TONIGHT’S GAME

UC IRVINE (3-8, 0-1) at NEW MEXICO STATE (11-4, 1-0), 6 p.m. PST, KUCI (88.9 FM, Irvine)--Irvine has lost 22 consecutive road games.When forwards Ben Jones and Adam Stetson and guards Malachi Edmond and Jason Flowers play well, the Anteaters are competitive. Edmond has a sprained left foot, which limited him to five minutes in Thursday’s 89-78 loss to North Texas, but the other three were sharp. New Mexico State, unlike North Texas, is big and experienced. Donminic Ellison, a transfer from Washington State, saved the Aggies in a double-overtime victory against Cal State Fullerton on Thursday. Forward Louis Richardson and guard Denmark Reid average 18 points each for the Aggies.