SAN DIEGO – Hot shooting and 14 second-half points from powered NM State past San Diego, 56-51, Saturday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The win pushed NM State to 5-2 on the year and a perfect 4-0 in the San Diego Classic.
Down 42-40 with 6:52 left to play, NM State used a 9-2 run capped off by an and-1 from Jones gave the Aggies a 49-44 lead. From that point on, NM State never looked back as they finished the game with eight-straight points from the free-throw line.
The win on Saturday gave the Aggies and first-year head coach his first road victory of the season as well as NM State's first non-rivalry, non-conference road win since Dec.