Random thought's on last night's game

Notes from the first half:

We don't get to witness each of the Utah State games but we've never seen Tai Wesley shoot a pair of no-contact-with-the-iron shots ever. It was almost like he was making off-the-backboard passes to himself to obtain better shooting position ... Good teams take advantage of opening and New Mexico State certainly did so in Wesley's nosebleed absences ... NMSU wasn't over-relying on outside jumpers ... Speaking of jumpers, Jared Quayler is burying some tough ones ... Maybe it's not being in attendance at the NMSU games but it seems Jahmar Young is seeing possibilities and making the pass -- creating for others -- like never before ... The southern Aggies are defending USU as well as any team has this season ... Tyler Newbold goes for a pump fake -- is that a first this season?

Notes from the second half:

Just when we thought Jonathan Gibson was in the 'en fuego' zone, he fires up too poorly thought out shot attempts ... NMSU is not being efficient -- getting good looks -- with its possessions ... Troy Gillenwater's blocked shot next to the rim on Pooh Williams layup attempt was NBA-like ... The Gillenwater dunk off Jahmar Young's pass was a feat probably not completed at all earlier this season against Stew Morrill's bunch ...

So much for our preview that rebounding would be one key for the southern Aggies to win -- New Mexico State was out-boarded 36-28 ... we certainly didn't forsee it but how can you win with two starters, each playing 31 minutes, going scoreless? Utah State had but nine turnovers but how did NMSU, playing its third game in three nights including a nailbiter the night before, commit but five errors? Amazing and a major credit to the southern Aggies.