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Jahmar Young drained a leaning 15-foot jumper with 3.8 seconds left to play to give the Aggies an 80-79 victory over 2-seed and tournament host Nevada on Friday night. The Aggies survived a career night from Nevada's Luke Babbitt who finished with 33 points and eight rebounds and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.

The Aggies trailed early as the Wolf Pack jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead less two minutes into the game. New Mexico State would cut the lead to 7-5 after a Wendell McKines layup and a Jonathan Gibson three pointer. The two teams would take their first lead after Troy Gillenwater hit a pair of free throws with 16:09 left to play in the first half.

Nevada would go on a 5-0 run to retake the lead 16-11 before the Aggies answered with a 6-0 run to regain the lead at 17-16 with 12:38 left to play in the half. With the Aggies trailing 28-27 with 5:38 left in the first half, the Aggies would go on a 7-0 run sparked by five quick points from Troy Gillenwater who hit a pair of free throws with 5:24 left in the half and then followed it up with a three pointer on the Aggies' next possession. Tyrone Watson would add a layup to cap the 7-0 run prompting the Wolf Pack to call a 30-second timeout. Out of the timeout the Wolf Pack struck quickly to cut the lead back to one point as Luke Babbitt answered the Aggies' run with a personal 7-0 run on a jumper with 3:31 left in the half followed by a three pointer with 3:05 left to play in the half and capped with another jumper with 2:28 left in the half to give the Wolf Pack a 35-34 lead. Jahmar Young would give the Aggies the lead back hitting a three pointer with 2:11. Joey Shaw answered with a tip-in to tie the game at 37 with 1:53 left in the half. After a pair of Hernst Laroche free throws put the Aggies up by two points at 39-37, Troy Gillenwater would hit a three pointer with 16 seconds left before halftime. However, Armon Johnson would bury a three with four seconds left to play in the half to send the game into the break with the Aggies leading just 42-40.  Continue Reading This Post >>

The New Mexico State men's basketball team defeated San Jose State 90-69 to advance to the semifinal round of the 2010 WAC Tournament where they'll face 2-seed and tournament host Nevada.

The Aggies were paced by 22 points from senior Jonathan Gibson. Gibson shot 8-of-14 from the field and hit 4-of-7 three point attempts. He also grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists and had one steal. San Jose State was paced by Adrian Oliver who scored a game-high 23 points.

The Aggies jumped out to a quick 12-4 lead and led 18-11 with 13:06 left in the first half. The Spartans would go on a 12-5 run to tie the game at 23 with 8:04 left in the half and then took the lead at 25-23 with 7:30 to go in the half on a CJ Webster layup.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

RENO, NV - The New Mexico State men’s basketball team fell at Nevada, 100-92, Thursday, March 4, inside the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. The Aggies fell to 19-10 and 11-4 in the WAC while the Wolf Pack moved to 18-11 and 10-5 in the league.

Junior guard Jahmar Young scored a team-high 22 points while senior guard Jonathan Gibson and sophomore forward Troy Gillenwater added 17 each. Junior forward Wendell McKines posted the lone double-double of the contest with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

After an offensive-charged first half, the game was tied 41-41 at the break. Young led the Aggies with 13 points while Gibson and sophomore center Hamidu Rahman both added nine points. NM State posted a 54.8 field goal percentage (17-of-31) while the Wolf Pack shot 50.0 percent (17-of-34).  Continue Reading This Post >>

Aggie senior Jonathan Gibson hit five three pointers and finished with a team high 24 points on Senior Night to help propel the Aggies past a tenacious Boise State squad.

The Aggies built a nine point lead eight minutes into the first half as they led 20-11. The Broncos would go on a 7-2 run to cut the Aggie lead down to four points but the Aggies would push the lead back out to eight points leading 42-34 with 1:05 left in the first half. Boise State's Robert Arnold would hit a las second jumper to send the Broncos into halftime trailing by just five points, 43-38.

The Aggies would come out of the second half break and would build a 20-point lead at 68-48 with 12:19 left to play. However, as has been the case in many of the Aggies' games this season, they would have to fight to the finish to pull out the victory. The Broncos would answer cutting the Aggie lead to just 11 points over the next two minutes going on a 12-3 run to cut the Aggie lead to 71-60. After the Aggies would push the lead back out to 15 at 78-63 with 7:58 remaining, Boise State would go on a 29-16 run to cut the Aggie lead to just two points at 94-92 with 49 seconds left to play.   Continue Reading This Post >>