Friday's WAC basketball digest

Well, the WAC ain't Dancin' any longer.

Indiana seemingly had control of the game early on, kept a steady lead, then advanced it to the 20 point range before New Mexico State got the deficit down to 12. But that was as close as the Aggies would come as the game ended 79-66. Wendell McKines went for 15 points plus seven rebounds, Banja Sy scored 12 and Daniel Mullings contributed 10 points.

Indiana nabbed 12 steals as NMSU had 17 turnovers. Both teams shot well with the Hoosiers at 59% and the Aggies not far behind at 55%. Remarkably, each team had just 10 free throw attempts.

Jason Groves tweeted the pairing.

Jason, in Portland (kudos to Sun-News management), offers his game report. Jason also provides an after game video take.

Sam Wasson has post-game quotes.

Comments jotted down while watching the contest: As for the Hernst Laroche charge call at the 13:40 mark of the first half -- R U kidding? ... There was a Hoosier run where every score was layup after layup, which was remarkable considering New Mexico State's size ... Wendell McKines really showed consistency and range to his shot and deserves credit for adding such to his game ... Indiana contested entry passes very well and contained/contested the NMSU dribble-drives despite lacking a big body type on the roster ... separated at birth: Indiana Coach Tom Crean and Dwight Schrute of "The Office"

working on the suggestion made in the comment, we've added Tom Arnold

 

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Credit Ilya Pinchuk for photos and video of the Idaho triumph over UC Santa Barbara the other night.

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Chris Murray takes an early look-- here and here -- at the Nevada - Bucknell matchup scheduled for Sunday.

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Shawn Harrison reviews USU's win over Cal State Bakersfield and digs into the question of can the Aggies grab five straight victories to close out the season.

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Davis Rozitis proves what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there.