New Mexico State 89, Northern Colorado 75
GREELEY, Colo. (Nov. 12)-The New Mexico State men's basketball team had a strong second-half effort to collect an 89-75 win at Northern Colorado in the season opener. The Aggies (1-0) had four players in double-figures. Redshirt senior forward Wendell McKines posted his 28th career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return. Sophomore guard Christian Kabongo scored a game-high 20 points, while senior guard Hernst Laroche added 13. Junior forward Bandja Sy also contributed to the offense with 13 second-half points including a 3-for-4 showing at the 3-point line.
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Long Beach State 69, Idaho 61
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Idaho men’s basketball entered Saturday’s season-opener as 13-point road underdogs in front of a packed house at the Walter Pyramid, but the young Vandals battled for 40 minutes in a 69-61 loss to Long Beach State.
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Cal Poly 79, San Jose State 52
San Luis Obispo, Calif. - The San Jose State Spartans shot just 29 percent from the floor, were out rebounded, 47-to-26, and lost to the Cal Poly Mustangs 79-52 on Saturday afternoon in both team's season opener.
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