BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – NM State (13–14, 6–11 CUSA) faced an uphill battle from the opening minutes on Wednesday night, falling 93-70 to WKU (17–11, 10–7 CUSA) inside E.A. Diddle Arena.
Coming out of the gate, the Hilltoppers struck first with a three-pointer from Grant Newell and quickly seized momentum. WKU capitalized on early Aggie turnovers and pushed the pace in transition, opening the contest on a 17-0 run before NM State found its first points on a layup by Jae'Coby Osborne.
The early surge proved difficult to overcome as WKU caught fire offensively, connecting on 11 of its first 13 field goal attempts and knocking down five of its first seven shots from beyond the arc.