# 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 7th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 12–6 in Big West play to earn a third-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region.
In the opening round, New Mexico State upset No. 5 seed DePaul, 81–73. The Aggies followed that success by defeating No. 13 seed Southwestern Louisiana to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Despite a valiant effort, New Mexico State lost to No. 1 seed UCLA in the West Regional semifinal, 85–78.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1991* | | Texas Southern | W 101–78 | 1–0 | Pan American Center (8,947) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Nov 27, 1991* | | Southern Utah | W 87–80 | 2–0 | Pan American Center (6,812) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | at New Mexico | W 80–73 | 3–0 | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 3, 1991* | | UTEP | L 71–78 | 3–1 | Pan American Center (12,984) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | at UTEP | W 63–61 | 4–1 | Special Events Center (11,481) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 11, 1991* | | Western New Mexico | W 105–83 | 5–1 | Pan American Center (9,973) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 19, 1991* | | at Texas Tech | W 76–68 | 6–1 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (4,012) Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1991* | | Delaware State | W 109–73 | 7–1 | Pan American Center (10,031) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 2, 1992 | | at UC Irvine | W 75–71 | 8–1 (1–0) | Bren Events Center (2,372) Irvine, California |
| Jan 6, 1992* | | New Mexico | W 68–63 | 9–1 | Pan American Center (10,719) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 9, 1992 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 72–63 | 10–1 (2–0) | Pan American Center (9,456) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | Long Beach State | W 67–51 | 11–1 (3–0) | Pan American Center (10,239) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 16, 1992 | | at San Jose State | W 81–73 | 12–1 (4–0) | Event Center Arena (1,485) San Jose, California |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at Pacific | W 90–77 $^{2OT}$ | 13–1 (5–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,906) Stockton, California |
| Jan 25, 1992 7:30 p.m. | | UNLV | L 67–74 | 13–2 (5–1) | Pan American Center (13,071) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 29, 1992 | | at Fresno State | L 69–76 | 13–3 (5–2) | Selland Arena (9,717) Fresno, California |
| Feb 4, 1992 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 69–67 | 14–3 (6–2) | Titan Gym (1,824) Fullerton, California |
| Feb 6, 1992 | | at Long Beach State | L 76–92 | 14–4 (6–3) | Gold Mine (1,546) Long Beach, California |
| Feb 10, 1992 | | Utah State | W 75–69 | 15–4 (7–3) | Pan American Center (7,125) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 13, 1992 | | Pacific | W 75–67 | 16–4 (8–3) | Pan American Center (6,817) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 15, 1992 | | San Jose State | W 82–57 | 17–4 (9–3) | Pan American Center (7,810) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 22, 1992 9:05 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 58–69 | 17–5 (9–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,375) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 24, 1992 | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 59–64 | 17–6 (9–5) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (6,000) Santa Barbara, California |
| Feb 29, 1992 | | at Utah State | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (9–6) | Smith Spectrum (8,842) Logan, Utah |
| Mar 2, 1992 | | Fresno State | W 78–70 | 18–7 (10–6) | Pan American Center (7,531) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 5, 1992 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 63–60 | 19–7 (11–6) | Pan American Center (8,832) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 7, 1992 | | UC Irvine | W 99–71 | 20–7 (12–6) | Pan American Center (9,231) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* | (2) | vs. (7) Fresno State Quarterfinals | W 86–85 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 | Long Beach Arena (1,964) Long Beach, California |
| Mar 14, 1992* | (2) | at (3) Long Beach State Semifinals | W 80–72 | 22–7 | Long Beach Arena (3,373) Long Beach, California |
| Mar 15, 1992* | (2) | vs. (5) Pacific Championship | W 74–73 | 23–7 | Long Beach Arena (1,631) Long Beach, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 24 DePaul First round | W 81–73 | 24–7 | ASU Activity Center (7,639) Tempe, Arizona |
| Mar 22, 1992* | (12 W) | vs. (13 W) Southwestern Louisiana Second Round | W 81–73 | 25–7 | ASU Activity Center (10,125) Tempe, Arizona |
| Mar 26, 1992* | (12 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 UCLA West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 78–85 | 25–8 | The Pit (15,914) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||