Saturday game results

New Mexico State handled Oklahoma Panhandle State 83-73 today in a game that really wasn't close or the outcome ever in doubt.

Gibson leads Aggies to first win of season
Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News
11/21/2009

LAS CRUCES — Game No. 100 was a big one for New Mexico State senior guard Jonathan Gibson.

It was also the Aggies first win of the season, beating Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State 83-73 on Saturday at the Pan American Center.

"It feels good to get a win and go out and execute the stuff that we have been working on in practice no matter what the other jersey said or the level of competition," said Gibson, who shot 11-of-19 from the field and 4-of-10 from 3-point range...

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Travis Mason-Bushman reports on-site about the Vandals win in Fargo. No mention is made of any Frances McDormand sightings.

Hot-shooting Vandals freeze out North Dakota State
Travis Mason-Bushman
Vandal Nation
November 21, 2009

We’ll have video interviews with Don Verlin, Luiz Toledo and Saul Phillips posted shortly.

FARGO, N.D. — After falling to Texas Southern in a game where nothing went right, the Idaho Vandals needed a spark to avoid coming off a three-game road trip with a losing record.

In the inspired play of Luiz Toledo, they found it.

Dominating the paint defensively, pouring in 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting and pulling in 8 rebounds, Toledo powered Idaho to an 81-69 victory over the North Dakota State Bison in the Bison Sports Arena tonight...

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Utah State tripped to Boston and came close against an underrated Northeastern squad:

USU lets early, big lead get away
Shawn Harrison
Herald Journal
November 21, 2009

BOSTON — It was another down-to-the-wire finish gone bad for the Aggies.

The Utah State men’s basketball team was 2,400 miles from where it last lost — Salt Lake City — but similar circumstances led to a setback Saturday morning at the newly renovated Matthews Arena. Northeastern used a second-half push and made enough free throws in the final minute to hand the Aggies a 64-61 loss in front of 1,830 fans.

“For whatever reason, it looked like we got tired out there, and they (Huskies) took advantage of it,” USU head coach Stew Morrill said. “They deserve credit for that. They are a veteran team.”

Once again the Aggies (1-2) suffered an offensive dry spell in the second half, which allowed their opponent to get back in the game. Northeastern (1-1) put together an 11-0 run , while USU went nearly seven minutes without scoring a point...

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Utah State Aggies fall to Northeastern University
Ian Abreu
For the Deseret News
November 21, 2009

BOSTON — The Utah State men's basketball team can't get home soon enough.

Finally starting to feel the effects of their three game road swing to start this year's regular season campaign, the Aggies let a six point halftime lead falter as they were edged by upstart Northeastern University, 64-61, in Saturday afternoon's non-conference tilt at Matthews Arena.

They were more aggressive in the second half than us and it shows on the scoreboard, said Utah State head coach Stew Morrill. I'd like to see the last time a program like us started out with three road games in a row. This has certainly been a tough stretch for us, but we'll bounce back...

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Nate Bendall is apparently okay after enduring a racing heart.

Boise State hit the road traveling to Laramie and things didn't go well for the Broncos, falling 87-61 to Wyoming. La'Shard Anderson scored 19 and Reggie Arnold 17 but 2-20 three-point shooting overall sunk BSU.