Aggies take control in first half, blow out Miners in second to go to 3-0 in Conference USA; Miners fall to 2-1

New Mexico State men's basketball team defeated UTEP 85-57, ending UTEP's six-game win streak in a historic sellout game.

New Mexico State's basketball teams face off against Interstate 10 rival UTEP Saturday, with the women playing first in Las Cruces at 2 p.m. and the men playing in El Paso at 7 p.m.

Game will mark first Haskins Center basketball sellout since 2016; how teams handle the big atmosphere will be decisive

For the second time this season, New Mexico State walked into a sold-out rival crowd on the road. For the second time this season, the Aggies silenced the crowd with a major win. NM State (10-6, 3-0 Conference USA) took control of the conference's top spot with an 85-57 win over UTEP (12-4,