Jones' rebound bucket lifts New Mexico St over Davidson (Dec 22, 2017)

HONOLULU (AP) Jemerrio Jones grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with eight seconds left in the game and New Mexico State used a late run to pull out a 69-68 victory over Davidson on Friday in the opening round of the Diamond Head Classic.

Reserves Eli Chuha and Keyon Jones scored 13 each to pace the Aggies (10-2), who used an 11-4 spurt over the final 2:33 to pull out the win. A.J. Harris scored 12 and Zach Lofton chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for NMSU.

Peyton Aldridge scored 26 to lead the Wildcats (4-5), while Jon Axel Gudmundsson added 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Harris' jumper gave New Mexico State a 49-45 lead with 12:27 left to play, but Aldridge scored 7 in an 11-0 run and Davidson pulled ahead 56-49 with 7:35 left. Zach Lofton ended the 5:22 dry spell for the Aggies with two free throws to make it 56-51. Another Aldridge jumper gave the Wildcats a 64-58 lead with 3:07 left to play. Jones buried a 3 to cut the deficit to 64-61 and Lofton's layup with 1:55 remaining pulled NMSU within a point. The teams traded baskets and then Lofton nailed a jumper to give the Aggies a 67-66 lead. Aldridge scored on a layup to put the Wildcats back out in front with 21 seconds to play. Jones rebounded Lofton's miss and scored and Aldridge missed a 3 at the buzzer.