New Mexico State notches a win

The Aggies of Las Cruces got what they wanted even though the Christmas is still a ways away so their holiday dinner/snack must have tasted especially good. We thought Jason Groves was going to have this day to himself but Brian McInnis also offers an inside look at Hawaii's Adhar Mayen.

Aggies close out A&T
Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News
11/27/2009

New Mexico State got off to a 9-0 start and had to fight off a late run in an 84-68 victory over North Carolina A&T on Thursday at the Pan American Center.

NMSU led by 20 with 15:26 left to play, but A&T started to heat up from long range in the second half. A&T hit 7-of-22 (31.8 percent) from long range in the second half to pull to within five with 8:45 to play.

"They are the kind of team that if they make 3s, they can be scary," said Aggies coach Marvin Menzies, whose team improved to 2-3 on the season.

After a 20-percent performance from long range in a loss at Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, the Aggies were slightly better, hitting 10-of-30 from beyond the arc on Thursday. Unlike that game, however, the Aggies closed A&T out rather than getting caught in a 3-point contest...

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Plus, here is Jason Groves with a blog entry on the game:

Thursday, November 26, 2009

A&T

well there weren't many people there so I don't know who saw the Aggies 84-68 victory on Thursday. But here is what I noticed...

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Here the Brian McInnis story on Mayen who is from the Sudan:

UH's Mayen a steady force
Brian McInnis
Honolulu Star Bulletin
November 27, 2009

Nothing as drastic as his family's move from civil-war-torn Sudan to Texas when he was 6, or his decision to transfer to Hawaii from junior college in his home state.

Nope, no world-spanning journey this time for the Rainbow Warriors' senior forward. All it took was a shift of a few inches; his jump shot was off...

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