LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State (10-9, 3-6 CUSA) once again battled back to erase a big deficit; however, FIU (10-10, 3-6 CUSA) managed to close out the game on a 6-0 run to hand the Aggies an 81-78 loss inside the Pan American Center on Saturday afternoon.
Coming out of the gate, the Aggies would win the tip and find the first points of the game from a Jayland Randall midrange jumper. After a few traded baskets from the two sides, Julius Mims would jam down a two handed flush to give the Aggies a 6-4 lead.