Apologies to the rivals and quasi-rivals aside, New Mexico State’s men (18-3, 8-1) play their biggest home game of the season Saturday vs. Seattle University (17-5, 8-1). The winner takes sole possession of the Western Athletic Conference.
Unfortunately for the Aggies, the conversation going into the 4 p.m. tip (espn+ streaming, 99.5 FM) may be as much about who shows up — in the stands as much as on the Pan American Center floor.
In short: the Aggies on Thursday set up this showdown with a 68-57 home win over Cal Baptist, but the talk was as much about the turnout, or lack thereof, as the result.