Key Highlights
- NM State slips to 9-7 overall and 2-4 in league play.
- The Aggies fall to 0-4 on the road and 0-3 in CUSA road matchups. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLiberty led by 17, 46-29, at halftime before NM State mounted a furious second half comeback and had a look to win the game in the closing seconds.
- The Aggies’ Jemel Jones’ three-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim with 2.8 seconds remaining, and Liberty secured the defensive rebound to help preserve the victory.
- Liberty senior forward Zach Cleveland (11 points, six rebounds, seven assists) became the 34th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his Flames career.
- Last Thursday at LA Tech, Colin Porter achieved the milestone.