New Mexico State vs. New Mexico basketball game postponed after NMSU player involved in homicide on UNM campus

Saturday night’s basketball game between New Mexico and New Mexico State has been postponed after a homicide on the UNM campus, the program announced. A New Mexico State player was involved, but was not the victim, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

The incident occurred in the early hours Saturday morning, according to KOAT-TV. State police were called to investigate a shooting after an altercation involving a 19-year-old male and a 21-year-old male. The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and the 21-year-old was taken to the hospital.

New Mexico State player Mike Peake was identified as the player involved, Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported. He’s being treated for his injuries, which aren’t considered life-threatening.

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Peake is a sophomore at NMSU after transferring from Austin Peay over the offseason and scored 16 points in the season opener on Nov. 10. He started his college career at Georgia in 2019-20 and headed to Austin Peay via the transfer portal the next season.

New Mexico is 3-0 so far on the season, including a victory over SMU on Tuesday. The Lobos are in their second season under head coach Richard Pitino and went put up a 13-19 overall record last year, including a 5-12 mark in Mountain West play. They’re trying to make it back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.

New Mexico State has only played two games, going 1-1 with a lone victory over NM Highlands before falling to UTEP on Saturday. The Aggies underwent a coaching change this offseason when Chris Jans took over at Mississippi State and opted to name Greg Heiar their new headman. Heiar spent the last two years at the JUCO level with Northwest Florida State, where he helped lead the program to an NJCAA national championship last year.