OREM, Utah – The bench came through for the New Mexico State Aggies when it was desperately needed collecting 33 of the Aggies 78 points as NM State opened the defense of its Western Athletic Conference title with a 78-66 win over Utah Valley at the UCCU Center.
It wasn't easy for the Aggies (9-7, 1-0), who trailed the Wolverines (6-10, 0-1) by 12 points a couple of minutes into the second half.
That was when the Aggies made subbed in redshirt freshman Sidy Ndir who started a 13-1 run with a pair of layups and added the first NM State 3-point field goal of the night.