Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Mexico 72, Washington St. 62
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Officials: # Brent Dugas, # Tom Eades, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: N/A

Tony Snell scored a career-high 21 points as New Mexico opened with a 13-2 run and held off Washington State 72-62 in the consolation round of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.

Kendall Williams scored 17 points for the Lobos (3-2), including five points during the early run. Twelve of Snell's points came on 3-pointers.

The Lobos led by as many as 17 in the first half before the Cougars (2-3) cut the deficit to 36-27 at halftime. In the second half, Washington State got as close as 64-57 on Brock Motum’s layup with 2:16 left.

Faisal Aden led Washington State with 25 points, hitting 3-of-6 3-point attempts.

New Mexico meets Boston College in the fifth-place game Saturday. Boston College (2-3) beat UC Riverside 66-62 earlier Friday. Washington State faces UC Riverside (1-4) for seventh place Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
New Mexico   Washington St.
Tony Snell 21 Scoring Faisal Aden 25
Hugh Greenwood 5 Assists Reggie Moore 8
Kendall Williams 7 Rebounds Brock Motum 8
Kendall Williams 7 Free Throws Made Brock Motum 4
Jamal Fenton 3 Steals Faisal Aden 1
Chad Adams 1 Blocks Marcus Capers 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Mexico 72 43.6 9-19 15-20 19 30 4 8 15
Washington St. 62 44.0 5-18 13-22 13 31 1 5 18