Tied inside the final 5:00 of the Conference USA quarterfinals, Kennesaw State finds a way past New Mexico State late.

Kennesaw State averages 76.4 points, 10.9 more per game than the 65.5 New Mexico State allows. New Mexico State has shot at a 41.5% clip from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points above the 41.1% shooting opponents of Kennesaw State have averaged.

The New Mexico State Aggies play in the CUSA Tournament against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. Thursday's game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.

New Mexico State (14-11, 2-1 Conference USA) won its opening series in conference play this past weekend by taking two of three games against Louisiana Tech (12-11, 1-2) on the road. The Aggies defeated the Bulldogs 5-0 and 3-1 on Friday and Saturday, but fell 10-4 in the final game of the series on Sunday.

NMSU claws back, but not all the way back, from early 14-point hole to bow out of Conference USA quarterfinals.