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Men's Basketball Recaps - Jan. 5
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1 2 Final
NM State 43 34 77
UMKC 36 28 64
Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.
64
Box Score

Player of the Game
NM State's Braxton Huggins led all players with a career-high 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including six three-pointers, to go with four rebounds, one assist and one block.

Key Stats
  • NM State, which extended its winning streak to 12 games with the victory, out-shot UMKC 51 percent to 39 percent from the field and 39 percent to 20 percent from three-point range.
  • The Aggies' Eli Chuha posted his WAC-leading sixth double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Ian Baker posted a double-double of 12 points and a career-high 10 assists.
  • LaVell Boyd paced the Roos with 15 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal, while Kyle Steward pulled down a game-high 12 boards.

Up Next
NM State: at Chicago State (Jan. 7)
UMKC: vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (Jan. 7)


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1 2 Final
UT Rio Grande Valley 42 41 83
Chicago State 32 32 64
Jones Convocation Center - Chicago
64
Box Score

Player of the Game
Playing in his home state, the Vaqueros' Nick Dixon led all players with 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with eight rebounds and four assists.

Key Stats
  • UTRGV, which picked up its first road win of the season with the victory, out-shot Chicago State 45 percent to 32 percent and out-rebounded the Cougars 52-38.
  • The Vaqueros' Mike Hoffman posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 10 boards.
  • Chicago State's Trayvon Palmer posted his WAC-leading sixth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. He also added three steals, two assists and a blocked shot.

Up Next
UT Rio Grande Valley: at UMKC (Jan. 7)
Chicago State: vs. NM State (Jan. 7)