| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBU | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| NMSU | 46 | 37 | 83 |
New Mexico St. reaches perfect WAC season, drubs Cal Baptist
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Trevelin Queen scored 19 points and Ivan Aurrecoechea scored 13 and New Mexico State beat California Baptist 83-50 on Thursday night.
Queen was 7-of-11 shooting and Aurrecoechea was 5 of 6. New Mexico State was 28 of 56 overall including 12 of 30 from 3-point range. Terrell Brown and Johnny McCants each scored 11 and C.J. Bobbitt 10.
New Mexico State built a 20-3 lead and never trailed. Not until Milan Acquaah made a pair of free throws with 5:36 before intermission did the Lancers reach double figures. New Mexico State led 35-11 at the point and went on to a 46-20 lead at halftime.
The Aggies (25-6, 16-0 Western Athletic Conference) finished perfect in league play for the first time in program history.
Acquaah led California Baptist (21-9, 10-5) with 15 points.
-----
More AP women's basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25
Game Information
- Referees:
- Eric Anderson
- Doran Gotschall
- Daryl Galinas
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 2-0 | - | 10-6 |
| Tarleton State | 2-0 | - | 7-10 |
| California Baptist | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-7 |
| Utah Tech | 1-0 | 0.5 | 5-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-5 |
| Abilene Christian | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-8 |
| Seattle U | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-10 |
| Southern Utah | 0-2 | 2 | 8-8 |
| UT Arlington | 0-2 | 2 | 7-9 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| New Mexico State | 2-0 | - | 9-6 |
| Liberty | 2-1 | 0.5 | 14-2 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-1 | 0.5 | 11-5 |
| Kennesaw State | 1-1 | 1 | 9-6 |
| Jacksonville State | 1-1 | 1 | 9-6 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-2 | 1.5 | 12-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 1-2 | 1.5 | 10-6 |
| Florida International | 1-2 | 1.5 | 7-9 |
| Sam Houston | 0-3 | 2.5 | 7-9 |
Men's College Basketball News