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Logan • Utah State was rallying. The crowd was roaring. New Mexico looked shaken.

Everything seemed in place for an uplifting victory on Saturday night, until the young Aggies started acting their age.

A turnover.

A technical foul.

A lapse on defense.

They all happened to Utah State, and the series critical mistakes down the stretch helped the Lobos escape the Spectrum with a 66-60 Mountain West Conference victory.

Senior Hugh Greenwood scored five of his 22 points in the final 1:35 to lead New Mexico past the Aggies, who owned a 60-58 lead and the basketball before melting down.

"Very disappointing," said coach Stew Morrill. "I mean, we fought back, played hard, hung in there when we were down and gave ourselves a chance."

Indeed.

Trailing 49-40 with 11 minutes left, Utah State charged back and took a two-point lead with 2:12 left when Julion Pearre made two free throws.

The Aggies got what looked like a critical stop on the next possession when Greenwood missed a 3-pointer, but Moore followed with a turnover. His entry pass to David Collette started a bizarre sequence that ended with New Mexico owning a 62-60 lead.

First, Moore chased down Devon Williams and blocked his shot from behind. Obij Aget rebounded and appeared to have his shot blocked by Collette.

Instead of a Utah State run-out, however, Collette was called for his fifth foul. On his way to the bench, official Verne Harris called the redshirt freshman for a technical foul.

Four free throws later, the Aggies' lead was gone. So was their momentum. So was the raucous crowd.

"I think he was frustrated that it was his fifth foul and he probably thought it was a clean block," Moore said. "Frustration overcame [him] and he ended up getting a technical. That's a huge play, but .. we just have to hold our heads [up] because not everything is going to go our way."

Collette, Utah State's No. 2 scorer, finished with two points. He played only 20 minutes because of foul trouble. But Morrill refused to blame Collette for the technical.

"That's a great kid just being emotional [and] playing hard," he said. "He lost his composure. He's a freshman. He'll learn and get better at it. That was a really tough play."

Still with a chance to tie, Pearre turned the ball over while driving to the basket. Greenwood followed with a long three-pointer as the shot clock expired to give New Mexico a 65-60 lead with 36 seconds left. A senior from Hobart, Australia, he finished 6-for-11 from the three-point line.

"That's what he does," Morrill said. "He's been struggling shooting the ball because people have been taking that away. And we didn't take it away very well."

Moore finished with 22 points for Utah State, which slipped to 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Pearre added 18 despite 4-for-8 foul shooting.

"Julion Pearre had a great game, other than the free throws," Morrill said. "It was maybe his best game as an Aggie. He's all about the right things — effort and concentration and doing everything he can to defend and run your offense. He's a very conscientious freshman and a good player. He had a great game." —

Storylines

R Hugh Greenwood scores 22 points to lead New Mexico past Utah State, 66-60.

• A technical foul and four free throws with 1:35 left helps the Lobos take the lead.

• Jalen Moore leads Utah State with 22 points. Julion Pearre finishes with 18.