LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Christian Cook had 19 points in New Mexico State's 78-48 win against Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Cook shot 7 for 11, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Aggies (9-6, 2-0 Conference USA). Robert Carpenter scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Peter Filipovity shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs (11-4, 0-2) were led by Sean Elkinton, who posted 12 points. Amaree Abram added 10 points for Louisiana Tech.
New Mexico State took the lead with 13:31 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Carpenter led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 44-19 at the break. New Mexico State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a 24-point lead to 32 points.
New Mexico State's next game is Saturday against UTEP on the road, and Louisiana Tech hosts Florida International on Thursday.
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1st Half
LT
Bulldogs
19
NMST
Aggies
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Daniel Batcho vs. Emmanuel Tshimanga (Christian Cook gains possession)
19:46
Christian Cook misses two point jump shot
19:44
Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
19:16
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:14
Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
18:54
Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
18:54
+1
Devin Ree makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
18:54
+1
Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
18:34
+2
Zawdie Jackson makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:03
+3
Kaden Cooper makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
5-2
17:45
Dionte Bostick misses two point jump shot
17:43
Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
17:11
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
17:09
Christian Cook defensive rebound
17:02
+2
Christian Cook makes two point layup
5-4
16:31
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:29
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
16:16
Dionte Bostick turnover (traveling)
16:01
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
15:59
Will Allen offensive rebound
15:59
Dionte Bostick personal foul
15:59
TV timeout
15:47
+2
Amaree Abram makes two point jump shot
7-4
15:26
Nate Tshimanga turnover (bad pass)
15:10
Al Green misses two point layup
15:08
Will Allen offensive rebound
15:06
Will Allen misses two point layup
15:04
Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
14:38
Christian Cook misses two point jump shot
14:36
Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
14:36
Devin Ree shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
14:36
+1
Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-5
14:36
+1
Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
14:24
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
10-6
14:02
+2
Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot
10-8
13:45
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:43
Devin Ree offensive rebound
13:37
Devin Ree turnover (Gabe Pickens steals)
13:31
+3
Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Gabe Pickens assists)
10-11
13:09
Will Allen turnover (lost ball)
12:58
Peter Filipovity misses two point layup
12:56
Robert Carpenter offensive rebound
12:55
+2
Robert Carpenter makes two point layup
10-13
12:55
Devin Ree shooting foul
12:55
+1
Robert Carpenter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-14
12:50
Amaree Abram turnover (bad pass)
12:40
Robert Carpenter misses two point jump shot
12:38
Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
12:24
Sean Newman Jr. turnover (Gabe Pickens steals)
12:20
+2
Robert Carpenter makes two point dunk (Dionte Bostick assists)
10-16
11:59
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
11:57
Christian Cook defensive rebound
11:42
Gabe Pickens turnover (bad pass)
11:41
TV timeout
11:33
Dionte Bostick personal foul
11:24
Al Green misses three point jump shot
10:54
Christian Cook misses two point jump shot
10:52
Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
10:44
Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
10:42
Jaden Harris defensive rebound
10:35
Peter Filipovity misses three point jump shot
10:33
Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
10:27
Amaree Abram misses two point layup
10:25
Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
10:14
+3
Robert Carpenter makes three point jump shot (Christian Cook assists)
10-19
9:56
Kaden Cooper turnover (Zawdie Jackson steals)
9:46
Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
9:44
Peter Filipovity offensive rebound
9:44
Amaree Abram personal foul
9:44
+1
Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-20
9:44
+1
Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-21
9:26
Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
9:24
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
8:59
+2
Zawdie Jackson makes two point jump shot
10-23
8:52
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:35
Jaden Harris personal foul
8:22
+2
Sean Newman Jr. makes two point jump shot
12-23
8:06
+3
Robert Carpenter makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
12-26
7:36
Jordan Crawford misses two point layup
7:34
TV timeout
7:22
Amaree Abram turnover (Carl Cherenfant steals)
7:17
Amaree Abram personal foul
7:15
+2
Jaden Harris makes two point jump shot
12-28
6:54
Sean Newman Jr. misses two point layup
6:52
Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
6:46
Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
6:44
Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
6:29
+2
Daniel Batcho makes two point hook shot
14-28
6:03
+3
Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
14-31
5:41
Sean Elkinton misses three point jump shot
5:39
Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
5:19
+3
Robert Carpenter makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
14-34
4:53
+3
Sean Elkinton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Crawford assists)
17-34
4:32
+2
Jaden Harris makes two point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
17-36
4:29
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:05
Sean Elkinton misses two point hook shot
4:03
Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
3:52
Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
3:50
AJ Bates defensive rebound
3:19
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:17
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
3:17
TV timeout
2:56
Peter Filipovity misses three point jump shot
2:54
Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
2:42
Kaden Cooper misses two point layup
2:40
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
2:27
Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:25
Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
2:16
AJ Bates misses three point jump shot
2:14
Sean Elkinton offensive rebound
2:10
+2
Sean Elkinton makes two point layup
19-36
2:04
Aggies 30 second timeout
1:51
+3
Zawdie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Tshimanga assists)
19-39
1:19
