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1. WAC Final: New Mexico State v Louisiana Tech

S8 March 12, 2012 Game #8-748: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 10, 2012 11:59 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapSaturday’s WAC Men’s Basketball Championship final featured the second seed New Mexico State Aggies and the fifth seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. The prior two nights have seen the ... [more]

2. WAC Semifinal: Nevada v Louisiana Tech

S8 March 11, 2012 Game #8-738: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Nevada Wolf PackMarch 9, 2012 11:30 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapFriday’s second semifinal in the WAC tournament featured the regular-season champion Nevada Wolf Pack playing the fifth-seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Nevada had an easy victory on Thursda... [more]

3. WAC Semifinal: New Mexico State v Hawai`i

S8 March 10, 2012 Game #8-736: Hawaii Warriors vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 9, 2012 9:00 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapIt was another great day for hoops in Las Vegas, sunny and 67 degrees for the six p.m. tip of the first WAC semifinal contest between second seed New Mexico State and sixth seed Hawai'i. The ... [more]

4. WAC Quarterfinal: Utah State v Louisiana Tech

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-733: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Utah State AggiesMarch 8, 2012 11:30 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapThe fourth game of the day in the WAC tournament matched the fourth seeded Utah State Aggies and the fifth seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, the second Aggie-Bulldog matchup of the day. The ... [more]

5. WAC Quarterfinal: Nevada v San Jose State

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-732: San Jose State Spartans vs. Nevada Wolf PackMarch 8, 2012 9:00 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapWelcome back to Las Vegas, where it was still a balmy 63 degrees as the evening session of games in the WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament began with the top seeded Nevada Wolf Pack facing the ... [more]

6. WAC Quarterfinal: NM State v Fresno State

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-730: Fresno State Bulldogs vs. New Mexico State AggiesMarch 8, 2012 5:30 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapWelcome back to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for the second quarterfinal of the WAC Tournament. At the tip, it was still 63 degrees in Las Vegas for the matchup between the second see... [more]

7. WAC Quarterfinal: Idaho v Hawai`i

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-727: Hawaii Warriors vs. Idaho VandalsMarch 8, 2012 3:00 pmLas Vegas, NVBBState Stats/RecapWelcome to sunny Las Vegas, where it is a balmy 63 degrees for Thursday’s first game of the WAC tournament between the third seeded Idaho Vandals and the sixth seeded Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors. Of cours... [more]

8. Thousands: San Jose State at NMSU 2/25/2012

S8 March 1, 2012 Game #8-649: San Jose State Spartans at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 25, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapA little more than 6,000 fans came out for New Mexico State’s senior night game against San Jose State. The three seniors were honored after the game with video highlights, t... [more]

9. A Capital Victory for Bucknell

S8 February 25, 2012 Game #8-622: Bucknell Bison at American EaglesFebruary 23, 2012 7:00 pmBender ArenaBBState Stats/RecapSometimes business travel comes at inopportune times for those of us heavily dependent on basketball schedules to arrange our winter evenings. This season, I have been away from Las Cruces, N.M., on... [more]

10. BracketBusters: Drake at NMSU 2/18/12

S8 February 20, 2012 Game #8-594: Drake Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 18, 2012 3:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapBefore the BracketBusters pairings came out on January 30, New Mexico State knew it was possible that it would be one of the 26 teams selected to play on national television, but not ... [more]

11. Opportunity: Northern NM at NMSU 2/14/2012

S8 February 18, 2012 Game #8-583: Northern New Mexico at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 14, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapAs New Mexico State starts its final home stand of the season, I spent some time thinking about how I became a devout follower of college basketball, and the Aggies in particula... [more]

12. Young Guards Shine: La Tech at NMSU 2/4/2012

S8 February 6, 2012 Game #8-517: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 4, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapSaturday marked the beginning of the second half of the WAC season for both New Mexico State and visiting Louisiana Tech. On Jan. 7 at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, th... [more]

13. Last of the Independents: Cal State Bakersfield at New Mexico State 2/1/2012

S8 February 4, 2012 Game #8-504: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at New Mexico State AggiesFebruary 1, 2012 8:30 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday in Las Cruces saw a visit to New Mexico State by the Roadrunners of California State University at Bakersfield. The Roadrunners played their first Division... [more]

14. The Lou Henson Classic: Fresno State at New Mexico State 1/28/2012

S8 January 31, 2012 Game #8-485: Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 28, 2012 9:30 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapSaturday brought us to a series of basketball events to the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. First, the NMSU women continued to learn new coach Mark Trakh’s system agains... [more]

15. Catch Us If You Can: Nevada at New Mexico State 1/26/2012

S8 January 27, 2012 Game #8-461: Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 26, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapIn the time since Sam Wasson and I both covered the NMSU-Idaho game nearly two weeks ago, the conference race has begun to take shape. Tonight’s opponents in Las Cruces are the clear... [more]

16. Milestones: 400, 500, 1000, 3-0; Idaho at New Mexico State 1/14/2012

S8 January 15, 2012 Game #8-395: Idaho Vandals at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 14, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapAs the Eight-Hundred Game Project reaches its halfway point, today in Las Cruces was a day of milestones in other ways. This afternoon, I attended a memorial service for Dick Waugh. Dic... [more]

17. WAC Play in Las Cruces Begins: Utah State at New Mexico State 1/12/2012

S8 January 13, 2012 Game #8-381: Utah State Aggies at New Mexico State AggiesJanuary 12, 2012 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapConference play in the WAC started last weekend, and the race appears to be wide open. Before the season, WAC coaches picked Nevada to win, followed by New Mexico State and Utah Sta... [more]

18. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at New Mexico State 12/31/2011

S8 January 2, 2012 Game #8-328: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 31, 2011 2:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe atmosphere at Saturday’s noon game between the Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and New Mexico State was quite different from the Aggies’ Wednesday sellout ag... [more]

19. A Very Different Wednesday Night in Las Cruces

S8 December 29, 2011 Game #8-305: New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 28, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday night brought the last of New Mexico State’s annual home-and-home rivalry games against New Mexico and UTEP. The Aggies beat New Mexico in Albuquerque what seems like a li... [more]

20. Wednesday Night in Las Cruces

S8 December 22, 2011 Game #8-279: McNeese State Cowboys at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 21, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapWednesday night’s matchup between the McNeese State Cowboys and the New Mexico State Aggies was the first time the two teams had met since 1956, so there is not a lot of histor... [more]

21. Why?

S8 December 19, 2011 Game #8-259: Western New Mexico at New Mexico State AggiesDecember 14, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapI have seen a lot of discussion over the past week or so about the increasing number of games between Division I schools and schools belonging to Division II, Division III and th... [more]

22. Just One Change...

S8 November 30, 2011 Game #8-155: Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 29, 2011 9:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/RecapNew Mexico State and Arizona have a natural geographic rivalry that is not renewed often enough. Of Division I schools, only Arizona State and Northern Arizona are closer to Arizona... [more]

23. Aggies-Miners Game One: This is Always a War.

S8 November 20, 2011 Game #8-069: Texas-El Paso Miners at New Mexico State AggiesNovember 19, 2011 8:00 pmPan American CenterBBState Stats/Recap There are only five other division I schools within 400 miles of Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 1951, the Border Conference moved from the newly organized College Division of the N... [more]