able to pull away due in part to 10 turnovers. • Helping to offset those 10 Aggie throwaways were some sublime shooting numbers through the first 20 minutes of action. Powered by 13 first-half markers from Queen, the Aggies put up shooting splits of .409/.429/.833 in the frame while the Wolverines slung the rock in at a clip of .385/.273/.571.

SECOND HALF • Queen quieted off in the second half, netting only four points, but Brown took over through the final 20 minutes by netting 11 of his 17. • It was Brown who started thee Aggies’ aforementioned 15-1 run with a pair of makes at the foul line. Willing to dish the rock, too, Brown hit C.J. Bobbitt for a corner three during the surge before pushing the Aggies’ lead to double-digits, 49-39, with a hard-driving fast-break layup at the 12:56 mark. • Following McCants’ dunk that put New Mexico State up 54-39 with 11:50 left, the visitors’ lead never went below double-digits. Brown pushed that edge to as high as 19 points, 69-49, when he splashed his fourth and final triple of the game with 5:28 left. • Casdon Jardine scored five of the Wolverines’ last seven points and New Mexico State didn’t hit a field goal for the last 5:27, but it mattered not.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Brown and Queen each went for 17 points to propel the Aggies to their sixth-con- 39 secutive triumph. Chipping in 13 points and team-highs in rebounds (eight), assists (three) and steals (three) was McCants. • Putting forth one of their best free throw shooting nights this season, New Mexico

NEW MEXICO STATE (14-6, 5-0) GAME 20 | NEW MEXICO STATE 75, SEATTLE U 67 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Perception was reality in the Redhawk Center Saturday night. 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 34 5-10 0-0 9-12 2-9-11 3 0 1 1 0 19 10 Rice,Jabari * 34 5-12 4-8 3-3 1-10-11 2 2 3 0 0 17 21 Queen,Trevelin * 14 3-5 1-2 3-4 4-2-6 4 0 3 0 0 10 Fans in attendance saw a New Mexico State team that was facing extreme difficulty getting its shots to fall. A GAME 20 35 McCants,Johnny * 34 2-5 1-2 4-4 2-2-4 3 2 0 0 1 9 team that was on the ropes after going own by 11 points early. Then, the perception of the Aggies changed. 0 Gilyard,Evan * 26 1-8 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 2 0 1 3 They became a team that fought and clawed their way back into things until the reality was this at the end of 3 Brown,Terrell 32 0-1 0-0 7-8 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 7 the night: the Aggies are still the team to beat in the WAC. 1 Buchanan,Shunn 15 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 3 1 0 0 7 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ivan Aurrecoechea made a mockery of the Redhawks’ interior defense, shredding it to ribbons to the tune of TOTALS - 200 20-50 9-21 26-31 9-26-35 19 10 11 1 2 75 19 points and 11 rebounds, Jabari Rice joined his senior teammate in double-double territory with 17 points at 40.0 % 42.9 % 83.9 % and a career-high 11 boards and the Aggies overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to claim a hard-fought 75-67 75 67 seattle U (10-10, 3-2) | 14-6, 5-0 | | 10-10, 3-2 | triumph at Seattle U. ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS saturday, january 18 23 Brown,Terrell * 37 11-21 0-1 3-4 3-2-5 2 5 3 0 2 25 redhawk center • seattle, wash. 13 Means,Morgan * 39 3-12 1-7 3-3 0-3-3 4 2 3 0 0 10 The victory not only extended the Aggies’ winning streak to eight consecutive games, but it established a new Attendance: 999 1 Carter,Myles * 19 1-1 0-0 4-5 0-2-2 5 0 0 0 1 6 WAC record for consecutive regular season league victories. Dating back to last season, NM State has reeled off NEW MEXICO STATE | 29 | 46 | 75 11 Grigsby,Riley * 32 0-5 0-3 2-2 0-4-4 1 1 0 3 0 2 20-straight WAC regular season victories, surpassing the previous record of 19 which was set by Utah in the last seattle U | 29 | 38 | 67 10 Nettles,Aaron * 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 24 Jones,Delante 22 4-7 2-4 1-2 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 11 1990s. 1st 6-21 5-10 12-16 21 Dallas,Jordan 11 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 5 0 0 0 0 6 HALF 28.6% 50% 75% 12 Da Campo,Mattia 21 1-3 0-2 2-2 2-2-4 2 0 3 0 0 4 FIRST HALF NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 34 Hundal,Anand 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2nd 14-29 4-11 14-15 • Things, to put it mildly, did not go the Aggies’ way through the game’s opening 10 minutes. Rice managed to 0 Economou,Rip 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HALF 48.3% 36.4% 93.3% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 put the visitors on the scoreboard by drilling a triple 1:36 into the tilt, but the sophomore’s downtown hit would su FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 23-54 6-22 15-18 7-16-23 24 8 9 3 3 67 represent New Mexico State’s lone field goal make through the opening 10:22 1st 11-28 3-11 4-4 42.6 % 27.3 % 83.3 % • Salivating at the opportunity to get the jump on the Aggies in front of their home crowd, the Redhawks were HALF 39.3% 27.3% 100% able to do just that. Seattle U’s Terrell Brown fueled an 18-8 run by the home team with six points while Morgan su FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 12-26 3-11 11-14 Means added five more to put the Aggies in a double-digit hole for the first time in WAC play. HALF 46.2% 27.3% 78.6% • Despite their poor shooting numbers in the first half, the Aggies used the free throw line to survive their cold spell. Six of the visitors’ first 12 points on the night - and 12 of their 29 in the half - came at the foul line as the Redhawks were piling up personal fouls at an incredible pace. Both Myles Carter and Anand Hundal had amassed three by the time the first frame came to a close. • At last, the shots started falling from the field for the Aggies. Two of the visitors’ six field goals in the opening frame came in the final two minutes as Shunn Buchanan and Rice canned three-pointers that knotted the score at 29-all. • The Aggies shot just 28.6-percent (6-of-21) from the field in the opening half, but used a 12-4 edge in free throws made to make sure the Redhawks’ lead never got too large to overcome.

SECOND HALF • Netting only three points on three free throw makes in the first half, Trevelin Queen came on exceptionally strong to start the final 20 minutes of action. The senior struck for all seven points during the Aggies’ 7-2 run to begin the second stanza with his three-pointer at the 17:43 mark giving the visitors a 36-31 lead. • That lead, however, was short-lived as the Redhawks answered with a 7-0 spurt capped off by a three-point play courtesy of Means to move ahead 38-36. New Mexico State wouldn’t regain the lead until Rice tumbled his way to the tin and drained a driving layup while getting fouled. Following his free throw make with 12:10 left, the Aggies were up 45-42. • Rice’s three-point play was just a part of the Aggies’ 8-0 run which was capped by a well-timed triple off the mitts of C.J. Bobbitt. After Johnny McCants kept the Aggies’ edge at six, 53-47, with a trifecta at the 9:19 mark, the Redhawks charged back again. Jordan Dallas finished off a 10-3 Seattle U surge with a three-pointer that put the home team on top 57-56 with 7:03 left. • Down by one, the Aggies stayed true to their game plan of getting to the stripe. McCants drained a pair of freebies with 6:46 left that put the visitors on top for good. Seattle U’s Terrell Brown knotted things at 59-all with a layup at the 4:48 mark, but McCants put a powerful finishing touch on a 5-0 Aggie spurt with a two-handed baseline jam that hiked the Aggies’ lead to 64-59. • Seattle U managed to cut the Aggies’ lead down to two points, but Rice provided the final nail in the Redhawks’ coffin after that. The redshirt sophomore buried a cold-blooded triple with 2:05 left to push the visitors’ edge to 69-64. New Mexico State closed out the game by going 6-of-6 from the foul line over the final 1:25 of play.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • By both posting double-doubles, Aurrecoechea and Rice became the first pair of Aggie teammates to post double-doubles in a game since Dec. 4, 2018, when Aurrecoechea (23 points, 11 rebounds) and Eli Chuha (13 points, 10 rebounds) did so in a win over in-state rival New Mexico. • After turning the ball five times in the first 6:22, the Aggies committed only six throwaways for the remainder of the game. • The Aggies finished at a disadvantage in every special scoring category except for one - second-chance points. New Mexico State owned a 15-7 edge in that department by using a 35-23 edge on the glass. • Free throw shooting was a boon for the Aggies once again. New Mexico State finished with a 26-of-31 (83.9-percent) showing from the stripe, finishing +11 in points from free throws as Seattle U shot 15-of-18 from that distance. • For the second-straight game against the Aggies, the Redhawks’ Terrell Brown put in a game-high 25 points 40 on 11-of-21 shooting. Joining Brown in double-digits was Jones (11) and Means (10) who rounded out the Redhawks’ top three scorers. • Head coach Chris Jans moved to 18-1 (.947) in his tenure as New Mexico State’s bench boss in the month of January. Against WAC foes, Jans improved to 35-3 (.921) in his New Mexico State coaching career.

NEW MEXICO STATE (15-6, 6-0) GAME 21 | NEW MEXICO STATE 67, UTRGV 62 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Dealt another dose of devastating news Wednesday morning when it was announced senior Trevelin Queen would miss four-to-six 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 33 7-9 0-0 5-7 2-2-4 2 2 2 0 0 19 weeks while recovering from a lateral meniscus tear, the same old questions popped up regarding the New Mexico State men’s 35 McCants,Johnny * 30 5-6 0-1 2-5 2-5-7 0 3 2 0 1 12 11 Gilyard,Evan * 31 3-7 3-6 0-2 0-0-0 2 3 4 0 0 9 basketball team. GAME 21 3 Brown,Terrell * 30 3-6 3-4 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 1 0 3 9 10 Rice,Jabari * 24 3-6 2-4 0-0 1-3-4 4 4 4 0 1 8 How would they recover? What happens now? Is all hope lost? 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 14 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 Buchanan,Shunn 26 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 0 3 0 0 0 2 55 Williams,Shawn 12 0-4 0-4 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Saturday night, the Aggies answered each and every one of those questions - and probably a few more - by doing the one thing they TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 4 0 0 0 have done in league action on a more consistent basis than almost any other team in the nation over the past two-plus years. TOTALS - 200 25-45 8-20 9-16 7-19-26 15 20 17 0 5 67 at 55.6 % 40.0 % 56.3 % They won. 67 62 utrgv (6-13, 2-4) | 15-6, 6-0 | | 6-13, 2-4 | ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS saturday, january 25 22 Jackson,Jordan * 35 10-14 1-2 5-6 1-2-3 2 3 4 0 3 26 Ivan Aurrecoechea could not be stopped on the block and the Spaniard finished with a game-high 19 points - including a pair of utrgv fieldhouse • edinburg, texas 11 Varner II,Lesley * 30 6-16 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 1 2 0 1 13 Attendance: 2,618 big-time free throws with 24 seconds to go - and the Aggies held off a late charge by UTRGV to earn a 67-62 triumph inside the UTRGV 2 Johnson II,Quinton * 28 4-7 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 9 Fieldhouse. NEW MEXICO STATE | 36 | 31 | 67 0 Freeman,Chris * 28 2-4 2-4 2-2 1-2-3 4 3 0 0 0 8 utrgv | 29 | 33 | 62 1 Rhea,Sean * 28 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 3 2 2 3 0 2 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 12 McClain Jr.,Rob 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 0 1 1 2 The win helped the Aggies remain atop the WAC standings with a perfect 6-0 record in league action, but it required a comeback after 1st 14-22 4-9 4-6 3 Raines,Connor 13 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 2 0 1 2 the Vaqueros got off to a hot start. HALF 63.6% 44.4% 66.7% 15 Dibiamaka,Uche 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 3 0 0 0 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 23 Bratton,Anthony 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2nd 11-23 4-11 5-10 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 FIRST HALF HALF 47.8% 36.4% 50% TOTALS - 200 24-48 5-15 9-10 6-17-23 19 12 15 4 6 62 • Early turnover troubles by the Aggies allowed the Vaqueros to get the jump on the WAC leaders early on. UTRGV capitalized time after utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 50.0 % 33.3 % 90.0 % time as New Mexico State turned the ball over on four of its first five possessions. It was Jordan Jackson who did most of the damage 1st 12-21 3-9 2-2 during the Vaqueros’ 8-2 run to start the game as he netted six points - two of which came on a fast-break dunk to start the game. HALF 57.1% 33.3% 100% • UTRGV’s lead remained six after Quinton Johnson II sank a mid-range jumper, but a 9-0 Aggie run wrested control of the game from utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 12-27 2-6 7-8 the Vaqueros. Coming off the bench to help fuel that surge was C.J. Bobbitt who put in four of his six points during that span. HALF 44.4% 33.3% 87.5% • Bobbitt’s score with 12:18 left in the frame pushed the visitors up 15-12, but Jackson countered with four straight points for the Vaqueros to give them the lead for the final time. • Jabari Rice and Shawn Williams drained back-to-back three-pointers following Jackson’s one-man scoring outburst. Those two downtown makes kick-started a 10-2 Aggie run which culminated with a fast break layup by Johnny McCants to make the score 25-18 with 6:09 left in the frame. • Terrell Brown handed the visitors their first double-digit lead of the game when his first of three three-pointers went through with 2:42 left in the half. That made the Aggies’ lead 34-23 and Williams closed out the half with two free throw makes which answered back-to- back triples by the Vaqueros and helped the Aggies head into the locker room with a 36-29 edge. • Neither team suffered from an inability to put the ball in the basket through the frame. The Aggies’ captured their seven-point lead at the break thanks to shooting splits of .636/.444/.667, but the Vaqueros weren’t too far behind as they shot .571/.333/1.000 through the stanza.

