PHOENIX – Tayelin Grays finished with a career high 16 points and Rodrea Echols scored seven points in overtime as the Aggies opened Western Athletic Conference play with a 61-53 overtime win over Grand Canyon in GCU Arena on Friday evening.
The Aggie (3-5, 1-0 WAC) defense was also excellent as it held the WAC's leading scorer, Katie Scott, to just nine points and one field goal made.
GCU opened the game with an 8-6 lead but NM State went on a 10-2 run, capped by a three from Jade Bradley, to take a 16-10 lead into the second quarter.