RIO RANCHO — The New Mexico State men’s basketball team, looking to extend its brand into the Albuquerque area, plays Northern New Mexico tonight at 7 in a nonconference game at the Santa Ana Star Center.
The Aggies (16-8) are coming off a 98-74 victory over Utah Valley, their seventh win in a row and 33rd straight WAC home win.
The Eagles (13-12) are an NAIA Division II school. Marcus Ellis, a 6-2 freshman, (11.9 points per game), 6-7 senior Patrick Bendeque (11.8 ppg, 7.0 rebounds a game), and 5-7 senior Rodney Coles of Española (10.2 ppg and 3.