Ruston, Ruston – Playing in their second road contest in less than 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.
