New Mexico State 96, Seattle U 87
LAS CRUCES, N.M. –(NMSU Media Relations) Starting his second-consecutive game in place of injured center Sim Bhullar, senior forward Renaldo Dixon marked a career-high 18 points to pace the New Mexico State basketball team to a 96-87 victory over Seattle University Thursday night inside the Pan American Center.
The Aggies improve to 13-5 overall and start Western Athletic Conference play with two-consecutive wins. Seattle falls to 8-7 on the season and 0-2 in the WAC.
NM State shot over 50 percent (52.9) from the field while holding the Redhawks to 48.4 percent. The Aggies also had a good night from 3-point range, sinking 7-of-17 threes for a 41.2 3-point shooting percentage. Senior guard Kevin Aronis led the 3-point charge by sinking half of his shots from beyond the arc (3-of-6).
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Grand Canyon 66, Bakersfield 63
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -(AP) Killian Larson scored 13 points to lead Grand Canyon in a 66-63 second-half comeback over Western Athletic Conference rival CSU Bakersfield on Thursday night.
The Antelopes (7-9, 2-1) trailed 34-24 after CSU Bakersfield closed out the first half on a 12-5 run. Grand Canyon scored 15 straight points to get back in the game after the break, and the score was tied at 52 with 4:13 remaining. The Antelopes scored seven straight points in less than 1:30 to break away in the final minutes.
A combined 13 of the final 18 points for both teams were made at the free-throw line.
Sam Daly and Daniel Alexander scored 12 points each and Blake Davis added 11 to round out four Grand Canyon starters scoring in double figures.
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Idaho 86, Texas-Pan American 85
EDINBURG, Texas –(UI Media Relations) At times it was exhilarating, at times it was tense and at times it was hard to watch, but in the end, Perrion Callandret’s buzzer-beating baseline layup gave the Idaho men’s basketball a thrilling 86-85 double-overtime victory over Texas-Pan American on Thursday night in Edinburg, Texas.
Both teams had chances to seize the game in regulation and overtime, but after four Vandal players fouled out and UTPA held a five-point advantage with less than a minute to play, it appeared the Broncs would pull away.
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