Texas El Paso vs New Mexico State Wrap - Texas El Paso Wins 74-72
Texas El Paso vs New Mexico State Wrap - Texas El Paso Wins 74-72
Randy Culpepper went off for 32 points and added 1 rebounds leading Texas El Paso to a 74-72 win over New Mexico State on Tuesday at Pan American Center.
Texas El Paso won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 4-point spread.
Texas El Paso got 13 points from Claude Britten and another 9 points from Jeremy Williams. Julyan Stone contributed 5 assists, while Claude Britten cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
New Mexico State got 22 points from Troy Gillenwater in a losing cause and another 13 points from Christian Kabongo. Hernst Laroche contributed 4 assists for them, while Troy Gillenwater had 10 rebounds.
Texas El Paso hit the break leading 40-35 before taking care of business in the second half.
New Mexico State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 42-29.
