NMSU Aggies drop second straight game of season
The New Mexico State men’s basketball team hit a shooting-slump late in the game and fell to Grand Canyon on the road 83-71 in front of a packed GCU Arena.
Saturday ‘s loss drops NM State (22-4, 8-2 WAC) into second-place behind CSU Bakersfield (8-1) in the Western Athletic Conference standings.
Baker flirted with a triple-double and finished with 19 points, eight boards and six assists. Chuha posted his 12th double-double of the season, putting up 17 points with 11 boards – five of which came off the offensive glass. Wilkins rounded out the list of double-digit scorers for NM State with 10 points and five rebounds.
New Mexico State will now get some rest before wrapping its time on the road in Western Athletic Conference play next Saturday at UT Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 18).
