{"id":1892,"date":"2024-11-29T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T23:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmexicosports.net\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2024-11-29T17:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T23:11:22","slug":"mustangs-bring-the-fight-to-the-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmexicosports.net\/?p=1892","title":{"rendered":"Mustangs bring the fight to the Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b210df9ce828c22eb63df9a34f1dcad0\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>WNMU Athletics<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Benjamin Rice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SILVER CITY<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Western New Mexico University&#8217;s men&#8217;s basketball team faced off against the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys this afternoon in their first home game of the season. The Mustangs were trailing by a good margin in the first half, but a second half surge brought them to within striking distance. Unfortunately the lead was to great to overcome by the end of the game. The Cowboys would claim victory, 74-71.<\/p>\n<p>The Mustangs were led by <dfn>Isaiah Marin\u00a0(Phoenix, AZ\/Copper Canyon High School)<\/dfn>, who scored 22 points on 9-16 shooting, supported by\u00a0<dfn>Aiden Wall\u00a0(North Richland Hills, TX\/Keller Central High School)<\/dfn>, who added 11 points and led in rebounds with seven, followed by<em>\u00a0<dfn>Nathan Jones\u00a0(Leicester, United Kingdom\/)<\/dfn>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><dfn>Donovan Black\u00a0(Las Cruces, NM\/Del Valle High School)<\/dfn><\/em>\u00a0who contributed with 10 points each.<\/p>\n<p>In the first half, the Mustangs lagged behind but the stats tell a different story. Western was shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from 3-point range, while Highlands shot 41.0 percent from inside 3-point range and 33.3 percent beyond the arc in the first half. In the second half, there was a good surge from within the arc with the Mustangs shooting 46.7 percent and 57.1 percent from 3-point range, meanwhile the Cowboys were only 30.3 percent on shooting with an average of 27.3 percent beyond the arc. Western averaged 87.5 percent from the free-throw line on the day, which was well past Highlands&#8217; 63.6 percent from the FT line. Ultimately the stats didn&#8217;t add up in Western&#8217;s favor, regardless of the numbers. Cowboys would go on to win the game by 3 points in the end, 74-71.<\/p>\n<p>The Mustangs will be back out on the road, facing the St. Mary&#8217;s University Rattlers. 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