LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Renaldo Dixon pumped in 20 points off the bench as New Mexico State roared past Chicago State, 84-55 Saturday night.
The Aggies remain a game behind Utah Valley in the Western Athletic Conference standings.
New Mexico State jumped out to a 51-29 lead at intermission and led by as many as 31 points in the second half after DK Eldridge dunked with 13:01 left.
Dixon was 7 of 9 from the field and 5 of 9 from the line while pulling down nine rebounds to lead New Mexico State (20-8, 9-3 WAC). Eldridge and Daniel Mullings scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, for the Aggies, who shot 29 of 52 from the field (55.8 percent).
Chicago State (10-14, 5-5) was led by Clark Rosenberg's 20 points. Matt Ross added 12 points off the bench as the Cougars got just 19 total points from its starting lineup.
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