Cook and New Mexico State win 79-73 in OT vs Liberty after Aggies' Carpenter ejected for punch

AP
Feb 02, 2024

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Christian Cook scored 27 points and Jaden Harris added four points in the overtime as New Mexico State defeated Liberty 79-73 on Thursday night in a game where Aggies' forward Robert Carpenter was ejected for punching a player.

Carpenter was tossed for punching Liberty forward Shiloh Robinson in the face in the first half.

New Mexico State coach Jason Hooten apologized to Liberty coach Ritchie McKay for the incident. Hooten expects Carpenter will be suspended for his actions.

Cook also contributed six rebounds for the Aggies (10-12, 4-3 Conference USA). Harris scored 17 points, shooting 4 for 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Femi Odukale was 4 of 8 shooting and 3 of 8 from the line to finish with 11 points, while adding 10 rebounds and three steals.

The Flames (13-9, 2-5) were led by Zach Cleveland, who finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks. Kaden Metheny added 16 points and Brody Peebles had 13 for Liberty.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LIB
Flames
37
NMST
Aggies
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Aggies gains possession)
19:48		Kyle Rode personal foul
19:34		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
19:32		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
19:12	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	3-0
18:52		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Kaosi Ezeagu draws the foul)
18:52	+1	Kaosi Ezeagu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:52	+1	Kaosi Ezeagu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:32	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	6-2
18:13		Jaden Harris offensive foul
18:13		Jaden Harris turnover (offensive foul)
17:53	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point hook shot	8-2
17:36		Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Jaden Harris draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 3	8-3
17:36	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-4
17:36	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-5
17:21		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
17:19		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
17:08	+3	Jaden Harris makes three point jump shot	8-8
16:43	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point driving dunk	10-8
16:05		Jordan Rawls turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Metheny steals)
15:58		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
15:56		Jordan Rawls defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Christian Cook makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	10-10
15:13		Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot
15:11		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
14:55		Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
14:53		Kaosi Ezeagu offensive rebound
14:49	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point layup	10-12
14:33		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
14:31		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
14:26		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
14:24		Christian Cook defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	10-14
13:39		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:37		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point driving dunk (Colin Porter assists)	12-14
13:25		Kaosi Ezeagu shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
13:24		TV timeout
13:25	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-14
13:11	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup	13-16
12:44	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point jump shot	15-16
12:44		Jaden Harris shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-16
12:26		Ben Southerland blocks Robert Carpenter's two point layup
12:24		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point floating jump shot	18-16
11:54		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
11:52		Ben Southerland defensive rebound
11:52		Robert Carpenter technical foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Kaden Metheny misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
11:35		Kaden Metheny misses two point driving layup
11:33		Tanahj Pettway defensive rebound
11:24	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point layup (Jordan Rawls assists)	19-18
10:51		Ben Southerland misses three point jump shot
10:49		Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound
10:29	+3	Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	19-21
10:08		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
10:06		Christian Cook defensive rebound
9:54		Kaosi Ezeagu misses two point dunk
9:52		Aggies offensive rebound
9:48		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
9:46		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot	21-21
9:03		Jump ball. Tanahj Pettway vs. Zach Cleveland (Flames gains possession)
9:03		Tanahj Pettway turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cleveland steals)
8:45		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
8:43		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
8:36		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
8:34		Jordan Rawls offensive rebound
8:31	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	21-23
8:02	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	23-23
7:39	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	23-25
7:19	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	26-25
7:02		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
7:00		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
6:49		TV timeout
6:37		Kyle Rode turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
6:33	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point dunk (Jordan Rawls assists)	26-27
6:33		Colin Porter shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-28
6:10		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
6:08		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
6:03		Kyle Rode personal foul
5:41		Kaosi Ezeagu misses two point layup
5:39		Keylon Dorsey offensive rebound
5:37		Keylon Dorsey turnover (out of bounds)
5:25		Ben Southerland misses three point jump shot
5:23		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
5:17		Joseph Venzant personal foul
5:04		Keylon Dorsey misses two point jump shot
5:02		Zander Yates defensive rebound
4:50		Zander Yates misses three point jump shot
4:48		Jordan Rawls defensive rebound
4:41		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
4:39		Flames defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point driving layup	28-28
4:27		Tanahj Pettway shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-28
4:12		Jordan Rawls turnover (lost ball)
3:59		Kaosi Ezeagu shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
3:45	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot	30-30
3:19		Zander Yates misses three point jump shot
3:17		Jordan Rawls defensive rebound
3:10		Kaosi Ezeagu misses two point jump shot
3:08		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
2:59		Zander Yates misses three point jump shot
2:57		Aggies defensive rebound
2:43		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
2:41		Colin Porter defensive rebound
2:15	+3	Zander Yates makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	33-30
1:47	+2	Christian Cook makes two point pullup jump shot	33-32
1:22	+2	Colin Porter makes two point driving layup	35-32
0:57		Jonathan Kanyanga turnover (bad pass) (Zach Cleveland steals)
0:54		Jonathan Kanyanga personal foul
0:54	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
0:54	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
0:39	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	37-34
0:39		Ben Southerland shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-35
0:37		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:21		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Femi Odukale steals)
0:05		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
0:03		Tanahj Pettway offensive rebound
0:01		Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
0:02		Keylon Dorsey misses two point jump shot
0:01		Flames defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Cook and New Mexico State win 79-73 in OT vs Liberty after Aggies' Carpenter ejected for punch

1st Half
LIB
Flames
37
NMST
Aggies
35

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Cook and New Mexico State win 79-73 in OT vs Liberty after Aggies' Carpenter ejected for punch

1st Half LIBFlames37NMSTAggies35

1st Half
LIB
Flames
37
NMST
Aggies
35