New Mexico State 67, Northern Colorado 63
LAS CRUCES, N.M. –(NMSU Media Relations) It took a missed three by Northern Colorado and a late hoop and foul by Aggie junior guard Daniel Mullings, but the New Mexico State men’s basketball team defeated the Bears, 67-63, Wednesday night inside the Pan American Center.
NM State extends its winning streak to four games and improves to 4-1 while winning its 13th-straight at home. Northern Colorado was handed its first loss of the season and falls to 2-1.
The game came down to the final possessions, as the Bears had the ball with the shot clock turned off and trailing by one, 64-63. A missed 3-pointer by Northern Colorado’s Tate Unruh and an ensuing scramble for the ball gave Mullings a breakaway chance. Mullings converted a layup while being fouled with 3.1 seconds left on the clock. He converted the free throw to give the Aggies the 67-63 victory.
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Kansas City 79, UT Martin 67
Martin, Tenn.- (UMKC Media Relations) Kansas City men's basketball got its first win in the tenure of Kareem Richardson by a 79-67 margin at UT-Martin behind a double-double by senior Fred Chatmon.
“We really challenged him the last few games, and he answered the bell,” Richardson said of Chatmon. “We need him to have double-doubles for us, and we feel he can be that type of player.”
The Skyhawks (1-5) jumped out to a quick 15-9 lead in the first seven-plus minutes, but the ‘Roos (1-3) used defense and got the ball inside to answer, going on a 9-2 run to take their first lead with 10:21 on the clock on a Chatmon layup.
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