Queen beats buzzer in OT for Aggie men

Women use defense to get seventh straight victory

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Trevelin Queen beat the overtime buzzer with a 3-pointer as New Mexico State rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat Cal State Bakersfield 71-70 on Thursday night.

The game was tied at 68 with 21 seconds left in overtime before CSUB worked the last few seconds they had on the shot clock and Jarkel Joiner hit an 18-foot jumper for a 70-68 lead with 8 seconds remaining. New Mexico State quickly inbounded and got the ball to Terrell Brown, who flipped it to Queen for the buzzer-beater from the right side of the arc.

Seven players scored between seven and 13 points for New Mexico State (19-4, 8-1 Western Athletic). Queen and Brown led the Aggies with 13 points apiece.

Joiner scored a game-high 25 points with seven rebounds for the Roadrunners (158, 6-3) and Justin Edler-Davis added 16 points.

Women

NEW MEXICO STATE 61, CSU BAKERSFIELD 48: In Las Cruces, the Aggies rode a strong defensive performance to their 19th-straight Western Athletic Conference home win, and seventh-straight victory overall.

The Aggies defense was stifling all night

as they forced 18 turnovers while holding Bakersfield to just 29.8 percent (17-for-57) shooting from the field. N.M. State shot 38.5-percent (25-for-65) and outrebounded CSUB 44-33.

Brooke Salas led New Mexico State with 21 points and 12 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season. Gia Pack added 12 points and nine boards. Stabresa McDaniel scored seven points off the bench.