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The Aggies (12-11, 4-8 Mountain West) snapped a five-game
losing streak.
Guard Elijah Brown scored 22 points and forward Tim Williams
added 21 points to lead New Mexico. The Lobos (14-10, 7-4) never
led after halftime en route to a second consecutive loss.
Forward Quinn Taylor made a pair of layups while Evans and Smith
each added a 3-pointer to fuel a 12-4 run that gave Utah State a
31-24 lead.
Brown hit a 3-pointer and Williams added a layup a minute later
to help New Mexico cut the deficit to 31-29. Smith responded
with back-to-back baskets to spark a 9-2 run that pushed the
Aggie lead back to 40-32 heading into halftime.
Williams made a pair of layups to spark a 6-0 spurt for the
Lobos to open the second half and cut Utah State's lead to
40-38.
New Mexico could not get over the hump, though. Guard Julion
Pearre made a pair of baskets to help the Aggies push their lead
to 55-46 with 10:34 left.
New Mexico was unable to get closer than six points after that
final spurt.
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