UTAH VALLEY HAS GONE BYE-BYE; AGGIES IN WAC FINALS WITH GAME AGAINST SIXTH SEED BAKERSFIELD The Associated Press (BOXSCORE UNAVAILABLE) LAS VEGAS — Daniel Mullings had 21 points on Friday night to lead second-seeded New Mexico State over sixth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield 69-63 into the Western Athletic Conference championship. New Mexico State (25-9) will face No. 5 seed Idaho (16-17) on Saturday night. The Vandals upset top-seeded Utah Valley 74-69 in the other semifinal on Friday. DK Eldridge added 17 points for the Aggies, who rallied from a 35-26 halftime deficit. They first closed the gap at 43-43 on a Mullings layup with 12:29 left and never trailed after a Mullings 3-pointer made it a 52-50 New Mexico State lead with 7:08 to go. Bakersfield (13-19) tied the game back up at 56 with 3:55 to play, but the Aggies followed with nine-straight points and made their final four free throws to seal the win. Issiah Grayson had 33 points, six rebounds and five 3-pointers to lead the way for the Roadrunners.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 06:14:13 +0000
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