DENVER – New Mexico State men's basketball guard Zach Lofton was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday by the league after averaging 24 points and 8.0 rebounds last week.
 
The St. Paul, Minn., product started the week with a huge offensive night against Colorado State – which gave NM State its second-straight win over a Mountain West Conference opponent in as many games. Lofton scorched the Rams with a season-high 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting with eight rebounds. The 30-point performance is second-highest in the league this season as well.
 

Zach Lofton can go. What an addition for New Mexico State.

— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) November 23, 2017

Three days later, the 6-4 graduate transfer dropped 21 points against Battle of I-10 rival UTEP and helped lift the Aggies to a 72-63 win – their seventh-straight over the Miners.
 
In total, Lofton finished the week shooting 67.9-percent from the floor along with a .461 clip from beyond the arc. He has now scored 20-plus points in the last three games, and four of the five games so far this season.
 
New Mexico State is currently 4-1 on the year and goes down the road this Thursday, Nov. 30, to take on the Miners once again with an 8 p.m. (MT) tip before returning home to host Prairie View A&M on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. For tickets, fans can visit the Pan American Center ticket office, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 575-646-1420.