National Basketball Association
Utah St. 58, New Mexico St. 54
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Where: Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Officials:
# Dan Chrisman, # Shawn Lehigh, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
6602
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Brockeith Pane scored 12 points, including the go-ahead basket with 3:15 remaining, to help No. 21 Utah State to a 58-54 victory over host New Mexico State on Wednesday.
Tai Wesley added 11 points as Utah State (27-3, 14-1 Western Athletic) held off a New Mexico State upset bid.
Troy Gillenwater scored 17 points for New Mexico State (14-16, 8-7).
Pane’s tiebreaking hoop came during a stretch in which Utah State scored nine straight points to overcome a two-point deficit and take a 56-49 lead with 2:15 to play. Tyler Newbold concluded the run with a 3-point basket.
Newbold and Nate Bendall scored 10 points apiece for Utah State.
Utah State led 33-24 after Wesley’s basket with 16 minutes remaining, but scored only five points over the next 8 1/2 minutes.
New Mexico State trailed by seven with less than 12 minutes to play before rattling off eight straight points on back-to-back 3-pointers by Gordo Castillo and Tyrone Watson’s driving hoop to take a 37-36 lead with 9:52 remaining.
Two free throws by Gillenwater completed a 19-5 run as New Mexico State took a 43-38 lead with 7:33 left.
Gillenwater became the 27th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
Top Game Performances
| Utah St. |
|
New Mexico St. |
|
Brockeith Pane 12 |
Scoring |
Troy Gillenwater 17 |
|
Brockeith Pane 4 |
Assists |
Hernst Laroche 4 |
|
Tyler Newbold 9 |
Rebounds |
Tshilidzi Nephawe 10 |
|
E.J. Farris 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Troy Gillenwater 5 |
|
Tai Wesley 2 |
Steals |
Hernst Laroche 2 |
|
Brady Jardine 1 |
Blocks |
Tshilidzi Nephawe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah St.
|
58 |
50.0 |
3-11 |
5-8 |
12 |
27 |
2 |
4 |
|
| New Mexico St.
|
54 |
44.4 |
4-13 |
10-19 |
9 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
|