EL PASO, TEXAS – A Borderland road trip to El Paso and the Don Haskins Center saw NM State (7-14, 3-6 CUSA) take on rival UTEP (10-10, 2-7 CUSA) for the 100th all-time meeting between the programs. For the fourth time in the last six contests, the Aggies dropped the conference road contest, by a final score of 79-69.
Lucía Yenes tallied the first points of the night for either team, beginning a stretch of trading baskets that saw NM State take an 8-6 lead in the first. In a two-minute stretch, the Miners recorded a 7-0 run, and closed the first quarter with a 16-14 lead.