SECOND HALF • Trading buckets with the home team to start the final 20 minutes of action, the Aggies kept their lead at eight (46-38) after Aurrecoe- chea accepted a pass from C.J. Bobbitt and sank a layup with 13:35 left. • That field goal would prove to be the last one for the Aggies for a stretch of 4:28, however, and in that time Lesley Varner II netted a pair of field goals for UTRGV which cut the Aggies’ lead down to 46-42. • With the Vaqueros creeping closer possession by possession, the Aggies went on a much-needed run to put double-digit distance between themselves and their Lone Star State adversaries. Aurrecoechea started an 11-4 Aggie surge by connecting on the second of two free throws at the 9:28 mark. • Evan Gilyard II and Terrell Brown continued the NM State scoring spree with three-pointers on back-to-back Aggie possessions and wrapping up the run was Shunn Buchanan. The senior guard corralled an offensive rebound after Aurrecoechea was denied at the rim by Sean Rhea and flipped in a layup that hiked the visitors’ edge to 57-46 with 6:52 left. • Aurrecoechea hit a smooth turnaround hook shot right before the shot clock expired, pushing NM State’s advantage to 62-50 and seemingly putting things out of reach for the Vaqueros with 5:52 left. • Another big play from Aurrecoechea, this one a three-point play that increased the visitors’ lead to double-digits (65-55), appeared to be the final nail in the coffin for the Vaqueros, but the home team made a bid to steal the win down the stretch. • Jackson put in four points during a 7-0 UTRGV run, including a mid-range jumper that whittled the Aggies’ lead down to 65-62 with 32 seconds to go. After Gilyard II missed a pair of free throws prior to Jackson’s mid-range job, Aurrecoechea stepped to the foul line and put the game on ice for the Aggies. The senior sank two free throws with 24 seconds left and the Vaqueros missed their last two shots.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Aurrecoechea and McCants were unquestionably the difference makers for the Aggies as that tandem combined to generate 31 of NM State’s 67 points on a combined 12-of-15 shooting performance from the field. • Solid ball movement helped the Aggies get the job done, too, as NM State racked up 20 assists on its 25 made field goals. Gilyard II and Rice each passed out four, tying for the game high. McCants totaled three helpers to go along with his 12 points and game-high seven rebounds. • For the Vaqueros, Jackson shouldered the majority of the scoring load by going off for a game-high 26 on 10-of-14 shooting. The spring guard also came up with three rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals in the setback. • Varner II added 13 on a 6-of-16 outing from the field. • Both teams shot extremely well on the night with the Aggies drilling 55.6-percent (25-of-45) of their shots and the Vaqueros connecting on 50-percent (24-of-48) of their field goal tries. 41 • New Mexico State’s win was its 16th in a row over UTRGV and extended the Aggies’ winning streak to nine games. The Aggies’ WAC-record winning streak in regular season league games got extended to 21, too.

NEW MEXICO STATE (16-6, 7-0) GAME 22 | NEW MEXICO STATE 61, CSU BAKERSFIELD 57 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS It’s no secret that the NM State men’s basketball team has made use of an exceptionally potent 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 35 8-13 0-1 7-8 0-8-8 3 1 2 0 0 23 shooting touch to fuel its latest winning streak. 10 Rice,Jabari * 38 5-10 2-4 8-9 1-3-4 0 2 0 0 0 20 11 Gilyard,Evan * 25 2-7 2-4 0-1 0-3-3 2 3 0 0 1 6 GAME 22 3 Brown,Terrell * 33 1-4 1-3 0-2 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 0 3 What hasn’t exactly received as much press is the Aggies’ defense - something that was as the 35 McCants,Johnny * 32 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-1-2 2 2 2 3 0 3 center of them generating a 10th-consecutive win. 1 Buchanan,Shunn 19 0-2 0-1 3-4 0-3-3 1 1 3 0 1 3 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 13 1-4 1-3 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 2 0 0 3 55 Williams,Shawn 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clinging to a one-point lead with 1:35 to go, senior Shunn Buchanan came up with a TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 game-changing steal on the defensive end to put the ball back in the Aggies hands, Ivan Aur- TOTALS - 200 18-42 6-17 19-25 5-23-28 11 10 9 3 2 61 vs. recoechea tied his career high with 23 points, Jabari Rice added 20 more and NM State survived 42.9 % 35.3 % 76.0 % for a gritty 61-57 victory over CSU Bakersfield Thursday night inside the Pan Am Center. 61 57 csu bakersfield (10-12, 4-3) | 16-6, 7-0 | | 10-12, 4-3 | ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS thursday, january 30 5 Perry,Czar * 37 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 3 5 3 0 3 10 FIRST HALF pan am center • las cruces, n.m. 4 Moore,Taze * 19 4-6 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 1 10 Attendance: 5,126 • Intent on putting on a high-scoring show for a home crowd they hadn’t seen in three weeks, 13 Buckingham,De’Monte * 28 4-9 1-4 0-0 0-5-5 3 2 0 0 0 9 the Aggies came out like gangbusters and opened up a 19-9 lead just 5:08 into the showdown. NEW MEXICO STATE | 35 | 26 | 61 32 Stith,Shawn * 22 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 4 0 2 0 0 6 csu bakersfield | 30 | 27 | 57 21 Lee,Greg * 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Through that surge, Evan Gilyard II knocked down a pair of threes, Terrell Brown added another NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 3 Allen,Cam 31 5-9 1-4 0-1 0-2-2 2 3 1 0 1 11 and Aurrecoechea put in four points. 1st 12-22 5-11 6-9 10 Edler-Davis,Justin 30 3-10 3-8 2-2 3-2-5 3 2 1 0 0 11 • NM State’s lead remained one of the double-digit variety, 21-11, after Aurrecoechea operated HALF 54.6% 45.5% 66.7% 25 Person Jr.,Darrin 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-6-6 4 0 3 1 0 0 down low for another layup, but the Roadrunners started making things interesting after that. NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 22 McCall,Justin 6 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2nd 6-20 1-6 13-16 0 Readus,Ronne 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cam Allen led an 8-0 surge by the visitors with a layup and a three-pointer that cut NM State’s HALF 30% 16.7% 81.3% 11 Schoemann,Jack 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lead down to three, but Rice ended the Roadrunners’ scoring spree with a triple of his own with csu-b FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:15 left in the half. 1st 13-24 4-10 0-2 TOTALS - 200 24-51 7-21 2-5 6-24-30 23 13 10 1 5 57 • Try as they might, however, the Aggies never could push their lead back to double-digits. HALF 54.2% 40% 0% 47.1 % 33.3 % 40.0 % Aurrecoechea made it an eight-point advantage for the home team with another fine post move csu-b FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 11-27 3-11 2-3 that resulted in a bucket with 6:44 left in the frame, but CSU-B never went away. HALF 40.7% 27.3% 66.7% • Allen struck again, this time for back-to-back pull-up jumpers from mid-range to pull the Road- runners within two, 32-30, with 2:36 left in the frame. • Aurrecoechea closed out the half by scoring the final three points on a free throw make and a layup to give NM State at 35-30 edge at the break. • Both teams shot the lights out in the first 20 minutes with NM State putting 54.5-percent (12-of- 22) of their shots and the Roadrunners connecting on 54.2-percent (13-of-24) of their tries.

SECOND HALF • Rice responded to a mid-range swish by De’Vonte Buckingham that shrank the Aggies’ lead to three, 37-34, with a personal 5-0 run that culminated with a three-pointer to push the home team’s edge back to eight, 42-34, with 16:51 remaining. • Little did Rice know that his downtown bucket would be the last NM State field goal for a stretch of 8:35. The Aggies couldn’t get shots to fall but, thanks to some tenacious defense, they didn’t let the Roadrunners do much of anything, either. • Justin Edler-Davis connected on two trifectas through an 8-0 CSU Bakersfield run that tied the game at 42 with 14:57 to go, but the Aggies used a pair of free throw makes by Aurrecoechea and another two from Rice to remain in front, 46-44, at the midway point of the half. • Taze Moore knotted matters at 50-all with a fast-break dunk with 4:25 left and Edler-Da- vid handed the visitors their first lead of the night when he answered a Rice layup with a three-pointer from the far corner that put the home team at a 53-52 disadvantage with 3:36 left. • Czar Perry put the Roadrunners up for the final time by drilling a jumper with 2:29 left. After that, however, it was winning time for the Aggies. • Aurrecoechea cooked his defender on the ensuing NM State possession and dropped in a layup that put the Aggies ahead 55-54. The senior then hit a pair of big free throws after Buchanan came up with the game’s biggest play. Buchanan took the ball right away from Perry with 1:35 left which led to Aurrecoechea’s two free throw makes. • Buchanan iced the game from there by hitting three of four free throws in the final 15 seconds.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Aurrecoechea and Rice became the first pair of Aggie teammates to go for 20 or more points in the same game since Dec. 4, 2018, when Aurrecoechea (23) and JoJo Zamora (27) combined for 50 in a win over New Mexico. • Four different players came up with 10 or more points for CSU Bakersfield who suffered its first WAC road loss of the year. Cam Allen and Justin Edler-Davis led the way with 11 apiece. • The free throw line played a huge part in the Aggies’ victory. NM State went 19-of-25 from the stripe while the Roadrunners were only 2-of-5. The Aggies finished with a +17 edge in free throws made. • For the second time in three seasons as the Aggies’ bench boss, Chris Jans has successfully completed a run through the month of January without suffering a loss. He’s 20-1 (.952) in his tenure in the month of January as the Aggies’ head coach. • For the fourth consecutive season, the Aggies have generated a winning streak of 10 or more games. That’s the first time in program history that NM State has reeled off 10 or more victories in 42 four consecutive seasons. Additionally, Jans is now the first Aggie head coach in program history to have produced a double-digit winning streak in three-straight seasons. • Dating back to 2016-17, NM State has amassed 20 consecutive WAC victories inside the Pan Am Center.

