# 1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1993–94 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 9th 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 23–8, 12–6 in Big West play to tie for the conference regular season title. They won the Big West tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region.
In the opening round, New Mexico State was defeated by No. 4 seed Oklahoma State, 65–55.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1993* | | Simon Fraser University | W 91–44 | 1–0 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Nov 29, 1993* | | New Mexico Highlands | W 121–81 | 2–0 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 3, 1993* | | UTEP | W 72–64 | 3–0 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 6, 1993* | | at UTEP | L 72–76 | 3–1 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 11, 1993* | | at New Mexico | W 112–104 $^{2OT}$ | 4–1 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 20, 1993* | | New Mexico | W 63–62 | 5–1 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 22, 1993* | | Southern Utah | W 82–65 | 6–1 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 30, 1993* | | Morgan State | W 97–56 | 7–1 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 3, 1994 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 92–71 | 8–1 (1–0) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 5, 1994 | | Long Beach State | W 94–76 | 9–1 (2–0) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 8, 1994 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 77–64 | 10–1 (3–0) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Jan 10, 1994* | | East Tennessee State | W 58–52 | 11–1 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 17, 1994 | | at UNLV | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 12–1 (4–0) | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jan 20, 1994 | | Utah State | W 82–71 | 13–1 (5–0) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 22, 1994 | | Nevada | W 92–84 | 14–1 (6–0) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 27, 1994 | No. 25 | at San Jose State | W 60–59 | 15–1 (7–0) | The Event Center San Jose, California |
| Jan 29, 1994 | No. 25 | at Pacific | W 95–94 $^{OT}$ | 16–1 (8–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Feb 3, 1994 | No. 23 | at Nevada | L 68–77 | 16–2 (8–1) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Feb 5, 1994 | No. 23 | at Utah State | L 68–69 | 16–3 (8–2) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Feb 14, 1994 | | UNLV | W 67–66 | 17–3 (9–2) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 17, 1994 | | UC Irvine | W 90–60 | 18–3 (10–2) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 19, 1994 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 85–68 | 19–3 (11–2) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 24, 1994 | | at Long Beach State | L 83–84 | 19–4 (11–3) | The Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 26, 1994 | | at UC Irvine | L 87–95 | 19–5 (11–4) | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Feb 28, 1994 | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 69–77 | 19–6 (11–5) | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Mar 3, 1994 | | Pacific | W 86–73 | 20–6 (12–5) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mar 5, 1994 | | San Jose State | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 20–7 (12–6) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1994* | | vs. Nevada Quarterfinals | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Mar 12, 1994* | | at UNLV Semifinals | W 82–64 | 22–7 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Mar 13, 1994* | | vs. UC Irvine Championship game | W 70–64 | 23–7 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1994* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State First round | L 55–65 | 23–8 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||