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PCAA Roundup : New Mexico St. Beats San Jose

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From Times Wire Services

Virgil Harris scored 16 points, and New Mexico State snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday night with a 77-59 victory over San Jose State in a Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. game at Las Cruces, N.M.

The Aggies (13-11) outscored San Jose State, 18-2, in the final five minutes of the first half to take a 40-24 lead on the way to snapping a four-game losing streak.

Ricky Berry, the leading scorer in the PCAA, led the Spartans (10-10, 5-6) with 20 points, five points below his average, and San Jose lost its third straight game.

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New Mexico State got 15 points from reserve center Curtis Terrell, 14 from Johnny Roberson and 11 each from Willie Joseph and Jeff McCool.

Fresno State 74, Pacific 65--Jervis Cole scored 20 points at Fresno as the Bulldogs handed the Tigers their 15th straight conference defeat in a late game Friday night.

Cole scored eight straight points to give Fresno State (6-13, 3-7) a 73-55 lead with 6:20 left.

Domingo Rosario scored with 21 points for Pacific (5-15, 0-10).

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