New Mexico State grabbed a 70-53 win over San Jose State on Saturday, behind a 16-point effort from Bandja Sy at Pan American Center.

New Mexico State was a 13-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

Daniel Mullings had 13 points for New Mexico State and Tyrone Watson chipped in with 10 points. Tyrone Watson had 4 assists for them, while Sim Bhullar was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

San Jose State got 16 points from LaVanne Pennington in a losing cause and another 9 points from Jaleel Williams. D.J. Brown contributed 4 assists for them, while Alex Brown had 6 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed New Mexico State were victorious, as the score was 35-18 at the break.

New Mexico State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 46-24.