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Men's Basketball Falls To New Mexico State, 84-75
December 17, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 17, 1999
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Billy Keys scored 29 points and went 5-for-7 from 3 point range to lead New Mexico State to a 84-75 victory over Texas Tech Friday night.
The Aggies (6-1), who have won five in a row, led 40-34 at halftime. But with 11 minutes remaining, Texas Tech's (5-2) Rayford Young, who finished with 26 points, hit a layup to cut the lead to 53-49. Keys answered with back-to-back 3 pointers to make it 59-49.
The Red Raiders cut it to 59-54 with a little over eight minutes remaining, but a dunk by Daveeno Hines and another 3 by Keys put the game out of reach. Hines finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Aggies.
Despite poor shooting in the first half, New Mexico State pounded the boards to take a 34-23 with just over five minutes remaining. The Aggies shot 38 percent from the field in the first half but out-rebounded the Raiders 32-16.
Aaron Brodt finished with 15 for the Aggies, while Mario Layne and James Ware scored 13 apiece for Texas Tech.