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
1:17
Sean Newman Jr. offensive rebound
1:06
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:04
Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
0:51
+3
Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Jaden Harris assists)
19-42
0:25
Jordan Crawford misses two point layup
0:23
Emmanuel Tshimanga personal foul
0:21
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
0:19
Landren Blocker personal foul
0:03
+2
Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Zawdie Jackson assists)
19-44
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LT
Bulldogs
29
NMST
Aggies
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:55
Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
19:53
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
19:44
Dionte Bostick misses three point jump shot
19:42
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
19:33
+2
Sean Newman Jr. makes two point jump shot
21-44
19:13
Devin Ree shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
19:13
Peter Filipovity misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:13
+1
Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-45
18:44
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
24-45
18:20
+2
Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup
24-47
18:03
+2
Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
26-47
17:42
Zawdie Jackson misses two point jump shot
17:40
Devin Ree defensive rebound
17:32
Sean Newman Jr. misses two point layup
17:30
Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
17:06
+3
Zawdie Jackson makes three point jump shot
26-50
16:41
Kaden Cooper turnover (Emmanuel Tshimanga steals)
16:34
Dionte Bostick misses three point jump shot
16:32
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
16:18
Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
16:16
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
16:06
+2
Christian Cook makes two point jump shot
26-52
16:02
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:02
TV timeout
15:44
+2
Amaree Abram makes two point jump shot
28-52
15:18
Zawdie Jackson misses two point jump shot
15:16
Zawdie Jackson offensive rebound
15:07
Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
15:05
Dionte Bostick offensive rebound
14:55
Dionte Bostick misses two point layup
14:53
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
14:47
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
14:45
Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
14:21
+2
Robert Carpenter makes two point jump shot
28-54
13:56
Al Green misses three point jump shot
13:54
Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
13:45
+2
Peter Filipovity makes two point layup
28-56
13:23
Al Green turnover (Dionte Bostick steals)
13:18
+2
Dionte Bostick makes two point layup
28-58
13:15
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:15
TV timeout
12:49
Jordan Crawford turnover (Jae'Coby Osborne steals)
12:44
+2
Jaden Harris makes two point layup
28-60
12:22
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:20
Jordan Crawford offensive rebound
12:06
Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
11:54
+3
Sean Elkinton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Crawford assists)
31-60
11:29
+2
Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot (Jaden Harris assists)
31-62
11:13
Jordan Crawford misses two point jump shot
11:11
Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
10:59
Peter Filipovity misses two point jump shot
10:57
Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
10:48
+3
Sean Elkinton makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
34-62
10:33
Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
10:31
Devin Ree defensive rebound
10:15
Sean Elkinton misses three point jump shot
10:13
Jae'Coby Osborne defensive rebound
9:54
+2
Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Gabe Pickens assists)
34-64
9:26
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:24
Jaden Harris defensive rebound
9:01
Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
8:59
Landren Blocker defensive rebound
8:31
Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul (Sean Elkinton draws the foul)
8:31
TV timeout
8:31
+1
Sean Elkinton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-64
8:31
Sean Elkinton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:31
Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
8:05
+3
Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
35-67
7:41
TV timeout
7:30
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:08
AJ Bates shooting foul (Emmanuel Tshimanga draws the foul)
7:08
Emmanuel Tshimanga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:08
+1
Emmanuel Tshimanga makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-68
6:56
Sean Elkinton misses three point jump shot
6:54
Carl Cherenfant defensive rebound
6:46
Carl Cherenfant turnover (AJ Bates steals)
6:32
Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Landren Blocker draws the foul)
6:32
+1
Landren Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-68
6:32
Landren Blocker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32
Carl Cherenfant defensive rebound
6:29
Landren Blocker personal foul
6:12
+3
Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Dionte Bostick assists)
36-71
5:59
Sean Elkinton misses three point jump shot
5:57
Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
5:30
Zawdie Jackson turnover (bad pass)
5:01
+2
Devin Ree makes two point layup
38-71
4:35
+2
Dionte Bostick makes two point layup
38-73
4:27
Zawdie Jackson personal foul
4:18
+2
Landren Blocker makes two point hook shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
40-73
3:50
TV timeout
3:45
Sean Elkinton shooting foul (Gabe Pickens draws the foul)
3:45
Gabe Pickens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45
Gabe Pickens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:45
Sean Elkinton defensive rebound
3:30
Dionte Bostick shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
3:30
Devin Ree misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30
+1
Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-73
3:09
+3
Gabe Pickens makes three point jump shot
41-76
2:36
+3
Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot (AJ Bates assists)
44-76
2:10
Edward Nnamoko misses two point layup
2:08
Sean Elkinton defensive rebound
1:48
AJ Bates turnover (traveling)
1:41
Gabe Pickens turnover (bad pass)
1:26
Azavier Johnson personal foul
1:20
Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul)
1:20
+1
AJ Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-76
1:20
+1
AJ Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-76
1:08
Azavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:06
Jae'Coby Osborne offensive rebound
1:04
Jae'Coby Osborne misses two point layup
1:02
Edward Nnamoko offensive rebound
1:02
+2
Edward Nnamoko makes two point layup
46-78
1:02
Sean Elkinton shooting foul (Edward Nnamoko draws the foul)
1:02
Edward Nnamoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:02
Jordan Crawford defensive rebound
0:48
Edward Nnamoko blocks Landren Blocker's two point layup
