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Gallery: Aggies send Wildcats home after WAC championship matchup

March 13, 2022 by Riley Fisher

In its fourth game in four days, the men’s basketball team faced off against the New Mexico State University Aggies, falling 66-52 and ending its first-ever run in the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Reggie Miller’s family cheers wildly as the Wildcats sprint onto the court. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron lines up a shot overhead of New Mexico State’s redshirt senior Johnny Mccants. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron catches a rebound under the net and looks to pass the ball down the court. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

The Wildcat bench celebrates a three-point shot giving them the lead early in the game. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Head Coach Brette Tanner smiles as the Wildcats take the lead early in the game. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Head Coach Brette Tanner guides the Wildcats through the next few minutes of play during a media timeout. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Junior forward Airion Simmons leaps over an Aggie’s head to block his shot attempt under the goal. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt junior guard Immanuel Allen keeps control of a rebound as he falls under the goal. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt junior guard Immanuel Allen throws the ball across the paint. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron catches a pass and carries the ball toward the net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Sophomore forward Cameron Steele reaches above an Aggie to block his shot attempt. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Sophomore forward Cameron Steele fights to keep control of the ball underneath the Wildcats’ net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Junior forward Airion Simmons leaps up to protect the net from an Aggie’s shot. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Sophomore forward Cameron Steele listens intently to Head Coach Brette Tanner’s plays during a media timeout. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Junior forward Airion Simmons looks past his defender to line up a pass across the court. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior guard Mahki Morris makes a layup attempt as he falls away from the net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron dives over an Aggie attempting to wrest control of the ball as it rolls away. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Reggie Miller leaps over New Mexico State’s graduate forward Yuat Alok before he passes the ball. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Several Wildcats protect the ball from the Aggies in their paint. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Eva Straughn, junior engineering major from Abilene, cheers for the Wildcats between free throws in the second half. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt junior guard Immanuel Allen flies toward the backboard and reaches over an Aggie to make a layup. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior guard Mahki Morris sinks a three-pointer over New Mexico State’s sophomore guard Mario Mckinney Jr. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Coryon Mason lines up a shot between several Aggies under the net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Reggie Miller falls away from the net after attempting to shoot over New Mexico State’s redshirt senior forward Johnny McCants. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior guard Coryon Mason carries the ball toward the net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron knocks over an Aggie as he stops to pass the ball in the paint. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Mahki Morris leaps toward the net to make a layup in the final minutes of the game. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Wildcats fight for control of the ball underneath the Aggies’ net in the opening minutes of the game. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron listens intently to the Wildcats’ assistant coaches during the last media timeout of the game. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Coryon Mason stretches past an Aggie as he reaches toward the backboard. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior guard Coryon Mason analyzes his opportunity to make a shot before advancing into the paint. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Mahki Morris flies past New Mexico State’s redshirt senior guard Clayton Henry as he stretches to keep control of the ball under the net. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Redshirt senior guard Tobias Cameron pushes past New Mexico State’s redshirt junior guard Teddy Allen as he takes the ball into the paint. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior guard Mahki Morris emotionally embraces an assistant coach after being defeated by New Mexico State University. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Mahki Morris and redshirt junior guard Immanuel Allen embrace in the final seconds of their last game of the season. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Senior guard Coryon Mason and freshman forward Leonardo Bettiol leave the court together after congratulating New Mexico State University. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

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