NEW MEXICO STATE (17-6, 8-0) GAME 23 | NEW MEXICO STATE 72, GRAND CANYON 52 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS It’s a well-known fact that the last time Grand Canyon stepped foot inside the 10 Rice,Jabari * 32 7-16 4-11 0-0 0-6-6 3 3 1 0 1 18 Pan Am Center, it took a miracle for New Mexico State to get by their biggest 35 McCants,Johnny * 31 7-7 3-3 0-0 5-7-12 2 5 2 0 0 17 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 6-10 0-1 2-2 2-3-5 2 1 1 0 0 14 WAC rivals. GAME 23 20 Gilyard,Evan * 25 1-5 1-4 3-3 0-1-1 2 5 0 0 2 6 3 Brown,Terrell * 27 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 5 The only thing miraculous about the latest showdown between the Aggies and 1 Buchanan,Shunn 22 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 3 2 2 0 2 6 Lopes was the fact that the former only won by 20. 55 Williams,Shawn 12 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 McNair,William 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 Owens,Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Johnny McCants submitted the first double-double of his career by finish- 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 16 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 vs. ing with 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 night from the field and grabbing 12 32 Rewalt,Bryce 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 rebounds, Jabari Rice put in a game-high 18, and the Aggies continued their 72 52 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17-6, 8-0 | | 9-13, 4-4 | TOTALS - 200 27-58 12-30 6-8 9-28-37 14 17 8 0 6 72 all-time dominance over Grand Canyon by blasting the Lopes, 72-52, in front of Saturday, february 1 46.6 % 40.0 % 75.0 % the second-largest crowd to ever witness a men’s basketball game inside the pan am center • las cruces, n.m. grand canyon (9-13, 4-4) Pan Am Center. Attendance: 13,690 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 38 | 72 23 Johnson,Carlos * 30 6-12 2-5 1-2 0-4-4 2 0 1 0 1 15 grand canyon | 25 | 27 | 52 3 Dixon,Mikey * 34 4-10 2-6 4-5 0-3-3 1 1 2 0 0 14 At no point throughout the rout did the Lopes present any sort of threat and NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 10 Blacksher Jr.,Jovan * 32 4-8 1-4 4-6 0-2-2 1 1 2 0 0 13 bolstered 13,960 of their most voracious backers, the WAC leaders pushed their 1st 13-27 8-20 0-0 25 Lever,Alessandro * 35 2-8 1-5 0-0 3-2-5 3 4 1 0 0 5 winning streak to 11 games. HALF 48.2% 40% 0% 24 Okpoh,Bryce * 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 13 Jenkins,Lorenzo 17 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 3 2nd 14-31 4-10 6-8 1 Brown,Isiah 18 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 1 0 0 1 2 FIRST HALF HALF 45.2% 40% 75% 15 Gerdes,Raef 8 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Relying heavily on the play of Carlos Johnson, the Lopes managed to jump out gcu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Bangai,Louis 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 to a 6-5 lead through the first 2:39 of action. Johnson put in all six points for the 1st 8-27 3-13 6-8 31 Spry,Ethan 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 visitors during that surge, but he was one of the lone bright spots for the Lopes HALF 29.6% 23.1% 75% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 on the night. gcu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 18-49 7-27 9-15 5-22-27 11 7 8 0 2 52 2nd 10-22 4-14 3-7 36.7 % 25.9 % 60.0 % • McCants quickly put the Aggies on top the rest of the way by drilling the sec- HALF 45.5% 28.6% 42.9% ond of NM State’s seven first-half three-pointers which started an 8-0 Aggie run. • Three consecutive points by the Lopes trimmed NM State’s lead to 13-9 with 14:30 left int he frame, but that was as close as the visitors would get for the rest of the night. • Rice and Shunn Buchanan fueled the ensuing 14-0 NM State run by draining two three-pointers apiece and Ivan Aurrecoechea concluded that backbreaking surge by torching GCU star Alessandro Lever for a put-back layup that pushed the Aggies’ edge to 27-9 with 9:45 left in the frame. • NM State’s lead remained at 18 points after McCants connected on his second three-pointer of the half that made matters 32-14 with 3:45 left, but GCU had one final run left in them. Five different Lopes put in points during an 11-0 run by the visitors through the last 2:08 and as a result the Aggies’ lead stood only at nine points, 34-25, at the break. • NM State was ruthless from the field through the first 20 minutes, hitting 48.1-percent (13-of-27) of its shots and 40-percent (8-of-20) of its tries from long range. The Lopes, conversely, had a great deal of difficulty getting anything to fall and put in only 29.6-percent (8-of-27) of their shots.

SECOND HALF • Using a heavy dose of McCants from everywhere on the floor, the Aggies quickly put any fears of a GCU comeback behind them through the early stages of the second half. The junior conjured up a pair of layups and hit a third triple through the Aggies’ 10-2 run that spanned the first 2:45 of the frame. • After that run, NM State’s lead stood at 17, 44-27, with 17:15 left and the deject- ed Lopes never got closer than 16 points away for the remainder of the night. • The Aggies’ massive lead continued to grow until it hit a game-high 27, 61-34, with 7:53 remaining. Terrell Brown capped a 9-0 Aggie run with a layup in traffic that pushed his squad’s lead to its highest point of the night.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • After taking center stage for the Aggies over their last two games, Aurrecoe- chea faced his fair share of double teams which allowed his teammates to pros- per. Still, the senior out of Madrid, Spain, finished with 14 points, five rebounds and an assist. • Again taking advantage of some wide-open three-point tries, the Aggies feast- ed from downtown. NM State went 12-of-30 from long range and had drilled 29 triples in its last two matchups with GCU. • Passing was again a boon for the Aggies who finished with 17 assists on 27 made field goals. McCants and Evan Gilyard II each dished out a game-high five assists. • Johnson managed to finish with a team-high 15 for the Lopes while Mikey Dix- on added 14. Jovan Blacksher, Jr., put in 13 as his team dropped to 0-8 all-time inside the Pan Am Center. 43 • NM State pushed its overall winning streak to 11 games and extended its unbeaten run in WAC regular season games to 23 games. Against WAC foes, the Aggies have won 26 in a row.

NEW MEXICO STATE (18-6, 9-0) GAME 24 | NEW MEXICO STATE 71, CHICAGO STATE 49 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS On paper it looked like it would result in a blowout from start to finish. 0 Gilyard,Evan * 25 2-5 1-4 7-9 0-3-3 2 0 1 0 0 12 10 Rice,Jabari * 23 5-10 1-5 1-2 3-3-6 1 1 1 0 1 12 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 26 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-5-6 3 2 4 0 0 6 Early on it didn’t quite work out that way for the New Mexico State men’s basketball GAME 24 3 Brown,Terrell * 25 1-3 1-2 2-3 2-2-4 1 1 0 0 1 5 team Thursday night in the Windy City. That is until one of Chicago’s favorite sons - 35 McCants,Johnny * 17 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 2 0 playing in front of nearly 100 family members who made the journey to the Jones 55 Williams,Shawn 21 4-9 3-7 4-4 1-0-1 0 2 1 0 0 15 Convocation Center - stepped to the forefront of the action to make sure no doubts 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 18 3-5 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 4 2 3 0 0 6 1 Buchanan,Shunn 18 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 4 0 0 1 5 remain on what team remained the favorites in the WAC. 24 McNair,William 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 32 Rewalt,Bryce 7 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 at Playing in his home town for the first time in his collegiate career, Evan Gilyard II 2 Owens,Tennessee 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 sparked a 20-4 New Mexico State run over that last 7:24 of the opening half by scoring 71 49 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18-6, 9-0 | | 4-20, 0-9 | TOTALS - 200 23-50 9-28 16-20 10-23-33 14 13 11 0 5 71 seven-straight points and the Aggies rode that surge to a 71-49 triumph over Chicago thursday, february 6 46.0 % 32.1 % 80.0 % State. jones convocation center • chicago, ill. Attendance: 381 chicago state (4-20, 0-9) ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS A fifth-straight road victory helped the Aggies maintain a two-game lead for the top NEW MEXICO STATE | 34 | 37 | 71 1 Lewis,Andrew * 38 4-11 1-2 3-4 0-3-3 4 1 2 0 2 12 chicago state | 17 | 32 | 49 spot in the WAC standings. 31 Marble,Carlo * 36 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 4 1 1 0 0 9 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 35 Hunt,Solomon * 34 3-6 0-0 0-2 1-5-6 2 3 2 1 1 6 1st 11-24 4-12 8-9 5 Johnson,Xavier * 18 1-6 1-4 0-1 0-1-1 5 1 6 0 0 3 FIRST HALF HALF 45.8% 33.3% 88.9% 0 Jones,Rajeir * 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 5 1 1 0 0 2 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A • A sluggish start limited the effectiveness of the Aggies’ normally potent offensive NMSU 11 Whitehead,Kalil 26 3-5 0-1 4-5 0-2-2 1 1 1 0 1 10 2nd 12-26 5-16 8-11 attack. After Jabari Rice scored the first five points of the game, NM State found itself HALF 46.2% 31.3% 72.7% 10 Gholizadeh,Amir 37 2-5 1-3 2-2 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 7 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5-5 0 0 1 0 0 0 embroiled in a hotly contested affair with a Chicago State team that was hungry for an csu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 18-39 4-11 9-14 1-18-19 22 8 16 1 4 49 upset. 1st 6-16 1-4 4-5 46.2 % 36.4 % 64.3 % • A pair of free throw makes by Amir Gholizadeh put the Cougars on top, 6-5, with 13:17 HALF 37.5% 25% 80% left in the frame and Chicago State remained within striking distance when Solmon csu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 12-23 3-7 5-9 Hunt converted a layup that trimmed the Aggies’ lead to 14-13. HALF 52.2% 42.9% 55.6% • Following that layup at the 8:21 mark of the frame, Gilyard II changed the complexion of the game. A pair of free throw makes by the junior signaled the start of the Aggies’ game-changing run and after the Cougars responded with two freebies of their own Gilyard II nailed a three-pointer and followed up with a finish at the tin off of a nifty spin move to put the visitors ahead 21-15 with 4:41 left in the frame. • Terrell Brown followed Gilyard II’s personal scoring surge with five consecutive points while Shawn Williams got in on the action, too. The guard concluded his seven-point first half by canning a mid-range jumper and connecting on a pair of free throws late in the half. • As good as the Aggies’ offense looked though the last 7:24 of the half, their defense was even better. NM State allowed Chicago State to hit just one field goal through the last 8:20 of the stanza and as a result the Aggies coasted into their locker room with a 34-17 lead at the break.

SECOND HALF • Hoping to put the Cougars away for good, the Aggies were able to do just that once the second half started. NM State embarked on an 11-4 run through the first 5:30 of the frame and fueling that surge was the duo of Gilyard II and Rice. The former hit a trio of free throws in that span while the latter contributed five points to put the Aggies up 45-21 with 14:30 left. • NM State’s massive lead increased to as many as 28 points when Bryce Rewalt waltzed off the bench and drained a corner three to make matters 59-31 with 10:17 to go. • The Aggies never let their lead dip below 15 points the rest of the way and Tennessee Owens ended the game by splashing a corner triple with three-tenths of a second remaining to account for the 22-point margin of victory.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Williams led the way for the Aggies by pouring in a game-high 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting. He was one of three NM State players who put in double-digit points as Gilyard II and Rice each contributed 12 to the winning effort. • Two things in particular helped the Aggies win the night: defense and rebounding. NM State posted a 33-19 edge on the glass against the Cougars and generated 29 points (40.8-percent of its total) off of Chicago State turnovers. • Ivan Aurrecoechea came up with six points and a game-high six rebounds in the victory while Shunn Buchanan passed out a game-high four of the Aggies’ 13 assists. • Chicago State, who played the vast majority of the second half with only five available players due to foul trouble, was paced by Andrew Lewis’ 12 points • The Aggies stretched their winning streak to 12 games with the win and are now one of only eight NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams from around the nation who haven’t lost a conference game this season. • NM State improved to 20-1 all-time against Chicago State with its 15th consecutive victory over the Cougars. 44 • Aggie head coach Chris Jans is now 12-0 in his NCAA Division I head coaching career against teams from the state of Illinois. • The Aggies extended their winning streak against WAC opponents to 27 games. That includs a WAC record 24 consecutive victories in regular season WAC contests.

