NM (8-4) 21 24 — 45
UTEP (9-1) 26 34 — 60
NEW MEXICO — C. Durbin 7-13 0-0 16; *D. Vaughn 4-10 1-2 9; B. Owens 2-7 0-0 6; A. Brown 2-7 0-0 4; W. Johnson 2-7 0-1 4; S. Halasz 1-6 0-0 2; J. Erskine 1-2 0-0 2; K. Shumpert 1-2 0-0 2; C. Nnaji 0-0 0-0 0; J. Jackson 0-2 0-0 0; J. Peacock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 1-3 45.
UTEP — *K. Thornton 6-14 6-8 22; I. Gari 3-8 2-2 11; A. Steinberga 2-10 6-7 10; *C. Parker 2-3 4-6 8; K. Willingham 3-9 0-0 7; S. Zuberi Allen 0-6 2-4 2; S. Davis 0-3 0-0 0; D. LaFountain 0-2 0-2 0; J. Madden 0-1 0-0 0; C. Turner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-57 20-29 60.
Three-point goals: NM 4-15 (C. Durbin 2-4; D. Vaughn 0-3; B. Owens 2-5; A. Brown 0-2; J. Jackson 0-1), UTEP 8-20 (K. Thornton 4-8; I. Gari 3-5; K. Willingham 1-5; S. Davis 0-2). Rebounds: NM 36, UTEP 38. Assists: NM 13 (S. Halasz 4), UTEP 11 (I. Gari 3). Total Fouls: NM 24. UTEP 14. Fouled Out: NM—J. Erskine. UTEP—None. Possessions: 69. Halftime: New Mexico 45, UTEP 60.
Attendance: 3,091.
Officials: Eric Koch, Darla Foutz, Rochelle Bennett.
