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New Mexico State finally comes home, tops Seattle 75-62 (Jan 18, 2018)
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New Mexico State finally comes home, tops Seattle 75-62 (Jan 18, 2018)

Published Jan. 18, 2018 11:49 p.m. ET

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Zach Lofton and Eli Chuha combined to score 29 points and New Mexico State used a big first half to post a 75-62 win over Seattle to remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference competition Thursday night.

The home game was the Aggies first in more than a month and they extended their win streak against the Redhawks to seven.

New Mexico (16-3, 4-0) built a 37-22 lead by intermission and cruised.

Lofton finished with 15 points and Chuha added 14 by going 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. Sidy N'Dir added 11 points and Jemerrio Jones added 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. New Mexico hit 26 of 64 from the floor (40.6 percent), including 9 of 30 from behind the arc.

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Matej Kavas scored 20 points to lead Seattle (13-8, 2-2). Jordan Hill added 12 points and Aaron Menzies scored 10 points and grabbed 12 boards. The Redhawks were 21 of 47 from the field (44.7 percent), including 5 of 17 from distance.

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