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Mountain West Tournament - New Mexico Defeats Colorado State 74-61 - Recap

Jaelen House scored 19 points leading New Mexico to a 74-61 victory over Colorado State at Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday.

New Mexico was a favorite by -3.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

JT Toppin had 16 points for New Mexico and Mustapha Amzil chipped in with 10 points. Jaelen House had 8 assists for them, while Nelly Junior Joseph was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Colorado State got a 20-point performance from Joel Scott, who was supported by 13 points from Isaiah Stevens. Nique Clifford had 7 assists in a losing cause for Colorado State, while Nique Clifford grabbed 9 rebounds.

New Mexico was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

New Mexico won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-34.