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Maurice Spillers and Marcus Saxon each scored 16 points, leading Utah State (19-8, 12-4) to a 72-53 victory over North Texas at Denton, Texas. . . . Antoine Hubbard had 31 points and New Mexico State (18-8, 12-4), after blowing a 43-28 halftime lead over Nevada (18-8, 12-4), rallied for a 76-66 victory at Las Cruces, N.M.
BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Idaho State 73, Cal State Northridge 67--Northridge turned the ball over a season-high 27 times in a Big Sky Conference game before 1,067 at Matador Gym.
Derrick Higgins led Northridge (12-14, 8-8) with 25 points, including 19 as the Matadors made a valiant second-half comeback that got them within three several times. Idaho State (14-12, 9-7) led by as many as 14 in the first half and dominated the game inside, with Rob Preston scoring 26 points and Nate Green adding 19.
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