Two women’s basketball players make hoops for the wrong team on a day of point-blank blunders

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – It was one of those days where players had trouble figuring out which way was up.

What happened

Players from New Mexico State and Northwestern State each sank layups on the wrong end of the floor Friday – a pair of point-blank blunders in women's basketball that put their teams on the highlight reels for all the wrong reasons.

One came with New Mexico State trailing by a point with 20 seconds to go against Southern Utah. Emma Christiano of the Aggies stole an inbounds pass and coasted in for the straightforward score. "Aggies lead!" the play-by-play announcer screamed after Christiano's layup went through. Southern Utah led by three.

Notably, the good news: NM State's Stacy Chovino scored the game's final two baskets, including a layup into the correct basket with 2 seconds to go, to support the Aggies pull out a 64-63 win.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around two womens basketball players make hoops for the wrong team on a point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.