NEW MEXICO STATE (19-6, 10-0) GAME 25 | NEW MEXICO STATE 67, KANSAS CITY 61 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Beset by more bad news on the injury front when it learned in late Janaury leading scorer Trevelin Queen was to miss 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 30 9-15 0-0 5-7 2-2-4 2 1 0 0 1 23 two weeks with a knee injury, the New Mexico State men’s basketball team has done one thing on a consistent basis: 10 Rice,Jabari * 34 3-6 2-2 5-6 1-4-5 1 2 2 0 1 13 3 Brown,Terrell * 33 4-8 1-2 1-1 1-0-1 0 3 1 0 0 10 pound the ball inside. GAME 25 35 McCants,Johnny * 30 4-9 1-3 0-2 3-6-9 2 2 1 1 1 9 0 Gilyard,Evan * 25 1-1 0-0 4-5 0-1-1 4 1 3 0 0 6 Because it’s there that senior Ivan Aurrecoechea does his best work and over the last five games he has gone from a 1 Buchanan,Shunn 26 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 2 0 1 4 run-of-the-mill Spaniard to the WAC’s most feared conquistador. 24 McNair,William 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 Williams,Shawn 6 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Spaniard sparkled once again, matching his career with 23 points, helped the Aggies build up a 16-point second TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 0 1 0 0 0 at half lead and NM State held off a hard charge by Kansas City in the game’s final 3:10 to claim a 67-61 triumph over the TOTALS - 200 24-48 4-12 15-21 10-21-31 13 10 10 1 4 67 Roos Saturday night in the Swinney Recreation Center. 67 61 50.0 % 33.3 % 71.4 % | 19-6, 10-0 | | 12-13, 4-6 | kansas city (12-13, 4-6) saturday, february 8 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS FIRST HALF swinney recreation center • kansas city, mo. Attendance: 1,513 5 Giles,Jordan * 37 9-15 1-3 1-1 0-7-7 2 0 3 3 0 20 • Spurred onward with the hopes of knocking off the WAC’s top team, the Roos came out as the clear aggressors in the 2 Whitfield,Rob * 36 3-9 2-7 1-1 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 2 9 showdown and jumped out to a 4-0 lead courtesy of a pair of scores by Jordan Giles in the first 1:13. NEW MEXICO STATE | 27 | 40 | 67 4 Hardnett,Jahshire * 29 3-9 1-4 2-2 0-0-0 3 1 2 0 1 9 kansas city | 30 | 31 | 61 • NM State answered with back-to-back buckets by Aurrecoechea and though the Aggies never grabbed the lead 0 Williams,Zion * 32 1-2 1-2 2-4 1-1-2 4 2 0 1 0 5 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 20 Allick,Josiah * 18 2-4 0-0 0-2 2-4-6 3 0 2 0 2 4 through the opening frame the Spaniard made sure his squad never fell out of contention. 1st 10-24 1-6 6-8 33 Nesbitt Jr.,Marvin 14 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 1 0 0 5 • Little by little, the Aggies were forced to chip away at a Kansas City lead that increased to as many as eight points. NM HALF 41.7% 16.7% 75% 25 White,Javan 10 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 3 1 0 1 0 5 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A State was up to the task, however, as Shunn Buchanan pulled the visitors within two by driving in for an easy layup. NMSU 11 Kamgain,Franck 24 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 3 3 2 0 0 4 2nd 14-24 3-6 9-13 • Right after Buchanan’s uncontested layup that pulled the Aggies within two, 20-18, the Roos opened up their biggest HALF 58.3% 50% 69.2% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS - 200 24-48 6-18 7-11 5-18-23 20 7 11 5 5 61 lead of the game. Fueled partially by Giles and partly by a three-pointer off the mitts of Marvin Nesbitt., Jr., Kansas City kc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 50.0 % 33.3 % 63.6 % scored seven of the next nine points to take a 27-20 lead with 3:16 left in the frame. 1st 12-20 3-7 3-4 • The Aggies, however, punched back with a 7-0 run of their own. Jabari Rice started the surge with a pair of free throw HALF 60% 42.9% 75% makes, Buchanan converted another driving layup and Terrell Brown evened the game up for the first time since the kc FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 12-28 3-11 4-7 15:11 mark by swishing a straight-line triple after William McNair took to the sky to corral an important offensive board. HALF 42.9% 27.3% 57.1% • Giles concluded the half with a three-pointer of his own, however, to put the Roos on top at the break 30-27. • Kansas City put up some scorching hot shooting numbers in the first frame, converting 60-percent (12-of-20) of their shots. Giles was the primary source of offense by striking for 10 on 4-of-6 shooting in the frame. • For the Aggies, Aurrecoechea’s nine on 4-of-7 shooting paced the team while Brown came up with six.

SECOND HALF • Once the Aggies made their halftime adjustments - especially on the defensive end - the Roos were at a loss for the majority of the second half. Brown capped a 9-2 Aggies surge through the first 2:51 with a pull-up jumper that handed the visitors a 36-32 edge. • Kansas City countered with a 5-0 run culminating with a three-pointer off the mitts of Rob Whitfield to regain the lead, but Aurrecoechea knocked down a pair of free throws on the other end to spark another 7-2 surge by the visitors. Those free throw makes put the Aggies ahead 38-37 with 15:37 left and from there the visitors never fell behind again. • Things were still nip-and-tuck for the Aggies after Giles pulled the Roos within two, 45-43, with a mid-range jumper at the 11:39 mark, but that’s when the Aggies turned up the defensive head considerably. • Over the course of the next 8:12, NM State made life miserable for the Roos on their end of the court by limiting the home team to only three points and on field goal make. Fortunately, thanks to the play of Aurrecoechea, the Aggies suffered from no such deficiencies on their end of the floor. • Through the visitors’ 17-3 run over that span, the Spaniard either scored or assisted on a stretch of 10 consecutive points for NM State. Aurrecoechea, faced with numerous one-on-one situations down on the block, cooked whatever defender the Roos threw at him with a dazzling array of post moves before giving way to Rice. • After Johnny McCants hammered home a two-handed put-back jam, Rice canned a three-pointer at the end of the shot clock with 4:15 left and followed that up with a driving layup on the Aggies’ ensuing possession that pushed the visitors’ lead to 62-46 with 3:27 to go. • From there, however, NM State had to hold on as the Roos made a last gasp comeback bid. Hardnett and Whitfield each hit three-pointers and the latter added an old-fashioned three-point play that capped an 11-0 run by the home team. That play cut the Aggies’ lead down to 62-57 with 51 second to go, but that’s when Shunn Buchanan channeled his inner Patrick Mahomes in the city of the reigning Super Bowl champions. • After Rice and Hardnett swapped free throw makes to keep the Roos within five, 64-59, Buchanan launched a full court pass to a sprinting McCants who laid it in while getting hammered in the process to hike the Aggies’ lead back up to seven, 66-59, with 25 seconds to go. • That effectively sealed the game and Rice split a pair of free throw attempts with eight seconds to go to account for the final score.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Aurrecoechea absolutely shined, matching his career-high while corralling four rebounds. The Spaniard had his fair share of help, however, as Rice added 13 and five rebounds. Brown concluded an effective night with 10 points and a game-high three assists. • McCants finished just shy of his second double-double, generating nine points and nine rebounds. • Giles put in a team-high 20 for the Roos, but no other Kansas City player came up with more than nine points in the team’s second-straight loss. • With the win, NM State remained perfect in WAC play and extended its winning streak - the nation’s fifth-longest - to 12 games. NM State also added another win to its winning streak over WAC opponents (28 games) and its run of consecutive regular season WAC wins (25). 45 • Head coach Chris Jans has now won 13 consecutive games in the month of February dating back to the 2017-18 season. • Jans is also two wins away from reaching 100 victories as an NCAA Division I head coach.

NEW MEXICO STATE (20-6, 11-0) GAME 26 | NEW MEXICO STATE 72, SEATTLE U 64 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS By his own admission, junior forward Johnny McCants had been dealing with some difficulty getting off to a good start as 35 McCants,Johnny * 36 6-14 1-6 1-2 4-14-18 2 3 0 1 1 14 of late for the New Mexico State men’s basketball team. 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 22 2-6 0-0 7-7 1-4-5 3 1 2 0 1 11 11 Gilyard,Evan * 27 3-5 1-2 3-4 0-3-3 0 1 2 0 2 10 GAME 26 10 Rice,Jabari * 25 3-8 0-3 4-5 2-3-5 3 3 2 0 1 10 Thursday night inside the Pan Am Center, McCants started well and never let up. That spelled trouble for Seattle U. 3 Brown,Terrell * 21 2-5 2-4 3-4 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 9 55 Williams,Shawn 17 4-9 2-5 1-1 1-1-2 0 0 1 0 1 11 In one of the most dominant nights of his collegiate career, McCants generated a team-high 14 points and completed 1 Buchanan,Shunn 19 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 1 2 0 0 5 21 Queen,Trevelin 14 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 0 2 a monstrous double-double effort by hauling in a career-high 18 rebounds to help lead the Aggies to a scrappy 72-64 24 McNair,William 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 victory over the Redhawks. 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 With the win NM State hit the 20-win mark for the ninth-consecutive season and maintained a three-game lead for the 72 64 TOTALS - 200 22-55 7-25 21-25 8-33-41 17 10 9 2 6 72 | 20-6, 11-0 | | 12-13, 5-5 | 40.0 % 28.0 % 84.0 % top spot in the WAC standings with five regular season games to go. thursday, february 13 seattle u (12-13, 5-5) pan am center • las cruces, n.m. Attendance: 4,794 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS FIRST HALF 23 Brown,Terrell * 29 6-18 0-3 4-6 2-3-5 4 4 1 0 4 16 • It was McCants who had a major hand in the Aggies’ 10-2 run to begin the game. The junior put in the game’s first five NEW MEXICO STATE | 37 | 35 | 72 13 Means,Morgan * 38 3-13 2-7 2-2 0-4-4 3 3 3 0 1 10 seattle u | 30 | 34 | 64 points before NM State’s Terrell Brown capped his team’s surge to start the tilt with one of his two three-pointers. 12 Da Campo,Mattia * 34 2-7 2-5 4-4 0-3-3 3 2 0 0 1 10 NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 11 Grigsby,Riley * 18 3-7 2-5 1-2 1-2-3 4 1 0 0 0 9 • NM State continued to keep the Redhawks at arms length through the early stages of the first half. Junior guard Shawn 1st 12-28 5-16 8-10 21 Dallas,Jordan * 23 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 3 0 1 1 0 6 Williams came off the bench and provided an immediate scoring punch for the Aggies, hitting a mid-range floater before HALF 42.9% 31.3% 80% 10 Nettles,Aaron 19 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 6 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A heading to the free throw line and completing a three-point play to keep his team in front, 18-13, with 11:22 to go. NMSU 24 Jones,Delante 16 2-3 0-1 1-1 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2nd 10-27 2-9 13-15 • Coming in averaging close to 80 points per game in WAC action, however, the Redhawks fought. Aaron Nettles capped HALF 37.0% 22.2% 86.7% 1 Carter,Myles 23 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-8-8 2 0 1 0 0 2 TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 5-0 Seattle U run with a three-pointer that knotted matters at 18-all, but the Aggies answered with a 7-0 surge to regain su FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 21-56 10-27 12-17 4-25-29 21 10 7 1 6 64 the lead. 1st 8-22 6-12 8-10 37.5 % 37.0 % 70.6 % • Evan Gilyard II hit Williams for another three before the Chicago, Ill., product made good on a pair of free throw attempts HALF 36.4% 50% 80% with 9:21 left that pushed NM State’s lead to 25-18. su FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 13-34 4-15 4-7 • A dunk from McCants and another long ball from Williams handed the Aggies a 36-25 lead with 3:14 left in the frame, but HALF 38.2% 26.7% 57.1% Mattia Da Campo pulled the trigger from deep to start a 5 -1 run to end the break for the Redhawks. That surge allowed Seattle U to cut the Aggies’ lead to 37-30 at the break. • One of the main reasons the Redhawks’ offense struggled to get much going was due to the absence of Terrell Brown. The WAC’s leading scorer was held to just 10 minutes in the opening half after picking up a trio of personal fouls. • Brown’s offensive game didn’t help the Redhawks’ cause, either, as he went 0-for-4 from the field. Seattle U made up for his absence by slinging in 50-percent (6-of-12) of its three-pointers in the half.

