EL PASO, Texas – The NM State (7-5, 0-0 WAC) offense finally came to life when it needed it as the Aggies shot 50% from the field to finish off the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational with an 85-76 win over North Carolina A&T (5-7, 0-0 CAA) on Thursday night.
A pair of Aggies finished the night with exactly 20 points as both Marchelus Avery and Xavier Pinson scored 20 points in their starting role to lead the way in the scoring column for NM State. Avery also hauled in 10 rebounds to record his first career double-double.