National Basketball Association
New Mexico 72, Washington St. 62
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Officials:
# Brent Dugas, # Tom Eades, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
N/A
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Tony Snell scored a career-high 21 points as New Mexico opened with a 13-2 run and held off Washington State 72-62 in the consolation round of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.
Kendall Williams scored 17 points for the Lobos (3-2), including five points during the early run. Twelve of Snell's points came on 3-pointers.
The Lobos led by as many as 17 in the first half before the Cougars (2-3) cut the deficit to 36-27 at halftime. In the second half, Washington State got as close as 64-57 on Brock Motum’s layup with 2:16 left.
Faisal Aden led Washington State with 25 points, hitting 3-of-6 3-point attempts.
New Mexico meets Boston College in the fifth-place game Saturday. Boston College (2-3) beat UC Riverside 66-62 earlier Friday. Washington State faces UC Riverside (1-4) for seventh place Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| New Mexico |
|
Washington St. |
|
Tony Snell 21 |
Scoring |
Faisal Aden 25 |
|
Hugh Greenwood 5 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 8 |
|
Kendall Williams 7 |
Rebounds |
Brock Motum 8 |
|
Kendall Williams 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Brock Motum 4 |
|
Jamal Fenton 3 |
Steals |
Faisal Aden 1 |
|
Chad Adams 1 |
Blocks |
Marcus Capers 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Mexico
|
72 |
43.6 |
9-19 |
15-20 |
19 |
30 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
| Washington St.
|
62 |
44.0 |
5-18 |
13-22 |
13 |
31 |
1 |
5 |
18 |