The Aggies needed someone to make a play to defeat Sam Houston. They got two, and NMSU opens conference play victorious.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - Christian Cook scored 25 points as New Mexico State beat Sam Houston 75-71 on Thursday night. Cook shot 8 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point ...
Huefner 5-12 4-5 15, Sakho 7-9 2-5 16, Burns 2-6 1-2 5, Finister 1-9 2-2 4, Wilkerson 5-12 2-2 14, Boykin 5-9 4-6 14, Hammons 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 26-59 15-22 71.
NMSU is on a hot streak, and the Aggies hope to keep it going against another red-hot team in rival UTEP this weekend.