LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Sitting at 22-4 overall, the New Mexico State men's basketball team welcomes the Dustdevils of Texas A&M International for a 7 p.m. tip on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to conclude its non-conference slate.
WHERE TO WATCH
Aggie fans can catch the game Wednesday on the
WAC Digital Network. Fans can also catch the game on the WAC Digital Network via over-the-top apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV or Roku Devices.
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LISTEN UP!
Aggie fans that can't make it to Tuesday's non-conference match-up can catch the game by listening to NM State Athletics/US Bank Hall of Famer
Jack Nixon and for Aggie basketball player Justin Hawkins on 99.5 Zia Country and affiliate stations on the Aggie Sports Network listed below or via
TuneIn.
| Alamogordo |
103.7 FM KNMZ |
| Albuquerque |
1150 AM KNMM |
| Carlsbad |
1240 AM KAMQ |
| El Paso |
1380 AM KHEY |
| Gallup |
1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA |
| Las Vegas |
107.1 FM KMDS |
UPCOMING PROMOTION
Tuesday, Feb. 19, will serve as 3.0 night for Aggie Athletics as student-athletes across all 16 sports with a 3.0 GPA or better will be honored at halftime.
Saturday's game against UT Rio Grande Valley will see five Aggies inducted into the US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame. In addition to it being the Hall of Fame game, Saturday will be the final Aggie hat giveaway. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will get the fourth and final limited edition hat of the year.
IN THE NATION
Through games on Feb. 17, NM State is ranked seventh in the country rebounding margin (8.2) and its offensive rebounds per game (13.12) checks in at No. 19 in the nation while its NET ranking of 61 is best amongst WAC teams. The Aggies are just outside the top-25 in scoring margin (11.0), checking in at No. 29 while its .846 winning-percentage is tied for 10th in the nation.
STREAKING
NM State heads into Tuesday's contest with an 11-game winning-streak, making it the sixth time since the 1996-97 season that NM State has had a win-streak of 10 or more.
Of those six winning-streaks, four were snapped on the road with the exception of the current streak and the 13-game win-streak that was snapped in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15.
Chris Jans and his predecessor are the only first-year head coaches in program history to register 11-straight wins or more in their first year at the helm.
Winning Streaks (1996-97 – Present)
2018-19: 11 (ongoing)
2017-18: 11 – Lost at Utah Valley*, 86-79
2016-17: 20 – Lost at CSU Bakersfield*, 72-53
2015-16: 8 – Lost at Wichita State, 71-41
2014-15: 13 – Lost vs. #10/11 Kansas, 75-56 (NCAA Tournament 1st Round)
2012-13: 12 – Lost at Utah State*, 73-69
2006-07: 13 – Lost at Louisiana Tech*, 73-71
1998-99: 8 – Lost at Utah State*, 61-54
*Denotes conference game
Winning Streaks (8+ Cont.)
1993-94: 13 – Lost at Nevada*, 77-68
1992-93: 8 – Lost at Pacific*, 71-68
1991-92: 8 – Lost vs. UCLA, 85-78 (NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)
10 – Lost to UNLV*, 74-67
1989-90: 12 – Lost at Long Beach State*, 72-56
1978-79: 8 – Lost at Southern Illinois*, 86-83
1969-70: 9 – Lost vs. UCLA, 93-77 (NCAA Tournament Final Four)
9 – Lost at Creighton, 72-68
1968-69: 16 – Lost to New Mexico, 86-66
1960-61: 12 – Lost at Arizona State, 86-72 (Border Conference Playoffs)
1959-60: 8 – Lost at UCLA, 66-56
1951-52: 12 – Lost to New Mexico, 40-38
1938-39: 12 – Lost at Texas Tech*, 51-37
1937-38: 21 – Lost vs. Murray State, 30-29 (NIT 3rd Round)
1936-37: 8 – Finished season with win (Lost 2nd game of 1937-38 season to SUC 64-41 at home)
9 – Lost at Northern Arizona*, 59-45
1925-26: 10 – Lost to Arizona, 39-19
1920-21: 10 – Lost at Billings of El Paso, 31-17
*Denotes conference game
ROUNDING UP THE DUSTDEVILS
Tuesday's game against Texas A&M International is the first meeting between the Dustdevils and Aggies. TAMIU is 5-18 on the year and 2-9 in Heartland Conference play under the direction of Joel Taylor, who is in his first season at the helm after serving as an assistant.
Xabier Gomez leads the team in scoring with a 16.2 points average on top of his 4.5 rebounding average. He also paces the squad with 46 steals and second on the team with 48 assists. Brent Finn is the only other Dustdevil to average in double-figures, posting 14.1 points per game and a .403 shooting clip. Gomez's 16.2 scoring average is fifth best in the Heartland Conference while Finn's 14.1 points average is good for 10th in the league.
Steven Clouanges is next on the scoring column, checking it with an 8.8 points average and 6.0 rebounds per game. Damon Leach is averaging a team-high 7.0 rebounds to go with his 11 blocks.
TAMIU is currently on an eight-game losing streak. Its last win came on Jan. 17 at Oklahoma Christian 58-53. As a team, the Dustdevils are averaging 58.7 points while pulling in 30.4 boards per game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Aggies took a while to wake up in this past Saturday's game against Seattle U and rallied back from a 13-point deficit to defeat the Redhawks 59-53.
Trevelin Queen led the Aggies with 13 points, five boards and six blocks.
AJ Harris chipped in with 12 points, three boards and three assists.
Despite shooting just 30.4-percent after 20 minutes of action, NM State trailed Seattle U 29-22 at the break. It wasn't until the under 12 media timeout in the second half (11:24) that the Aggie defense and offense started to click. Down 40-34, a 16-9 rally ensued by NM State to give them the 40-49 lead on a 3-pointer from
Clayton Henry forced a Redhawk timeout.
That timeout, however, was too little too late as NM State's engine began to run at full speed and never relinquished that lead. In the last 5:07 of action, New Mexico State held Seattle U to just one made field-goal while also drawing two huge charges and two blocks late down the stretch.
UP NEXT
New Mexico State will get a chance to clinch a share of the regular-season title this upcoming Saturday, Feb. 23, when it plays host to UT Rio Grande Valley. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. (MT) on the
WAC Digital Network.
LOOKING AHEAD
NM State will take the road for the final time in the regular-season the following week when it travels east to take on Kansas City (Feb. 28) and Chicago State (March 2). The Aggies and Roos are set to tip-off at 5 p.m. (MT) in the Swinney Recreation Center on
ESPN+ while NM State and Chicago State is slated to tip at 1 p.m. (MT) in the Jones Convocation Center.
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