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Ruston, Ruston – Playing in their second road contest in 48 hours, New Mexico State takes on Louisiana Tech, with the Aggies still looking for their first road win of the season. Despite a strong first half, New Mexico State could not keep up with the Bulldogs and lost 73-53 in Ruston.
jordan rolls The big man led the Aggies with 10 points in a team-high 33 minutes of play. Kaoshi Ezeagu Ezeagu had a near double-double, finishing with seven points and nine rebounds. It is the second time this season that Ezeagu has reached that mark.
After making each of their final three 3-pointers to end the first half, the deep ball fell flat in the second half, with the Aggies going 0-for-7 from beyond the arc and shooting 21% on the night. finished. New Mexico State held a slight advantage in second-chance points (16-14), while Los Angeles Tech controlled the boards, scoring 48 points to the Crimson & White's 39.
first half
- jordan rolls He drove the lane and made a powerful layup to open the scoring for the game. New Mexico State briefly led, but Los Angeles Tech star Isaiah Crawford drew a foul and made two free throws to tie the score. The Aggies led for just 3 minutes and 3 seconds throughout the contest.
- After layup Kaoshi Ezeagu Giving the Aggies their largest lead of the day (7-4), LA Tech fought back with a 10-2 run to give them a lead they would never relinquish.By points Brandon Suggs, robert carpenter and jordan rolls The Aggies stayed within one point (16-15) with 9:42 left in the first half, but a run by the Bulldogs put them within double digits (27-17) with 3:35 left before intermission.
- Using the spark plugs, three triples shortened Los Angeles Tech's lead to end the first half. Tanaji Petway He sank two 3-point shots and took the lead in 3-point shooting successes. robert carpenter He buried one of his own to make it a 33-28 contest in favor of the Bulldogs at intermission.
Latter half
- Looking for an answer in the second half, New Mexico State and Los Angeles Tech traded points early, making it a 35-30 contest with 18:49 left. From there, the Bulldogs took advantage of the Aggies' called shots, increasing their lead to 22 points (58-36) with 10 minutes, 29 seconds left. Femi Odukare and Kaoshi Ezeagu The Aggies took a late scoring lead and tried to fight back, but the lead never got below 15 points in the final half.
number of notes
- The loss drops the Aggies to 0-11 outside of the Pan American Center, while New Mexico State has a 9-1 record on the season.
- jordan rolls He scored a team-high 18 points against Sam Houston and paced the Aggies with his fourth consecutive point of the season.
- He recorded 9 points and 7 rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. robert carpenter This was his sixth foul ejection, the most on the team this season.
- The Aggies scored 53 points on the day, their lowest point total of the season against a non-Power Five opponent. In the season opener, New Mexico State scored a total of 46 points against then-16th ranked Kentucky at Rupp Arena.
