# 1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1989–90 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 5th 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 26–5, 16–2 in Big West play to earn a share of the conference regular season title. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but fell in the first round to Loyola Marymount, 111–92.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1989* | | Simon Fraser | W 91–53 | 1–0 | Pan American Center (4,792) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Nov 24, 1989* | | Eastern New Mexico | W 85–65 | 2–0 | Pan American Center (3,831) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Nov 27, 1989* | | at UTEP | L 72–75 | 2–1 | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | New Mexico | W 60–55 | 3–1 | Pan American Center (13,040) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 4, 1989* | | Delaware State | W 104–90 | 4–1 | Pan American Center (6,069) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 7, 1989* | | at New Mexico | W 74–73 | 5–1 | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 12, 1989* | | UTEP | W 62–49 | 6–1 | Pan American Center (12,739) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 18, 1989* | | at Texas Tech | W 74–68 | 7–1 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,078) Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1989* | | Sam Houston State | W 84–66 | 8–1 | Pan American Center (8,143) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | Texas Southern | W 97–76 | 9–1 | Pan American Center (7,941) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 2, 1990 | | Fresno State | W 71–69 | 10–1 (1–0) | Pan American Center (7,529) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 4, 1990 | | Pacific | W 81–60 | 11–1 (2–0) | Pan American Center (9,104) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 8, 1990 | | No. 10 UNLV | W 83–82 | 12–1 (3–0) | Pan American Center (12,719) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 11, 1990 | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 74–61 | 13–1 (4–0) | The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at UC Irvine | W 88–75 | 14–1 (5–0) | Bren Events Center (2,248) Irvine, California |
| Jan 15, 1990 | | at Long Beach State | L 56–72 | 14–2 (5–1) | The Gold Mine (1,998) Long Beach, California |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 75–58 | 15–2 (6–1) | Pan American Center (11,791) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 25, 1990 | | at San Jose State | W 80–76 | 16–2 (7–1) | The Event Center (3,054) San Jose, California |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at Utah State | W 81–73 | 17–2 (8–1) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,920) Logan, Utah |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | Long Beach State | W 104–91 | 18–2 (9–1) | Pan American Center (12,599) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 8, 1990 | | UC Irvine | W 79–75 | 19–2 (10–1) | Pan American Center (9,484) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 66–64 | 20–2 (11–1) | Pan American Center (11,918) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 15, 1990 | No. 25 | at No. 7 UNLV | L 86–109 | 20–3 (11–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,790) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Feb 17, 1990 | No. 25 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 65–62 | 21–3 (12–2) | Titan Gym (2,717) Fullerton, California |
| Feb 22, 1990 | No. 24 | Utah State | W 103–84 | 22–3 (13–2) | Pan American Center (10,610) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 24, 1990 | No. 24 | San Jose State | W 101–70 | 23–3 (14–2) | Pan American Center (13,182) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 1, 1990 | No. 24 | at Pacific | W 68–55 | 24–3 (15–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,206) Stockton, California |
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 24 | at Fresno State | W 82–68 | 25–3 (16–2) | Selland Arena (10,096) Fresno, California |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1990* | No. 23 | vs. Fresno State Big West tournament Quarterfinal | W 72–66 | 26–3 | Long Beach Arena (9,025) Long Beach, California |
| Mar 9, 1990* | No. 23 | at Long Beach State Big West tournament Semifinal | L 85–90 | 26–4 | Long Beach Arena (10,597) Long Beach, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (6 W) No. 24 | vs. (11 W) No. 21 Loyola Marymount First Round | L 92–111 | 26–5 | Long Beach Arena (12,200) Long Beach, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||