SECOND HALF • Though the Aggies never lost their grip on the lead, Seattle U remained within striking distance for the remainder of the night. A 7-2 run by the Redhawks to start the second half cut the Aggies’ lead to 39-37, and though that was as close as Seattle U would get NM State was never able to fully pull away. • Four of the six points NM State put in during its 6-2 run to answer came courtesy of Gilyard II. His free throw make with 14:10 left pushed the Aggies’ lead back out to 45-39. • For each bucket the Redhawks had, NM State had an answer. Whether it was Shunn Buchanan’s wing three-pointer at the shot clock buzzer to put the Aggies up 50-44 with 10:50 left or Jabari Rice’ put-back layup that kept NM State in front 56-49 with 6:52 left, the Aggies always responded. • Down the home stretch, though, it was Ivan Aurrecoechea, McCants and Rice who pulled NM State across the finish line. Eleven of the Aggies’ final 16 points over the last 6:10 were put in by Aurrecoechea who started a 10-4 NM State run with a pair of free throw makes. The Spaniard was just too strong down on the block and powered a 10-4 run that pushed his team’s lead to double-digits, 66-55, with 3:41 left. • Nettles and Dallas Jordan put a scare into the NM State faithful by connecting on three-pointers that cut the Aggies’ lead down to 68-64 with 1:41 left, but the Redhawks wouldn’t score again from there. McCants came up with a huge blocked shot on one of Seattle U’s last three possessions and two free throws apiece by Aurrecoechea and Rice sealed the deal for the WAC leaders.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • McCants led what was a balanced scoring attack for the Aggies as five NM State players finished with 10 or more points in the team’s fifth-consecutive victory over the Redhawks. Aurrecoechea put in all 11 of his points in the second half while Gilyard and Rice chipped in 10 apiece. • Of particular note was Williams who turned in nine of his 11 points in the opening frame. His bench production helped the Aggies finished with an 18-11 edge in bench scoring. • Brown finished with nine points in 21 minutes of action and drilled two of the Aggies’ seven three-pointers in the win. • Making his return to the NM State lineup was senior Trevelin Queen who had missed the previous five games after undergoing surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus. The senior, who was out of action for three weeks, finishd with two points in the win. • Once again the Aggies enjoyed a substantial edge in free throws attempted and free throws made. NM State went 21- of-25 (84-percent) from the stripe while the Redhawks converted 12 of their 17 attempts (70.6-percent) from that distance. • The Redhawks’ Brown finished with a game-high 16 points and totaled four of his team’s 10 assists as well as a game-high four steals. Means (10) and Da Campo (10) also finished with double-digit points in Seattle U’s first road loss in the last three games. • NM State remained perfect in WAC play with the win and pushed the nation’s fourth-longest active winning streak to 14 games. 46 • Head coach Chris Jans is one of five NM State head coaches who have led the Aggies to multiple 20-win seasons. In each of his three seasons in Las Cruces the Aggies have hit or exceeded the 20-win mark. Only Neil McCarthy (seven), Marvin Menzies (seven) and Lou Henson (eight) have posted more 20-win seasons in the history of the program than Jans.

NEW MEXICO STATE (21-6, 12-0) GAME 27 | NEW MEXICO STATE 84, UTAH VALLEY 82 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS The only thought running through Jabari Rice’s mind over the course of the final 6.5 seconds Saturday 10 Rice,Jabari * 39 8-12 4-5 9-11 5-3-8 2 2 5 0 2 29 evening was his last shot against New Mexico back on Nov. 21, 2019. 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 28 8-14 0-1 2-5 1-4-5 1 1 1 1 0 18 11 Gilyard,Evan * 22 5-6 3-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 2 0 0 13 GAME 27 35 McCants,Johnny * 30 4-5 1-1 2-3 1-5-6 3 5 1 0 2 11 A three-pointer that rimmed out at the end. One that would have given the Aggies a win over their biggest 21 Queen,Trevelin * 13 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 3 1 1 0 2 2 rivals. 55 Williams,Shawn 16 2-5 1-4 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 5 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 13 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 3 24 McNair,William 9 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Given another chance in a similar situation nearly three months later, Rice knew failure wasn’t an option a 1 Buchanan,Shunn 30 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 2 6 1 0 1 0 second time. TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs TOTALS - 200 30-52 10-20 14-21 10-16-26 17 17 12 1 7 84 Playing in front of the team that put New Mexico State on the map a half-century ago with its run to the 84 82 57.7 % 50.0 % 66.7 % | 21-6, 12-0 | | 9-17, 3-8 | utah valley (9-17, 3-8) Final Four, Rice banked home a game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds to go to cap a wild 84-82 saturday, february 15 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS come-from-behind victory for the Aggies over WAC foe Utah Valley inside the Pan Am Center. pan am center • las cruces, n.m. 0 White,Isaiah * 28 7-12 3-6 4-4 0-3-3 4 1 0 0 1 21 Attendance: 5,492 22 Jardine,Casdon * 30 3-8 2-6 6-8 2-4-6 3 1 1 0 0 14 Already special enough with the members of NM State’s 1969-70 Final Four team in attendance, the NEW MEXICO STATE | 40 | 44 | 84 11 Averette,Brandon * 35 5-7 1-2 2-2 1-0-1 1 4 2 0 0 13 utah valley | 34 | 48 | 82 3 Washington,TJ * 31 4-12 1-5 2-2 0-2-2 3 8 3 0 2 11 moment was made even more so as Aggie head coach Chris Jans secured his 100th career NCAA Division I NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 4 Olojakpoke,Emmanuel * 27 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-1-2 4 0 0 1 0 4 head coaching victory thanks to Rice’s last-second game-winner. 1st 16-29 5-13 3-4 2 Overton,Jamison 17 6-8 0-1 1-1 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 2 13 HALF 55.2% 38.5% 75% 13 Morley,Brandon 13 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 1 6 FIRST HALF NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 24 Woodbury,Trey 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2nd 14-23 5-7 11-17 5 Havsa,Cavit Ege 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • A sluggish start hindered the Aggies’ ability to get their crowd into things as Utah Valley opened up a HALF 60.9% 71.4% 64.7% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 pair of five-point leads before the midway point of the half. Brandon Averette’s jumper with 11:39 to go uvu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 30-52 7-20 15-18 6-16-22 17 16 9 1 7 82 increased the Wolverines’ edge to 15-10 and Jamison Overton’s made matters 17-12 with 11:01 to go. 1st 12-25 3-10 7-8 57.7 % 35.0 % 83.3 % • The start of a 9-4 NM State run came from Philly’s finest. Will McNair hit one of his two free throws to start HALF 48% 30% 87.5% a surge that culminated with a three-pointer by Rice that knotted matters at 21 with 8:15 to go in the half. uvu FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 2nd 18-27 4-10 8-10 • NM State regained the lead when Ivan Aurrecoechea threw down a powerful two-handed jam which was HALF 66.7% 40% 80% part of a 9-0 Aggie surge to put the home team ahead 30-25 with 5:05 left. • The Aggies lead bulged to eight points before the half came to a close. Aurrecoechea operated down low once again and converted a jumper with 27 ticks left that put the home team on top 40-32. Casdon Jardine’s layup right before the halftime horn, however, cut NM State’s lead to 40-34 at the half. • Rice (12) and Aurrecoechea (eight) combined for 20 points in the opening frame while Isaiah White generated 10 for the Wolverines.

SECOND HALF • Eager to open things up in the deciding frame, the Aggies pushed their lead to double-digits for the first time when Aurrecoechea corralled an offensive rebound and converted a put-back layup to make matters 54-44 with 14:04 left. • That layup capped a 6-0 run by the home team, and things still remained fine for the Aggies after Shawn Williams’ three pushed their lead back to nine, 59-50, with 11:39 to go. That’s when things turned interesting, though. • TJ Washington’s long ball just inside the midway point of the frame finished a 7-2 surge by the Wolverines that trimmed the Aggies’ lead to four, 61-57. NM State, however, answered with an 8-4 spurt featuring five points from Rice to make their lead 69-61 with 8:02 to go. • That run proved to be the last time the Aggies’ side of the scoreboard lit up for quite some time. Utah Valley retaliated with a 12-0 run through the next 3:24 to open up a 73-69 edge with 4:09 left. • Jamison Overton capped the crowd-quieting surge with a fast-break jam but it was the long-range ways of Casdon Jardine that really fueled things. The sharpshooter nailed a pair of triples through the surge to help power the Wolverines’ upset bid. • Finally it was McCants who ended a scoreless stretch of nearly four minutes by the home team. The junior started a 7-0 Aggie run with a pair of free throw makes and Rice swirled in a wing three-pointer with 2:40 remaining that pushed the home team’s edge to 76-73. • Through the Wolverines clawed back to tie things after a dunk and a free throw, two more free throw makes from Rice followed up with a driving layup by Aurrecoechea pushed the home team’s lead to 80-76 with 1:53 left. • Utah Valley continued its assault on the tin, though, using two free throw makes by Isaiah White and a seemingly backbreaking three-point play by Washington with 6.5 seconds left put the Aggies at an 82-81 disadvantage. The rest, as they say, is history.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • Rice closed out his unforgettable night with a game and career-high 29 points while Aurrecoechea (18), Evan Gilyard II (13) and McCants (11) each finished with double-digits, too. • White put in a team-high 21 for Utah Valley and was one of five Wolverines in double figures. • The teams shot an identical 30-of-52 (57.7-percent) from the floor, but the Aggies held an edge from downtown. NM State put in 50-percent (10-of-20) of its three-point tries compared to a Utah Valley squad that operated at a 35-percent (7-of-20) efficiency rate from that distance. • With four regular season games to go, NM State maintained its three-game lead for the top spot in the WAC standings. • Jans became the 27th-fastest NCAA Division I head coach in the history of the sport to get to the 100-win mark with Saturday’s night’s thrilling victory. 47 • All nine of the remaining living members of the Aggies’ 1969-70 Final Four team were in attendance. Also at the Pan Am Center were former assistant coaches Rob Evans and Keith Colson as well as Lori Henson - daughter of legendary Aggie coach Lou Henson.

