Dwayne Evans had 24 points and six rebounds, Cody Ellis scored 12 points and the fourth-seeded Billikens overwhelmed New Mexico State 64-44 in the second round Thursday behind a dominating defense.
“It was like Rick was up on top of the backboard slapping the ball out,” Aggies coach Marvin Menzies said.
The Billikens (28-6) eclipsed the 1988-89 team’s school record of 27 victories and are back where they were a year ago in the round of 32.
Bandja Sy had 17 points and nine rebounds for the 13th-seeded Aggies (24-11).
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