Hot-shooting Clemson ousts New Mexico State 79-68
Shelton Mitchell scored a season-high 23 points, Gabe DeVoe had 22 and Clemson beat New Mexico State 79-68 on Friday night, closing out a perfect first round for No. 5 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
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Reigning champ North Carolina and trendy favorite Michigan State begin their tournament runs, while New Mexico State, Butler and Murray State look to become this year's Cinderellas.
Tournament Challenge: Virginia-Villanova remains most popular title game pick
The most popular title game remains Virginia-Villanova, but it's now picked in just 15.2 percent of brackets.
New Mexico State wins 5th straight WAC tourney title
Zach Lofton scored 21 points, AJ Harris had 20, and Jemerrio Jones added 15 points and 18 rebounds to help New Mexico State win its fifth straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship with a 72-58 victory over Grand Canyon on Saturday...
New Mexico State beats Grand Canyon in WAC final (0:50)
Lofton, New Mexico St. beat Seattle 84-79 in WAC semis
Zach Lofton scored 31 points, including six 3-pointers, and Jemerrio Jones had his 19th double-double of the season to help New Mexico State beat Seattle 84-79 on Friday night in Western Athletic Conference Tournament.
New Mexico St. cruises past Chicago St. WAC opener, 97-70
Zach Lofton put up 21 points and Jemerrio Jones pulled down 15 rebounds and top-seeded New Mexico State cruised past Chicago State 97-70 in a first-round game in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night.
1st in WAC New Mexico St. beats UT Rio Grande 86-71
Jemerrio Jones scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and New Mexico State beat UT Rio Grande Valley 86-71 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Jones has 15 points, 23 rebounds; New Mexico St. beats UMKC
Jemerrio Jones had 15 points, a career-high 23 rebounds and seven assists and New Mexico State never trailed in its 82-58 win over Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday night.
N'Dir leads New Mexico State past Chicago State 78-67
Sidy N'Dir scored 15 points, nine coming at the foul line, and Jemerrio Jones tossed in 12 as Western Athletic Conference leader New Mexico State led most of the way to defeat Chicago State 78-67 Thursday night.
Hill leads Seattle over New Mexico State 73-63 in OT
Jordan Hill scored 11 points in overtime to put Seattle over New Mexico State 73-63 on Saturday afternoon.
Utah Valley beats New Mexico State 86-79
Kenneth Ogbe scored 22 points with four 3-pointers, Brandon Randolph added 17 points, and Utah Valley snapped New Mexico State's 11-game win streak with an 86-79 victory on Thursday night.
New Mexico St. holds off Grand Canyon, 74-70; now 9-0 in WAC
Jemerrio Jones scored 27 points and matched his career high by snaring 20 rebounds and New Mexico State thrilled a packed home-court crowd by coming from behind to beat Grand Canyon, 74-70 Saturday night to remain unbeaten in the Western Athletic...
New Mexico State beats cold-shooting CSU Bakersfield 69-43
Zach Lofton scored 14 points and New Mexico State beat cold-shooting Cal State Bakersfield 69-43 on Thursday night for its 10th straight win.
Lofton leads New Mexico St. over UT Rio Grande Valley 90-67
Zach Lofton matched career highs with four steals and seven 3-pointers, and finished with a season-best 34 points to lead New Mexico State in a 90-67 rout of UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday for its ninth straight win.
New Mexico State beats UMKC 73-48, improves to 6-0 atop WAC
Zach Lofton scored 19 points and New Mexico State rolled to a 73-48 victory over UMKC on Saturday night to remain undefeated atop the Western Athletic Conference.
New Mexico State wins 86-59, now alone atop WAC
Zach Lofton made seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points and New Mexico State defeated Utah Valley 86-59 on Saturday to win its fifth straight and take sole possession of first place in the Western Athletic Conference.
New Mexico State finally comes home, tops Seattle 75-62
Zach Lofton and Eli Chuha combined to score 29 points and New Mexico State used a big first half to post a 75-62 win over Seattle to remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference competition Thursday night.
Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com
Love games with first place on the line: Murray State at Belmont (7p, @ESPNU); Vermont at New Hampshire (7p, #ESPN3); East Tennessee State at Furman (730p, #ESPN3); Saint Mary's at Gonzaga (9p, @ESPN); Seattle at New Mexico State (9p, #ESPN3).
Lofton leads New Mexico St past CSU Bakersfield 66-53
Zach Lofton poured in 28 points on 8-of-12 shooting and Eli Chuha added 16 points and seven rebounds to guide New Mexico State to a 66-53 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday night.
Lofton helps New Mexico St pull away from Grand Canyon 70-59
Zach Lofton scored 29 points and made all 10 free throws and New Mexico State pulled away in the second half to defeat Grand Canyon 70-59 Thursday night, ending the Antelopes' eight-game Western Athletic Conference win streak.
Joe Lunardi Senior Writer, ESPN.com
Several first-place battles tonight: Summit League (Oral Roberts at South Dakota St); Conference USA (Western Kentucky at Old Dominion); WAC (New Mexico St at Grand Canyon); Southern (UNC Greensboro at East Tennessee St); Horizon League (Wright St at Northern Kentucky); NEC (St. Francis-PA at Robert Morris).
Jones, New Mexico St roll past Chicago St in WAC opener
Jemerrio Jones totaled 18 points, 16 rebounds and five assists to propel New Mexico State to a 97-60 romp over Chicago State on Saturday in a Western Athletic Conference opener.
2017-18 WAC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico St | 12-2 | - | 28-6 |
| Utah Valley | 10-4 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 9-5 | 3 | 22-12 |
| Seattle | 8-6 | 4 | 20-14 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-8 | 6 | 15-18 |
| CSU Bakersfield | 5-9 | 7 | 12-18 |
| UMKC | 5-9 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Chicago St | 1-13 | 11 | 3-29 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game75.6120th
Rebounds Per Game41.25th
Assists Per Game14.2Tied-130th
Points Allowed64.213th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 10-25 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 23 |