NEW MEXICO STATE (22-6, 13-0) GAME 28 | NEW MEXICO STATE 78, UTRGV 62 ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Death. Texas. NM State winning WAC titles. 10 Rice,Jabari * 29 5-13 3-8 7-8 2-4-6 2 5 3 1 1 20 15 Aurrecoechea,Ivan * 35 4-9 0-0 1-2 6-4-10 2 2 2 0 0 9 35 McCants,Johnny * 29 2-4 0-2 4-5 2-4-6 2 3 2 0 1 8 Those have been life’s certainties in Las Cruces in recent memory and it was still the case GAME 28 21 Queen,Trevelin * 24 3-5 2-4 0-0 1-2-3 2 2 4 1 2 8 Saturday night. 11 Gilyard,Evan * 20 3-10 2-7 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 1 8 3 Brown,Terrell 25 5-9 4-7 4-5 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 1 18 On pace to score just 40 points midway through the opening stanza, the rv/— Aggies finally 13 Bobbitt,C.J. 14 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-1-1 3 1 0 0 0 6 1 Buchanan,Shunn 21 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-4-4 2 3 2 1 1 1 managed to shake off their exceptionally slow start on offense by using an 11-0 run to take 24 McNair,William 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 the lead for good and NM State hoisted its third WAC regular season championship trophy in 55 Williams,Shawn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 as many seasons with a 78-62 come-from-behind triumph over UTRGV. vs TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1-5 0 0 3 0 0 0 78 62 TOTALS - 200 24-53 12-29 18-24 17-23-40 16 19 18 3 7 78 | 22-6, 13-0 | | 12-15, 7-6 | 45.3 % 41.4 % 75.0 % Jabari Rice came through with a team-high 20 points and Terrell Brown added 18 more off saturday, february 22 utrgv (12-15, 7-6) the bench for the Aggies who now own the nation’s longest active winning streak at 16 pan am center • las cruces, n.m. ## PLAYER MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Attendance: 11,680 games. 11 Varner II,Lesley * 28 9-11 2-3 3-4 0-6-6 2 2 1 0 2 23 NEW MEXICO STATE | 39 | 39 | 78 14 Levi,Javon * 37 4-14 2-6 3-4 2-1-3 3 11 4 0 3 13 utrgv | 25 | 37 | 62 2 Johnson II,Quinton * 28 3-8 3-5 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 3 0 0 9 FIRST HALF NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 22 Jackson,Jordan * 17 3-4 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 4 0 5 2 0 7 • Rolling into Las Cruces with their longest winning streak in 12 years, the Vaqueros were 1st 10-27 6-17 13-16 23 Bratton,Anthony * 23 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 gunning to hand the Aggies their first WAC setback of the year and they looked primed to do HALF 37% 35.3% 81.3% 0 Freeman,Chris 20 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 0 0 1 5 so in the early stages of the game. NMSU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 15 Dibiamaka,Uche 13 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2nd 14-26 6-12 5-8 12 McClain Jr.,Rob 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 2 0 0 0 • Through the first 8:15, UTRGV scored 14 of the first 21 points to open up a 14-7 lead on the HALF 53.89% 50% 62.5% 21 Fontaine,Isaiah 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAC leaders. Jordan Jackson punctuated that opening surge by the Vaqueros in a big way by utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A 5 Gaines,Jamal 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 driving down the land and tossing down an uncontested one-handed rim-rocker. 1st 8-23 4-14 5-7 3 Raines,Connor 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 • Jackson’s dunk would prove to be the last points the Vaqueros would score for four minutes HALF 34.8% 28.6% 71.4% TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 as the Aggies finally found their groove on offense. Evan Gilyard II started an 11-0 Aggie run utrgv FG-A 3FG-A FT-A TOTALS - 200 22-48 10-24 8-11 4-17-21 22 14 17 3 6 62 2nd 14-25 6-10 3-4 45.8 % 41.7 % 72.7 % with a three-pointer that finally got NM State’s sizable crowd into it. From there, Rice’s mid- HALF 56% 60% 75% range jumper with 8:08 left pushed the hosts in front for good. • NM State’s run concluded when Gilyard II connected on another triple - this one coming after Trevelin Queen rejected a runner by UTRGV’s Javon Levi on the defensive end - to make matters 18-14 with 7:45 left. • Continuing to press the attack, NM State pushed its lead to double-digits with an 8-0 run in a span of 58 seconds. After Quinton Johnson II fired in a three-pointer that trimmed NM State’s edge to 25-21 with 3:37 left, Queen and Brown drained downtown shots of their own on back-to-back possessions before Ivan Aurrecoechea caught a lob from Johnny McCants and threw down a two-handed jam which forced the Vaqueros to call time • NM State’s considerable lead continued to build, increasing to 18 after another triple by Brown made matters 39-21 with 1:07 to go. • UTRGV managed to score the last four points of the half to make the Aggies’ lead 39-25 but the hosts remained in control. NM State managed to stay in it by heading to the free throw stripe early and often in the half as the Aggies went 13-of-16 from the line. • Things got chippy when a trio of technical fouls were handed out with 4:50 left in the half.

SECOND HALF • McCants kept the Aggies in front, 44-27, after he hit two free throws 57 seconds in to the final frame, but the Vaqueros still had a considerable amount of fight left in them. After those freebies, Levi, Johnson II, and Lesley Varner II swished three-pointers on three-straight possessions to pull UTRGV within eight, 44-36, with 17:25 left. • UTRGV got to within four points, 52-48, when Varner II pulled up for a mid-range jumper with 11:19 to go, but another quick flurry of offense by the Aggies helped them pull away again. • Rice drilled a pair of three-pointers during a 10-0 Aggie surge that used up 1:44. The second of those downtown splashes made the home team’s lead grow to 62-48 with 8:56 left. • Brown put in the second of his two three-pointers in the half with 6:47 left and that shot pushed the Aggies’ lead to 68-50. UTRGV never got closer than 12 points away the rest of the night.

KEY PERFORMERS/STATISTICS OF NOTE • NM State has now won five WAC regular season titles in the previous six seasons and three in a row. • In a wild day of college basketball, top-ranked Baylor, second-ranked Gonzaga and previously undefeated San Diego State all lost, making the Aggies one of just two NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams without a loss in conference play this season. • Aurrecoechea finished with a game-high 10 rebounds and was one point shy of a double-double after getting nine points to go along with two assists. Gilyard II, McCants and Queen each came up with eight points while CJ Bobbitt contributed six off the bench. • The Aggies destroyed UTRGV on the glass, out-rebounding their foes 40-21. Rice grabbed six of those boards and came up with a team-high five assists. • Varner II poured in a game-high 23 points for the Vaqueros who saw their longest winning 48 streak in over a decade come to an end. Levi added 13 more and completed a double-double effort with a game-high 11 assists. • The Aggies’ third-consecutive WAC regular season title made head coach Chris Jans just the third head coach in program history to capture three-straight regular season league crowns.

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 7, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 12, vs CSU Bakersfield, 1/12/19 Rebounds 8, vs. Colorado State, 11/25/19 8, vs. Colorado State, 11/25/19 buchanan Assists 9, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 9, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 1 Blocks 1, 2x last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 1, 5x last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 Steals 4, at Denver, 12/10/19 4, at Denver, 12/10/19 shunn FGs Made 3, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 3, 4x, last at Seattle U, 1/18/20 FGs Attempted 6, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 7, 2x, last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/12/19 3FGs Made 2, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 3, vs. Eastern New Mexico, 12/12/18 Senior 3FGs Attempted 4, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 5, 2x, last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/12/19 FTs Made 4, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 5, vs. UTEP, 11/25/17 guard • 6-0 • 170 FTs Attempted 4, 3x, last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/30/20 8, vs. UTEP, 11/25/17 Durant, Miss. | NE Mississippi

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Came up with a career-high four steals in the Aggies’ first road win of the season (at • Played 23 minutes in his start in the seaosn opener Denver on 12/10) • Reeled in six rebounds versus WNMU • Dished out a career-high nine assists in the Aggies’ WAC win over Chicago State (1/9) • Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in an overtime victory over Colorado State in the • Netted a season-high seven points in 15 minutes off the bench in the Aggies’ WAC win at opening game of the 2019 Cayman Classic Seattle U (1/18) where he also hit his first field goal and three-pointer in the 2020 calendar • Passed out three or more assists for a stretch of seven consecutive games from 11/12/19- year. 11/27/19. 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

BUCHANAN’S Career Statistics | all games

BUCHANAN’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2017-18 14-1 199/14.2 10-35 .286 3-13 .231 1-1 1.000 1-23-24 1.7 22-0 25 11 1 7 24/1.7 2018-19 16-1 267/16.7 8-35 .229 6-22 .273 16-25 .640 3-24-27 1.7 20-0 39 21 2 6 38/2.4 49 2019-20 13-0 251/19.3 12-35 .343 5-19 .263 7-10 .700 6-30-36 2.8 24-0 37 22 1 10 36/2.8 TOTAL 43-2 717/16.7 30-105 .285 14-54 .259 24-36 .667 10-77-87 2.0 66-0 101 54 4 23 98/2.3

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 7, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same Rebounds 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same 2 owens Assists 1, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 -- Blocks -- -- Tennessee Steals 1, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 -- FGs Made 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same FGs Attempted 5, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same Redshirt Sophomore 3FGs Made 2, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 Same 3FGs Attempted 2, 2x, last at Chicago State, 2/6/20 Same guard • 5-10 • 165 FTs Made 4, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same Las Cruces, NM | Huntsville FTs Attempted 5, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS and Johnny McCants. • Made his Aggie debut playing 15 minutes in the season opener vs. WNMU. • Big-time Dallas Cowboys fan, but upon seeing MLB Jaylon Smith at the El Paso airport • Scored his first career points in the opener totaling seven with a three-pointer and four did not ask him for an autograph free throws • Came in for his first taste of action against an NCAA Division I opponent in a 20-point win over USF (11/26) • Is one of three players from Las Cruces, N.M., on the Aggies roster, joining Bryce Rewalt 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

owens’ Career Statistics | all games

owens’ Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 3-0 8/2.7 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 10/3.3 TOTAL 3-0 8/2.7 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 10/3.3

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 18, twice, last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 22, at California Baptist, 1/3/19 Rebounds 7, at UTEP, 11/12/19 8, vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/12/19 Assists 5, vs. rv/-- New Mexico, 11/21/19 5, 2x, last vs. rv/-- New Mexico, 11/21/19 BROWN 3 Blocks 1, 2x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 1, 4x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 Steals 3, at UTRGV, 1/25/20 6, vs. Drake, 12/22/18 TERRELL FGs Made 7, vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 7, 3x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 FGs Attempted 11, 3x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 14, at California Baptist, 1/3/19 3FGs Made 4, twice, last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 4, 7x, last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 Senior 3FGs Attempted 11, vs. George Mason, 11/27/19 11, vs. George Mason, 11/27/19 FTs Made 7, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 11, at California Baptist, 1/3/19 guard • 6-1 • 170 FTs Attempted 8, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 14, at CSU Bakersfield, 2/7/19 Hayward, Calif. | City College of SF

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Netted a season-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the Aggies’ WAC home win over • Made his season debut on the road against rival UTEP. Kansas City (1/11) • Second on team in scoring with 10 points against the Miners. • Sat out of the Aggies’ 84-82 win over Utah Valley on Feb. 15 after turning his ankle late in • Drilled a pair of free throws during SFA’s home victory over Southern (11/14) NM State’s win over Seattle U on Feb. 13. • Dealing with a nagging hip/groin injury that has limited production this year • Matched his season-high by putting in 18 points in NM State’s win over UTRGV on Feb. • Held out of the Denver game (12/10) as a precaution 22. Four of his six double-digit scoring outings this season have come when he comes off • Three of his five games with 10+ points have come in WAC play the bench. 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

brown’s Career Statistics | all games

brown’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 15-11 389/25.9 53-117 .453 32-66 .485 55-71 .775 10-35-45 3.0 18-0 22 26 1 7 193/12.9 2019-20 12-6 330/27.5 36-74 .486 25-51 .490 23-30 .767 5-16-21 1.8 12-0 15 6 1 7 120/10.0 TOTAL 27-17 719/26.6 89-191 .466 57-117 .487 78-101 .772 15-51-66 2.4 30-0 37 32 2 14 313/11.6 brown’S Career Statistics | conference games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 51 2016-17 14-8 362/25.9 37-107 .346 12-36 .333 38-51 .745 1-24-25 1.8 34-2 30 18 0 11 124/8.9 2018-19 15-11 389/25.9 53-117 .453 32-66 .485 55-71 .775 10-35-45 3.0 18-0 22 26 1 7 193/12.9 2019-20 12-6 330/27.5 36-74 .486 25-51 .490 23-30 .767 5-16-21 1.8 12-0 15 6 1 7 120/10.0 TOTAL 41-25 1081/26.4 126-298 .423 69-153 .451 116-152 .763 16-75-91 2.2 64-2 67 50 2 25 437/10.7

Stat 2018-19 Season High Career High Points 8, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 14, 2x, Last vs. GCU, 3/16/19 Rebounds 4, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 9, 2x, Last vs. Utah Valley, 2/14/19 5 henry Assists 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 2, 8x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 Blocks -- 1, 2x, Last vs. #14/18 Auburn, 3/21/19 clayton Steals -- 3, at UMKC, 2/28/19 FGs Made 3, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 5, 3x, Last vs. GCU, 3/16/19 FGs Attempted 6, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 9, 6x, Last vs. GCU, 3/16/19 Senior 3FGs Made 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 4, 3x, Last vs. GCU, 3/16/19 3FGs Attempted 4, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 8, vs. Chicago State, 3/14/19 Guard • 6-4 • 200 FTs Made -- 4, Seattle U, 2/16/19 Calgary, Canada | Palm beach state FTs Attempted -- 4, 2x, Last vs. Seattle U, 2/16/19

2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Missed the Aggies’ first 14 games of the season while recovering from a torn tendon in his hand. • Made his 2019-20 season debut in the Aggies’ non-conference win over Northern New Mexico and generated eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes of action (12/29). • Suffered a season-ending injury during the Aggies’ practice on Dec. 31, 2019. 2018-19 game-by-game Statistics

henry’s Career Statistics | all games

henry’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 16-12 243/15.2 28-69 .406 17-52 .327 8-13 .615 18-37-55 3.4 16-0 13 9 3 2 81/5.1 2019-20 ------TOTAL 16-12 243/15.2 28-69 .406 17-52 .327 8-13 .615 18-37-55 3.4 16-0 13 9 3 2 81/5.1

