Aggies Get The Win Over Ohio on ESPN2

New Mexico State rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat Ohio 77-72 in an ESPN-Bracketbusters game Saturday night

New Mexico State (20-6) extended its homecourt winning streak to 18 straight with the stirring comeback against the Bobcats (16-10).

Ohio led 47-29 at halftime behind the scoring of Bubba Walther, who had 17 of his 25 points in the opening half.

The Bobcats still led by 17 early in the second half, when the Aggies started going inside. The move worked as Peete and the Aggies' frontline of the 6-foot-11 Passos and 7-footer Martin Iti wore down Ohio's defense.

A pair of free throws by Peete with 7:48 left gave the Aggies a 59-58 lead with 7:48 left.

Ohio regrouped and regained the lead. A 3-pointer by Walther with 3:28 left gave the Bobcats a 69-63 lead.

NMSU guard Elijah Ingram hit a 3-pointer and Peete a layup. After Walther, an 83 percent free throw shooter, missed the front end of a one-and-one, Passos scored on a dunk for a 70-69 NMSU lead with 1:18 left and NMSU held on for the win.