FRISCO, Texas – NM State (6–3) saw its late comeback effort fall short this afternoon, as Tulsa (10–1) held on for an 83–70 victory at the Comerica Center. Despite a rough opening stretch that saw the Aggies face a sizeable early deficit, NM State responded with renewed energy in the second half and trimmed the margin to seven before the Golden Hurricane pulled away in the final minutes.
The Aggies won the opening tip and struck first, as Julius Mims finished an alley-oop dunk just 27 seconds into the contest to give NM State a 2–0 lead.