National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cal. State - Bakersfield 57, New Mexico St. 54
When: 11:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 12, 2016
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Winston Smith
Attendance: 1673
By The Sports Xchange

Dedrick Basile hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds, leading Cal State-Bakersfield past New Mexico State 57-54 on Saturday night in the WAC Tournament championship at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Bakersfield is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The loss ended New Mexico State's run of four straight NCAA Tournament berths.

New Mexico State's Tanveer Bhullar tied the score with a free throw with 14 seconds left. Bakersfield advanced the ball and called timeout. Basile used a crossover dribble to free himself to swish the winner from the left wing. Basile finished with 18 points.

Bakersfield led 32-22 at halftime behind 10 points apiece from Jaylin Airington and Damiyne Durham. The Aggies shot 38 percent from the floor and turned it over eight times in the first half.

New Mexico State quickly cut into the deficit in the second half. A 3-pointer from Ian Baker capped a 9-0 run and trimmed the Cal State-Bakersfield lead to 38-36 with 15 minutes to play in the second half.

New Mexico State's Pascal Siakam, the WAC Player of the Year, finished with 11 points and Baker had 10.
Top Game Performances
 
Cal. State - Bakersfield   New Mexico St.
Dedrick Basile 18 Scoring Tanveer Bhullar 13
Brent Wrapp 3 Assists Ian Baker 3
Damiyne Durham 9 Rebounds Tanveer Bhullar 11
Jaylin Airington 4 Free Throws Made Ian Baker 3
Brent Wrapp 2 Steals Ian Baker 2
Jaylin Airington 2 Blocks Ian Baker 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cal. State - Bakersfield 57 42.6 5-15 6-13 8 34 3 5 11
New Mexico St. 54 39.6 4-13 12-22 7 33 3 7 14