LAS CRUCES, N.M. – After taking down former WAC foe Utah Tech 75-63 in St. George, the Aggies return to the Pan American Center to host Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Thursday, Nov. 14th. Five Aggies finished with 10+ points, while fending off and Islander comeback attempt, notching an 83-82 win. This is the final NM State home game until Dec. 4th, when Abilene Christian makes their way to Las Cruces.
NM State immediately came out with intent to make things difficult for the visiting Islanders as a layup from Carl Chernfant was immediately followed by a pair of wide open wing threes from the combination of Robert Carpenter and Christian Cook – giving the Aggies an 8-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
Finally, Texas A&M Corpus Christi found the scoreboard as Jordan Roberts connected on a trio of free throws after he was fouled on a three-point attempt. This would be the way the Islanders would eventually score their first seven points.
While the Islanders struggled to make shots, NM State began the game making four of its first five shot attempts to build a 14-7 advantage with 14:42 remaining in the period.