RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A frantic comeback by the New Mexico State men's basketball team late in the game was not quite enough as the Aggies dropped the Western Athletic Conference opener to California Baptist on the road 82-76 Thursday night at the CBU Events Center.
The Aggies had yet another slow start to the game, going down 7-0 early on against California Baptist before found the bottom of the basket for NM State 2:23 into the game.
After a 14-0 run by CBU, the Aggies (11-4, 0-1 WAC) were forced to call a timeout to stop the Lancer run that put New Mexico State down 28-11 with 7:18 on the clock in the first half.