UTEP got the opening tip and Matt Willms went up for a little 3-foot jump hook. No good.
New Mexico State came down the floor and Johnathon Wilkins took a little 3-foot jump hook. Good.
And so it went on a beautiful December Tuesday night. New Mexico State drained bucket after bucket while the Miners missed bucket after bucket on the way to a 79-68 New Mexico State victory in front of 6,815 fans in the Don Haskins Center.
"Credit to the Aggies," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "They were better than us tonight. We made a lot of mistakes in the open floor — 3-on-2, 2-on-1.