New Mexico St. 96, Boise St. 87

New Mexico St. 96, Boise St. 87

Published Jan. 28, 2011 12:48 a.m. ET

Troy Gillenwater scored a career-high 34 points to lead New Mexico State to a 96-87 overtime victory against Boise State on Thursday night.

Hernst Laroche also scored a career-best 24 points for the Aggies (11-11, 5-3 WAC) while Tyrone Watson added 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

La'Shard Anderson led the Broncos (12-8, 5-3) with 21 points as Tre Nichols scored 18 and Daequon Montreal 15.

Gillenwater scored the Aggies' first seven points of overtime and put them up for good on a three-point play with 3:21 left.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Aggies hit all five field goal tries and went 13-for-13 from the line to outscore Boise State 23-14 in overtime.

The final score was the highest of the season for the Aggies, who shot 51.8 percent from the floor and outrebounded Boise State 44-34.

share