SportsFriday, November 13
UTEP beat NMSU 60-58 Thursday night, and the rematch is next Thursday in Las Cruces
The Daily Las Cruces team
If you missed it, it was a nail-biter. UTEP beat the Aggies 60-58 at the GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, in the 232nd Battle of I-10. Cam McDaniels led the Miners with 22 points, and NMSU's Jermaine Washington hit a buzzer-beating three to make it 28-28 at halftime.
Washington tied it at 58 with a three-pointer with 2:58 left, but Youssouf Traore's layup on the next possession turned out to be the winner. Only two Aggies and no Miners had played in the rivalry before, yet two technical fouls came 30 seconds in.
- Records: UTEP 2-1, NMSU 1-2
- Rematch: Thu., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Pan American Center
- Also Sunday: UTEP hosts Florida A&M
- Also on NMSU's schedule: San Diego State in Oceanside, California, in the Compete 4 Cause Classic
NMSU shot better than UTEP but lost by two
| UTEP | Measure | NMSU |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Field goal percentage | 40% |
| 27% | Three-point percentage | 38% |
| 22 | Top scorer's points | 16 |
Source: KDBC