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San Jose State beats New Mexico State, 93-84

Jan 24, 2010 - 6:01 AM SAN JOSE, Calif.(AP) -- Mac Peterson scored a career-high 25 points and San Jose State defeated New Mexico State 93-84 in Western Athletic Conference play on Saturday night.

Adrian Oliver added 22 points and five assists. San Jose State (11-8, 4-3) set a season-high for 3-pointers making 12 of 20 (60.0 percent).

Robert Owens scored 15 points and Justin Graham and Chris Oakes added 13 points apiece for the Spartans, who were coming off an 87-76 win over first-place Louisiana Tech on Thursday.

Jahmar Young had a career-high 34 points for New Mexico State (12-8, 5-2), which went into the night tied with Louisiana Tech for the conference lead.

The Aggies held a 56-44 lead early in the second half before the Spartans went runs of 13-0 and 17-5 to take a nine-point led into the final five minutes.

Spartans starting forward C.J. Webster missed his fourth straight game with an injury to his right eye.