New Mexico St. beats Fresno St. in OT 83-78

New Mexico St. beats Fresno St. in OT 83-78

Published Mar. 4, 2012 12:25 a.m. ET

Bandja Sy scored all 22 of his points in the second half and overtime as New Mexico State stormed back to defeat Fresno State 83-78 on Saturday night.

Wendell McKines added 20 points for New Mexico State, including 11 in overtime, as the Aggies (23-9, 10-4 WAC) overcame a 19-point deficit in the final 16:27 of regulation.

Kevin Olekaibe had 23 points for Fresno State (13-19, 3-11), while Kevin Foster added 20 before fouling out.

The Bulldogs' Jonathan Wills helped send the game into overtime by hitting a 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left in regulation.

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