NCAAM teams
RGV

79

16-14
Final
NMSU

88

24-4
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
RGV 32 47 79
NMSU 45 43 88
Pan American Center, Las Cruces
Associated Press 5y

New Mexico St. beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 88-79

Men's College Basketball, New Mexico State Aggies, UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Ivan Aurrecoechea had 20 points as New Mexico State won its 13th consecutive game, beating Texas Rio Grande Valley 88-79 on Saturday.

Aurrecoechea shot 8 for 10 from the foul line. He added seven rebounds.

AJ Harris had 14 points for New Mexico State (24-4, 12-1 Western Athletic Conference). JoJo Zamora added 14 points. Eli Chuha had 11 points for the hosts.

Tyson Smith had 18 points for the Vaqueros (16-14, 7-6). Terry Winn III added 17 points. Greg Bowie II had 10 points.

The Aggies improve to 2-0 against the Vaqueros this season. New Mexico State defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 63-61 on Jan. 26. New Mexico State plays UMKC on the road on Thursday. Texas Rio Grande Valley matches up against Chicago State on the road on Thursday.

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