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* UC IRVINE (8-8, 1-4) at NEW MEXICO STATE (12-5, 3-2), 6 p.m. PST, KUCI-FM (88.9)--New Mexico State should be cranky. The Aggies have lost two of their last three games and were upset by North Texas on Wednesday, 75-73. Still, the Aggies’ woes pale when compared to Irvine’s free fall. The Anteaters have lost 18 of their last 21 Big West Conference games and 24 of their last 26 road games.