New Mexico St. beats Seattle 75-67, stays undefeated in WAC
SEATTLE -- Ivan Aurrecoechea had 19 points and 11 rebounds and New Mexico State beat Seattle 75-67 on Saturday night to remain undefeated in the Western Athletic Conference.
The game was tied 59-59 with 4:48 to play before Aurrecoechea converted a three-point play and Johnny McCants added a dunk and the Aggies led 64-59. Seattle pulled to 69-67 with 1:50 left but missed its last four shots.
Jabari Rice had four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for New Mexico State (14-6, 5-0), which has won nine of its last 10 games. Trevelin Queen added 10 points for the Aggies.
Terrell Brown scored 25 points on 11-of-21 shooting to lead Seattle (10-10, 3-2). Delante Jones added 11 points and Morgan Means had 10.
New Mexico State plays at Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Saturday. Seattle travels to Grand Canyon on Thursday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ryan Holmes
- Brent Dugas
- Coban Lopez
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Sam Houston | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 1 | 22-10 |
Western Kentucky | 8-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Liberty | 7-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
UTEP | 7-9 | 6 | 18-16 |
Middle Tennessee | 7-9 | 6 | 14-19 |
New Mexico State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-19 |
Jacksonville State | 6-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Florida International | 5-11 | 8 | 11-22 |
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |