WAC Tournament - Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State Recap - New Mexico State Wins 82-57

WAC Tournament - Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State Recap - New Mexico State Wins 82-57

The battle between New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Louisiana Tech was handed an 82-57 defeat on Saturday at Orleans Arena.

New Mexico State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 8-point spread as favorites.

Wendell McKines had 27 points for New Mexico State and Tyrone Watson chipped in with 12 points. Hernst Laroche had 6 assists for them, while Wendell McKines was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 14 boards.

Louisiana Tech got 24 points from Trevor Gaskins in a losing cause and another 15 points from Raheem Appleby. Kenneth Smith contributed 2 assists for them, while Brandon Gibson had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed New Mexico State were victorious, as the score was 38-20 at the break.

New Mexico State had a 46-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.