HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Playing in its 15th game away from Las Cruces, NM State (9-21, 5-13 CUSA) met Sam Houston (18-11, 11-7 CUSA) at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum for its regular-season finale. A second-quarter surge saw the Bearkats build a lead the Aggies could not overcome, falling by a final score of 71-55.
Emma Christiano found Senoj Jones, making her third consecutive start, for the first NM State points of the afternoon. Later, an 8-3 Sam Houston run put the Aggies behind 12-7 with three minutes remaining. Anna Csenyi put in her first of two 3-pointers on Saturday in the opening frame, as NM State trailed 18-14 after the opening stanza.