New Mexico State 82, McNeese State 62
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (NMSU Media Relations)-The New Mexico State men's basketball team defeated McNeese State, 82-62, to improve to 8-4 on the season.
Redshirt senior forward Wendell McKines directed the Aggies with 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season and 33rd of his career. He moved into third all-time on NM State's career rebounding list with his second rebound of the game. McKines has 882 career rebounds and only trails Sam Lacey (1,265) and Slab Jones (951).
Off the bench, sophomore guard Christian Kabongo added 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and junior forward Bandja Sy supplied 13. As a team, the Aggies shot a season-best 58 percent from the field (29-of-50).
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Utah State 72, Saint Peter's 47
LOGAN, Utah -(USU Media Relations) Senior forward Morgan Grim had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double in leading Utah State to an easy 72-47 home win Wednesday against Saint Peter's in game four the 2011 Athletes In Action Classic, sponsored by Gossner Foods.
Utah State improves to 7-5 on the year with the win and is now riding a season-best three-game winning streak. Saint Peter's falls to 2-9 overall and has lost five straight games.
Utah State has now scored 70 or more points in each of its last four games after scoring 70-plus points just once in its first eight outings. Overall, USU is 4-1 this year and has won 65 of its last 68 games when scoring at least 70 points.
Grim finished the night shooting 8-of-10 from the field and was 1-for-1 at the free throw line in 25 minutes. Senior point guard Brockeith Pane added 12 points, while junior forward Kyisean Reed and freshman forward Ben Clifford each scored nine points for the home team.
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Fresno State 68, Arizona State 65
TEMPE, Ariz. -(FS Media Relations) There is a lot to be said for playing with heart and purpose.
On Wednesday afternoon in the desert, Fresno State used every ounce of that effort to erase a 17-point first-half deficit and stun the Pacific-12's Arizona State 68-65 in an absolute thriller.
With the Bulldogs down 65-64, sophomore guard Kevin Olekaibe knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer from the left wing with a hand in his face and 29.9 seconds remaining for the two-point lead.
After ASU's Keala King missed a layup with 12 seconds left, Fresno State senior Jonathan Wills added a free throw with eight seconds left for the last point.
The Bulldog defense, which held the Sun Devils to 31.8 percent shooting in the second half, locked down on the final possession that ended when Bulldogs guard Garrett Johnson reeled in the most important rebound of the game off Arizona State's Kyle Cain misfire from the top of the key in the waning seconds.
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