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 29, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 29, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 Rebounds 11, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 11, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 Assists 6, vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 6, vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 rice10 Blocks 1, 4x, last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 1, 4x, last vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 Steals 3, 2x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 3, 2x, last vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 jabari FGs Made 8, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 8, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 FGs Attempted 16, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 16, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 3FGs Made 4, 4x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 4, 4x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 redshirt Sophomore 3FGs Attempted 11, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 11, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 FTs Made 9, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 9, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 guard • 6-4 • 180 FTs Attempted 11, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 11, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 dallas, texas | Fort bend marshall

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Made his first start of the year at Denver (12/10) and amassed a game-high 18 points • Scored a career-high 21 points and tied a career-high with three assists in the opener • Has put in at least 10 points in each of his last six games - his second stretch of six dou- versus WNMU. ble-digit scoring outings this season. • Was a career-best 6-of-9 from the field and 7-of-9 from the line against WNMU. • Generated career highs in points (29), FGs made (eight), FTs made (nine) and FT attempts • Grabbed a season-high three rebounds in a home win over Southern (11) in NM State’s 84-82 win over Utah Valley (2/15) • Posted his second 20+ point effort of the year by matching his career high with 21 points • Averaging 17.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.6 apg while putting up shooting splits of in an overtime win over Colorado State in the opening game of the 2019 Cayman Classic .480/.421/.829 through his last seven games. 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

rice’s Career Statistics | all games

rice’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 14-1 103/7.4 9-29 .310 0-11 .000 13-22 .591 9-12-21 1.5 14-0 9 5 0 3 31/2.2 2019-20 13-13 369/28.4 56-118 .475 27-61 .443 47-56 .839 18-53-71 5.5 27-0 33 26 3 13 186/14.3 TOTAL 27-14 472/17.5 65-147 .442 27-72 .375 60-78 .769 27-65-92 3.4 41-0 42 31 3 16 217/8.0 53

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 14, vs. Mississippi State, 12/22/19 29, 2x, last vs. Eastern N.M. (11/19/18) Rebounds 5, at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 11, vs. Eastern N.M. (11/19/18) 11GILYARD II Assists 5, 3x, last vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 6, vs. Louisiana College (11/10/17) Blocks -- 1, at Rice (3/1/18) EVAN Steals 2, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 3, 5x, last vs. UTSA (3/7/18) FGs Made 5, vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 11, vs. Eastern N.M. (11/19/18) FGs Attempted 10, vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 25, vs. UTSA (3/7/18) junior 3FGs Made 4, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 6, 2x, last vs. Wyoming (12/22/18) 3FGs Attempted 7, vs. UTRGV, 2/22/20 11, 2x, last vs. UTSA (1/5/19) guard • 5-10 • 170 FTs Made 7, at Chicago State, 2/6/20 9, vs. Florida International (1/13/18) chicago, ill. | utep FTs Attempted 9, at Chicago State, 2/6/20 11, vs. UT-Permian Basin (11/6/18)

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Generated season-highs in rebounds (three) and assists (four) in the Aggies’ WAC victory • Made his Aggie debut playing 16 minutes in a non-conference home win over Arkan- at California Baptist (1/4). sas-Pine Bluff. • Since becoming eligible, NM State has not lost a game and is riding a 15-game winning • Gained eligibility for the season on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2019. streak. • Poured in a season-high 14 points in a neutral-site win over Mississippi State (12/22). • Has put in 10 or more points in three of his last four outings and is shooting • Drained a season-high four three-pointers in the Aggies’ regular season non-conference .647/.500/.778 through that span. finale against Northern New Mexico (12/29). 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

gilyard ii’s Career Statistics | all games

gilyard ii’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 13-12 313/24.1 27-74 .365 16-43 .372 21-31 .677 1-24-25 1.9 31-1 34 21 0 8 91/7.0 TOTAL 13-12 313/24.1 27-74 .365 16-43 .372 21-31 .677 1-24-25 1.9 31-1 34 21 0 8 91/7.0 gilyard ii’S Career Statistics | conference games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2017-18 18-7 388/21.6 58-146 .397 18-51 .353 57-70 .814 7-28-35 1.9 45-0 28 41 1 16 191/10.6 2018-19 18-12 564/31.3 60-187 .321 26-91 .286 51-61 .836 8-37-45 2.5 39-0 24 37 0 12 197/10.9 2019-20 13-12 313/24.1 27-74 .365 16-43 .372 21-31 .677 1-24-25 1.9 31-1 34 21 0 8 91/7.0 TOTAL 49-31 1265/25.8 145-407 .356 60-185 .324 129-162 .796 16-89-105 2.1 115-1 86 99 1 36 479/9.8

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 9, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 31, at New Mexico, 11/17/18 Rebounds 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 6, at Grand Canyon, 1/11/18 12harris Assists 7, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 8, at Chicago State, 1/6/17 Blocks -- 3, vs. Seattle U, 3/9/18 aj Steals 3, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 4, 2x, Last at CSUB, 2/7/19 FGs Made 4, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 9, at New Mexico, 11/17/18 FGs Attempted 7, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 17, at New Mexico, 12/9/17 Redshirt Senior 3FGs Made 2, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 6, at New Mexico, 11/17/18 3FGs Attempted 4, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 8, at UT Rio Grande Valley, 3/3/18 Guard • 5-9 • 170 FTs Made -- 8, vs. Grand Canyon, 2/10/18 Dayton, Ohio | Ohio State FTs Attempted -- 10, 2x, Last at New Mexico, 11/17/18

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Suffered an ankle injury in the first half of the Aggies WAC opener at California Baptist • Missed the first 14 games of the season while recovering from a broken finger suffered in (1/4) that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. preseason practice. • Made his 2019-20 debut in a neutral-site win against Mississippi State where he finished with three points and two assists in 17 minutes (12/22). • Netted a season-high nine points to go along with a season-best three steals in the Aggies’ WAC opener at California Baptist (1/4). 2018-19 game-by-game Statistics

HARRIS’ Career Statistics | all games

harris’ Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2017-18 14-14 385/27.5 44-130 .338 15-58 .259 14-24 .583 6-30-36 2.6 33-0 46 27 3 12 117/8.4 2018-19 15-15 396/26.4 48-118 .407 23-57 .404 16-19 .842 5-22-27 1.8 26-0 54 26 1 20 135/9.0 2019-20 1-1 8/8.0 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 2 0 0 3 9/9.0 TOTAL 30-30 789/26.3 96-255 .376 39-118 .331 30-43 .698 11-52-63 2.1 60-0 102 53 4 35 261/8.7 harris’ Career Statistics | conference games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2015-16 18-4 240/13.3 17-55 .309 9-26 .346 10-13 .769 2-21-23 1.3 17-0 32 16 0 7 53/2.9 2017-18 14-14 385/27.5 44-130 .338 15-58 .259 14-24 .583 6-30-36 2.6 33-0 46 27 3 12 117/8.4 2018-19 15-15 396/26.4 48-118 .407 23-57 .404 16-19 .842 5-22-27 1.8 26-0 54 26 1 20 135/9.0 2019-20 1-1 8/8.0 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 2 0 0 3 9/9.0 TOTAL 48-34 1,029/21.4 113-310 .365 49-144 .340 40-56 .714 13-73-86 1.8 77-0 134 69 4 42 314/6.5

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 14, vs. UTEP, 12/3/19 22, at Colorado State, 12/30/18 Rebounds 6, 2x, last vs. rv/-- New Mexico, 11/21/19 12, at Weber State, 12/3/16 Assists 3, 4x, last at UTRGV, 1/25/20 6, at IPFW, 2/13/16 bobbitt13 Blocks 1, 4x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 2, vs. North Dakota State, 11/6/18 Steals 2, 2x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 4, vs. South Dakota State, 3/7/16 c.j. FGs Made 4, 2x, last vs. UTEP, 12/3/19 8, 2x, last at Colorado State, 12/30/18 FGs Attempted 8, 2x, last vs. UTEP, 12/3/19 17, at Eastern Washington, 11/26/16 3FGs Made 2, vs. UTEP, 12/3/19 4, 2x, last vs. California Baptist, 3/9/19 Redshirt Senior 3FGs Attempted 5, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 8, vs. California Baptist, 3/9/19 FTs Made 7, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 7, 2x, last vs. Southern, 11/14/19 Forward • 6-7 • 220 FTs Attempted 10, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 15, vs. Idaho State, 11/25/15 killeen, texas | denver

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Started in the opener against WNMU and was 4-for-4 from the line. • Played 24 minutes in a start at rival UTEP • Scored a team and season-high 14 points in the Aggies’ three-point win over UTEP (12/3)

2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

BOBBITT’s Career Statistics | all games

bobbitt’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 15-12 194/12.9 19-52 .365 11-35 .314 11-17 .647 14-22-36 2.4 23-0 10 9 0 3 60/4.0 2019-20 13-0 193/14.8 17-43 .395 6-24 .250 1-2 .500 3-23-26 2.0 30-0 16 11 1 1 41/3.2 TOTAL 28-12 387/13.8 36-95 .379 17-59 .288 12-19 .632 17-45-62 2.2 53-0 26 20 1 4 101/3.6 bobbitt’s Career Statistics | conference games 56 YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2015-16 16-14 348/21.8 49-101 .485 6-20 .300 25-39 .641 13-43-56 3.5 45-3 26 31 4 11 129/8.1 2016-17 16-16 420/26.3 64-122 .525 13-32 .406 24-34 .706 22-54-76 4.8 51-0 14 27 3 8 165/10.3 2018-19 15-12 194/12.9 19-52 .365 11-35 .314 11-17 .647 14-22-36 2.4 23-0 10 9 0 3 60/4.0 2019-20 13-0 193/14.8 17-43 .395 6-24 .250 1-2 .500 3-23-26 2.0 30-0 16 11 1 1 41/3.2 TOTAL 60-42 1155/19.3 149-318 .469 36-111 .324 61-92 .663 52-142-194 3.2 149-3 66 78 8 23 395/6.6 2019-20AGGIE BASKETBALL | GAMEtwenty-nine | thursdAY | 2|27 | 7:00 p.m. | phoenix, ariz. | #AGGIEUP rv/--NM STATE22-6, 13-0 | --/--grand canyon12-15, 7-6

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High aurrecoechea Points 23, 2x, at Kansas City, 2/8/20 23, 3x, last at Kansas City, 2/8/20 Rebounds 11, at Seattle U, 1/18/20 11, 3x, last at Seattle U, 1/18/20 15 Assists 3, vs. Kansas City, 1/11/20 6, at #2 Kansas, 12/8/18 ivan Blocks 2, vs. South Florida, 11/26/19 2, vs. USF, 11/26/19 Steals 2, at New Mexico, 12/14/19 3, at Chicago State, 3/2/19 FGs Made 9, 2x, last at Kansas City, 2/8/20 10, vs Grand Canyon, 1/10/19 FGs Attempted 15, at Kansas City, 2/8/20 15, at Kansas City, 2/8/20 senior 3FGs Made 1, 3x, last vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 1, 3x, last vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 3FGs Attempted 2, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 2, at California Baptist, 1/4/20 forward • 6-8 • 235 FTs Made 9, 2x, last at Seattle U, 1/18/20 11, New Mexico, 12/4/18 Madrid, Spain | Indian Hills CC FTs Attempted 13, vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff, 12/18/19 15, New Mexico, 12/4/18

