NEWARK, N.J. -- West Virginia will be leaving New Jersey with at least one win after taking care of New Mexico State with a 75-61 victory at the Prudential Center.

Joe Alexander led all scorers with 16 points, and the Mountaineers had three other players in double figures. Alex Ruoff and Da'Sean Butler each finished with 13 points and Darris Nichols dropped in 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting.

WVU shot 48.3 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three, while New Mexico State really struggled from beyond the arc, making just 5 of its 19 shots from deep.

The Aggies also had four scorers in double digits. Jonathan Gibson was the team's high-scorer with 14, and Iti Martin tallied 13, making five of his six attempts from the floor. Fred Peete and Hatila Passos had 11 and 10, respectively.

I'll have more about this game later, including quotes from both coaches, but now we get set for our premiere matchup of the night, as No. 7 Tennessee and No. 15 Texas lock horns (no pun intended) in our championship bout at 7 p.m. ET.