Spain, Aztecs hold off Lobos
January 22, 2009 - 10:00 pm
SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Spain scored a career-high 30 points as San Diego State outlasted New Mexico 81-76 Wednesday for its seventh consecutive victory.
The Aztecs (13-4, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) built a 13-point lead early in the second half, but New Mexico cut the lead to two twice in the final 1:17.
Lorrenzo Wade made four free throws in the final 34 seconds to seal the win. He finished with 17 points.
Phillip McDonald led New Mexico (11-8, 2-2) with 17 points, and Tony Danridge scored 14.
The Lobos trailed 66-53 with 6:13 left before rallying in the final minutes.
• Texas Christian 79, Wyoming 78 -- At Fort Worth, Texas, Edvinas Ruzgas hit a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in overtime, and Kevin Langford blocked a last-second layup to lift the Horned Frogs over the Cowboys.
Langford scored 36 points to lead TCU (13-6, 4-1), which led for much of the game.
Wyoming (12-6, 1-3) sent the game into overtime tied at 72 on Tyson Johnson's 3-pointer with 13 seconds left. TCU's Ronnie Moss missed a 3-pointer as time expired.
Ronnie Moss added 11 points for the Frogs and Zvonko Buljan 10.
Johnson and Sean Ogirri each scored 18 for the Cowboys.