# 1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 8th 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 26–8, 15–3 in Big West play to win the conference regular season title. They lost in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.
In the opening round, New Mexico State defeated No. 10 seed Nebraska, 93–79. The Aggies were then beaten by No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the second round, 85–78.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1992* | | vs. Chattanooga Great Alaska Shootout | W 75–65 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena (6,658) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 1992* | | vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout | W 86–75 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena (6,183) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 1992* | | vs. Illinois Great Alaska Shootout | W 95–94 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena (6,687) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 1, 1992* | No. 21 | Eastern New Mexico | W 73–64 | 4–0 | Pan American Center (8,216) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 4, 1992* | No. 21 | UTEP | L 63–64 | 4–1 | Pan American Center (12,313) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 7, 1992* | | at UTEP | W 75–69 | 5–1 | Special Events Center (12,007) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | New Mexico | L 62–69 | 5–2 | Pan American Center (12,923) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | Sam Houston State | W 104–76 | 6–2 | Pan American Center (7,921) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 23, 1992* | | at New Mexico | L 66–71 | 6–3 | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | East Texas State | W 83–69 | 7–3 | Pan American Center (6,349) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 4, 1993 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 78–67 | 8–3 (1–0) | Pan American Center (7,629) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 7, 1993 | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 71–69 | 9–3 (2–0) | The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | at Long Beach State | L 71–97 | 9–4 (2–1) | The Gold Mine (1,987) Long Beach, California |
| Jan 14, 1993 | | San Jose State | W 87–72 | 10–4 (3–1) | Pan American Center (8,416) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | Pacific | W 53–48 | 11–4 (4–1) | Pan American Center (8,654) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 21, 1993* | | Midwestern State | W 83–69 | 12–4 | Pan American Center (6,560) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | UC Irvine | W 72–67 | 13–4 (5–1) | Pan American Center (8,919) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 25, 1993 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 75–64 | 14–4 (6–1) | Pan American Center (8,344) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | at Nevada | W 96–89 | 15–4 (7–1) | Lawlor Events Center (5,825) Reno, Nevada |
| Feb 1, 1993 | | at Utah State | W 76–64 | 16–4 (8–1) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,128) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | Long Beach State | W 77–65 | 17–4 (9–1) | Pan American Center (12,249) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | at Pacific | L 68–71 | 17–5 (9–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,604) Stockton, California |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | at San Jose State | W 60–55 | 18–5 (10–2) | The Event Center (2,550) San Jose, California |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at No. 15 UNLV | L 81–97 | 18–6 (10–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,125) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 25, 1993 | | Utah State | W 82–60 | 19–6 (11–3) | Pan American Center (7,612) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | Nevada | W 87–66 | 20–6 (12–3) | Pan American Center (9,348) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 1, 1993 | | No. 16 UNLV | W 90–88 | 21–6 (13–3) | Pan American Center (13,007) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 4, 1993 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 78–70 | 22–6 (14–3) | Titan Gym (2,279) Fullerton, California |
| Mar 6, 1993 | | at UC Irvine | W 76–74 | 23–6 (15–3) | Bren Events Center (2,660) Irvine, California |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | No. 24 | vs. UC Irvine Quarterfinals | W 87–76 | 24–6 | Long Beach Arena (2,500) Long Beach, California |
| Mar 13, 1993* | No. 24 | vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals | W 82–77 | 25–6 | Long Beach Arena (7,515) Long Beach, California |
| Mar 14, 1993* | No. 24 | at Long Beach State Championship game | L 62–70 | 25–7 | Long Beach Arena (4,543) Long Beach, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (7 E) No. 24 | vs. (10 E) Nebraska First Round | W 93–79 | 26–7 | Carrier Dome (14,287) Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (7 E) No. 24 | vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati Second Round | L 55–92 | 26–8 | Carrier Dome (15,904) Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||