Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half as New Mexico State steadily eroded a double-digit Washington State lead to come away with a 64-61 victory.
No. 5 Texas A&M and Colorado were once Big 12 adversaries. The Aggies and Buffaloes are now in different conferences as they meet for the first time since 2009 at Empower Field in Denver.
Johnny McCants had 14 points to lead five New Mexico State players in double figures as the Aggies stretched their winning streak to 14 games, beating Seattle 72-64.