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Hit his first three-pointer of the season in an overtime win over Colorado State in the • Started in the season opener vs. WNMU and scores 10 points. opening game of the 2019 Cayman Classic • Reeled in five rebounds in a start at rival UTEP. • Put in a season-high 20 points in the Aggies’ WAC opener at California Baptist (1/4). • Came up with season highs in scoring, rebounding, FG made and FT made in a home win • Matched his career-high in scoring twice - first with a 23-point outing in a WAC home win over Southern over CSU Bakersfield (1/30) and the second time in a WAC road win at Kansas City (2/8). • Is shooting 14-of-22 (63.6-percent) from the field through his last three games • Has scored 14+ points in seven of his last eight games. • Matched his season high with seven rebounds in the Aggies’ first road win of the season (at Denver on 12/10) 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

aurrecoechea’s Career Statistics | all games

aurrecoechea’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 13-5 198/15.2 37-76 .487 0-1 .000 21-33 .636 23-32-55 4.2 13-0 6 14 3 8 95/7.3 2019-20 13-13 358/27.5 71-123 .577 2-7 .286 45-61 .738 25-56-81 6.2 30-0 16 23 3 2 189/14.5 TOTAL 26-18 556/21.4 108-199 .543 2-8 .250 66-94 .702 48-88-136 5.2 43-0 22 37 6 10 284/10.9 57

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points -- -- Rebounds -- -- Assists -- -- joseph20 Blocks -- -- Steals -- -- dajour FGs Made -- -- FGs Attempted 1, 2x, last vs. South Florida, 11/26/19 Same 3FGs Made -- -- junior 3FGs Attempted 1, at #17/19 Arizona, 11/17/19 Same FTs Made -- -- Guard • 6-6 • 205 FTs Attempted -- -- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | South Plains CC

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Made his Aggie debut in a home non-conference win over Southern (11/14) • Played a season-high five minutes in a non-conference setback at #17/19 Arizona (11/17)

2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

Joseph’s Career Statistics | all games

joseph’s Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 ------TOTAL ------

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 23, vs. rv/-- New Mexico, 11/21/19 27, vs. Grand Canyon, 3/16/19 Rebounds 10, vs. Mississippi State, 12/22/19 10, vs. Mississippi State, 12/22/19 21queen Assists 8, 2x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 8, 2x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 Blocks 1, 6x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 6, vs. Seattle U, 2/16/19 Steals 7, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 7, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 trevelin FGs Made 9, at UTEP, 11/12/19 9, 2x, last at UTEP, 11/12/19 FGs Attempted 19, 2x, last vs. Washington State, 12/7/19 19, 2x, last vs. Washington State, 12/7/19 senior 3FGs Made 4, 3x, last vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 6, vs. Grand Canyon, 3/16/19 3FGs Attempted 10, vs. rv/-- New Mexico, 11/21/19 11, vs. Grand Canyon, 3/16/19 Guard • 6-6 • 190 FTs Made 5, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 5, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 glen burnie, md. | nmmi FTs Attempted 6, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 6, vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Dished out a career-high seven assists in a road victory at Denver (12/10) • Started in the season opener and put up 14 points withs four assists vs. WNMU. • Corralled a career-high nine rebounds in the Aggies’ home setback to rv/-- New Mexico • Recorded a team-high 21 points in his first start at UTEP. (11/21) • Added seven rebounds and three steals in the rivalry game at UTEP. • Put in a season-high 23 in NM State’s setback at New Mexico (11/21) • Splashed a trio of three-pointers in a home victory over Southern • Generated 10+ points in each of the team’s first six WAC outings before sitting out for five •Scored 10 or more points in his first eight games of the season games while recovering from a torn lateral meniscus. • Has notched three of the Aggies’ five 20+ point outings this year • Returned to NM State’s lineup on 2/13 against Seattle U and put in two points. 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

QUEEN’s Career Statistics | all games

queen’S Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2018-19 16-0 257/16.1 46-99 .465 14-46 .304 10-18 .556 26-25-51 3.2 25-0 28 12 17 15 116/7.3 2019-20 8-7 175/21.9 30-57 .526 14-33 .424 14-16 .875 11-24-35 4.4 21-0 6 14 4 13 88/11.0 TOTAL 24-7 432/18.0 76-156 .487 28-79 .354 24-34 .706 37-49-86 3.6 46-0 34 26 21 28 204/8.5

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points -- -- Rebounds -- -- Assists -- -- likayi22 Blocks -- -- Steals -- -- wilfried FGs Made -- -- FGs Attempted -- -- 3FGs Made -- -- junior 3FGs Attempted -- -- FTs Made -- -- Forward • 6-9 • 210 FTs Attempted -- -- Portland, Ore. | Casper College

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS •Transferred from Casper College.

2019-20 game-by-game Statistics LIKAYi’s Career Statistics | all games

likayi’s Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 ------TOTAL ------

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 11, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same Rebounds 7, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same 24 McNAIR Assists 1, 3x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 Same Blocks 2, 2x, last vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff, 12/18/19 Same wiLLIAM Steals 1, 2x, last vs. Chicago State, 1/9/20 Same FGs Made 4, 2x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 Same FGs Attempted 5, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same redshirt Freshman 3FGs Made -- Same 3FGs Attempted -- Same Forward • 6-10 • 265 FTs Made 3, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same Philadelphia, Pa. | MLK HS FTs Attempted 4, Western New Mexico, 11/5/19 Same

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Made his first appearance as an Aggie in the opener vs.WNMU • Tallied 11 points and seven rebounds in his first game • Posted the first blocked shot of his career in a home win over Southern • Has blocked four shots over his last three games

2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

mcnair’s Career Statistics | all games

mcnair’s Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 10-0 82/8.2 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-9-11 1.1 10-0 2 5 3 1 11/1.1 TOTAL 10-0 82/8.2 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-9-11 1.1 10-0 2 5 3 1 11/1.1

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 9, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same Rebounds 1, 3x, last at Chicago State, 2/6/20 Same 32REWALT Assists -- Same Blocks -- Same Steals -- Same BRYCE FGs Made 3, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same FGs Attempted 3, 2x, last at Chicago State, 2/6/20 Same senior 3FGs Made 3, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same 3FGs Attempted 3, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 Same Guard • 5-11 • 165 FTs Made -- Same LAS CRUCES, N.M. | CENTENNIAL HS FTs Attempted -- Same

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • A walk-on - and high school teammate of current Aggie Tennessee Owens - made his collegiate debut in the home opener against Western New Mexico where he snared his first rebound • Put in a season-high nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from three-point range against Northern New Mexico (12/29) 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

REWALT’s Career Statistics | all games

rewalt’s Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 3-0 11/3.7 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.7 1-0 0 1 0 0 6/2.0 TOTAL 3-0 11/3.7 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.7 1-0 0 1 0 0 6/2.0

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 18, vs. Mississippi State, 12/22/19 18, vs. Mississippi State, 12/22/19 Rebounds 18, vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 18, vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 35mccants Assists 5, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 5, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/15/20 Blocks 3, vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/30/20 3, 3x, last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 1/30/20 johnny Steals 3, 3x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 3, 3x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 FGs Made 7, 3x, last vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 7, 4x, last vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 FGs Attempted 14, 2x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 14, 2x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 junior 3FGs Made 3, 2x, last vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 3, 2x, last vs. Grand Canyon, 2/1/20 3FGs Attempted 6, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 6, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 forward • 6-7 • 225 FTs Made 5, at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 6, at CSUB, 2/7/19 Las Cruces, N.m. | onate hs FTs Attempted 6, 2x, last at Utah Valley, 1/16/20 10, at CSUB, 2/7/19

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Corralled a career-high 18 rebounds to go along with 14 points in NM State’s home WAC • Played 17 minutes in the season opener and grabbed eight boards. victory over Seattle U (2/13) • TIed his career-high in three-pointers attempted vs. WNMU with three. • Scored nine points of 4-of-5 shooting at UTEP • NM State is 15-0 since McCants became a member of the starting lineup • Posted the first double-double of his collegiate career with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 20-point home WAC win over Grand Canyon (2/1) 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

mccants’ Career Statistics | all games

Mccants’ Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2017-18 14-1 200/14.3 29-50 .580 0-2 .000 3-13 .231 22-36-58 4.1 19-0 6 5 12 4 61/4.4 2018-19 16-3 301/18.8 46-65 .708 6-14 .429 19-39 .487 31-45-76 4.8 39-0 8 20 9 5 117/7.3 2019-20 13-13 376/28.9 49-85 .576 10-32 .313 21-32 .656 30-63-93 7.2 19-0 39 15 6 15 129/9.9 63 TOTAL 43-17 877/20.4 124-200 .620 16-48 .333 43-84 .512 83-144-227 5.3 77-0 53 40 27 24 307/7.1

Stat 2019-20 Season High Career High Points 17, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 30, Memphis, 2/3/18 Rebounds 5, vs. Northern New Mexico, 12/29/19 5, 2x, last vs. Northern N.M., 12/29/19 williams Assists 3, Western New Mexico, 11/05/19 5, SMU, 2/22/18 55 Blocks 1, vs. Washington State, 12/7/19 2, North Carolina A&T, 12/28/18 Steals 1, 2x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 2, 5x, last at Tulane, 2/23/19 shawn FGs Made 4, 4x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/13/20 9, at Tulane, 2/14/18 FGs Attempted 10, 2x, last at #17/19 Arizona, 11/17/19 16, 4x, last at Tulsa, 3/3/19 3FGs Made 4, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 8, Tulsa, 2/17/19 junior 3FGs Attempted 7, 3x, last at Chicago State, 2/6/20 14, Tulsa, 2/17/19 FTs Made 5, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 8, 2x, last at Tulane, 2/23/19 Guard • 6-1 • 175 FTs Attempted 6, vs. Southern, 11/14/19 9, 2x, last at Tulane, 2/23/19 Little Rock, Ark. | ECu

2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Has generated 11 or more points in two of his last four games. • Transferred from Eastern Carolina. • • Scored 10 points in Aggie debut versus WNMU. • Came off of the bench and poured in a season-high 17 points in a home win over Southern • Led the team in scoring for the first time by putting in 13 during a 20-point win over USF in the Aggies’ second game of the 2019 Cayman Classic. 2019-20 game-by-game Statistics

williams’ Career Statistics

williams’ Career Statistics | WAC games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 2019-20 12-0 126/10.5 15-41 .366 11-33 .333 13-13 1.000 5-4-9 0.8 2-0 2 4 0 1 54/4.5 TOTAL 12-0 126/10.5 15-41 .366 11-33 .333 13-13 1.000 5-4-9 0.8 2-0 2 4 0 1 54/4.5 williams’ Career Statistics | conference games YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT O-D-T AVG PF-DQ A TO B S TP/AVG 64 2017-18 16-12 530/33.1 79-183 .432 54-136 .397 35-38 .921 1-26-27 1.7 25-0 28 22 0 9 247/15.4 2018-19 18-18 624/34.7 69-191 .361 47-131 .359 34-40 .850 4-30-34 1.9 42-0 32 17 0 14 219/12.2 2019-20 12-0 126/10.5 15-41 .366 11-33 .333 13-13 1.000 5-4-9 0.8 2-0 2 4 0 1 54/4.5 TOTAL 46-30 1,280/27.8 163-415 .393 112-300 .373 82-91 .901 10-60-70 1.5 69-0 62 43 0 25 520/11.3

Shunn Buchanan Tennessee Owens Terrell Brown Clayton Henry Jabari Rice Evan Gilyard II Sr• Guard • 6-0 • 170 RSo • Guard • 5-10 • 165 Sr • Guard • 6-1 • 170 Sr • Guard • 6-4 • 200 RSo • Guard • 6-4 • 180 Jr • Guard • 5-10 • 150 12 13 15 20 21 22

AJ Harris C.J. Bobbitt Ivan Aurrecoechea Dajour Joseph Trevelin Queen Wilfried Likayi RSr • Guard • 5-9 • 170 RSr • Forward • 6-7 • 220 Sr • Forward • 6-8 • 235 Jr • Guard • 6-6 • 205 Sr • Guard • 6-6 • 190 Jr • Forward • 6-9 • 210 24 32 35 55 SA

William McNair Bryce Rewalt Johnny McCants Shawn Williams RFr • Forward • 6-10 • 265 Sr • Guard • 5-11 • 165 RJr • Forward • 6-7 • 235 Jr • Guard • 6-1 • 175 Keith Roberts 4th Season

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Chris Jans James Miller David Anwar Corey Barker Casey Owens Sean McClurg 3rd Season 2nd Season 3rd Season 1st Season 2nd Season 2nd Season

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