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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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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

2nd Half
LIB
Flames
32
NMST
Aggies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ritchie McKay technical foul
19:50		Flames turnover
19:50		Keylon Dorsey technical foul
19:50		Keylon Dorsey turnover
19:50	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists)	39-35
19:25		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
19:23		Flames defensive rebound
19:22		Kaosi Ezeagu personal foul
19:10		Zach Cleveland misses two point dunk
19:08		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
19:03		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
19:01		Colin Porter defensive rebound
18:52		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
18:49		Colin Porter personal foul
18:34		Jaden Harris offensive foul
18:34		Jaden Harris turnover (offensive foul)
18:23		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
18:21		Flames offensive rebound
18:13	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point driving layup	41-35
17:52		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Jaden Harris draws the foul)
17:52		Jaden Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-36
17:39		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
17:37		Jaden Harris defensive rebound
17:33		Jaden Harris turnover (bad pass) (Zach Cleveland steals)
17:31		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
17:31		Brody Peebles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:31		Jaden Harris defensive rebound
17:15		Kyle Rode personal foul
17:11	+3	Jaden Harris makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	42-39
16:49		Tanahj Pettway personal foul
16:40	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	44-39
16:24		Kyle Rode shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
16:24		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:24		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
16:12		Ben Southerland misses three point jump shot
16:10		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
16:03		Jaden Harris misses two point jump shot
16:01		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
15:54		Zach Cleveland offensive foul
15:54		Zach Cleveland turnover (offensive foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:40		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
15:38		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
15:22		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:20		Christian Cook defensive rebound
15:14		Zach Cleveland personal foul
15:14	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-40
15:14		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14		Flames defensive rebound
15:00		Femi Odukale blocks Brody Peebles's two point driving layup
14:58		Jaden Harris defensive rebound
14:49		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
14:47		Colin Porter defensive rebound
14:25		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
14:23		Ben Southerland offensive rebound
14:08		Brody Peebles misses two point jump shot
14:06		Christian Cook defensive rebound
13:56		Ben Southerland shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
13:56		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:56		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:56		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point driving layup	46-40
13:11		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
13:09		Colin Porter defensive rebound
12:54		Colin Porter misses two point layup
12:52		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
12:37		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
12:35		Tanahj Pettway offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup	46-42
12:07		Colin Porter turnover (traveling)
11:53		Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
11:51		Flames defensive rebound
11:51		Keylon Dorsey personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:28		Zach Cleveland offensive foul
11:28		Zach Cleveland turnover (offensive foul)
11:14		Christian Cook misses two point pullup jump shot
11:12		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point driving layup	48-42
11:05		Tanahj Pettway shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
11:05	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-42
10:54		Jaden Harris misses two point layup
10:52		Kaosi Ezeagu offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Kaosi Ezeagu makes two point layup	49-44
10:28		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
10:26		Christian Cook defensive rebound
10:16		Christian Cook misses two point pullup jump shot
10:14		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
9:57		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
9:55		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
9:31		Brody Peebles personal foul
9:31		Tanahj Pettway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:31	+1	Tanahj Pettway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-45
9:19		Kaosi Ezeagu shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-45
9:19	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
9:05		Jaden Harris misses two point jump shot
9:03		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
8:56		Joseph Venzant misses two point alley-oop dunk
8:54		Aggies defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point layup	51-47
8:29		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
8:00		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
7:58		Jonathan Kanyanga offensive rebound
7:55		Jonathan Kanyanga misses two point layup
7:54		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
7:54		Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
7:54		TV timeout
7:50		Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Christian Cook draws the foul)
7:50	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
7:50	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-49
7:20		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
7:20	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-49
7:04		Colin Porter shooting foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
7:04		Jordan Rawls misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:04		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
6:38		Kyle Rode misses two point hook shot
6:36		Aggies defensive rebound
6:14	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point layup	53-52
5:59		Femi Odukale blocks Kaden Metheny's two point driving layup
5:57		Christian Cook defensive rebound
5:49		Joseph Venzant blocks Jordan Rawls's two point layup
5:47		Aggies offensive rebound
5:47	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot (Jordan Rawls assists)	53-54
5:47		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:47		TV timeout
5:41		Femi Odukale personal foul
5:41	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-54
5:41	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-54
5:28	+3	Christian Cook makes three point jump shot	55-57
4:59	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	58-57
4:56		Flames 30 second timeout
4:45		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
4:43		Flames defensive rebound
4:42		Kaosi Ezeagu personal foul
4:42	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-57
4:42	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-57
4:30	+2	Jonathan Kanyanga makes two point layup (Christian Cook assists)	60-59
4:16		Jonathan Kanyanga blocks Brody Peebles's two point driving layup
4:14		Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound
4:08	+3	Jaden Harris makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	60-62
3:43	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	63-62
3:20		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
3:18		Colin Porter defensive rebound
3:00		Jonathan Kanyanga shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:00	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-62
2:52		Kaden Metheny personal foul
2:52	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-63
2:52	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64
2:33		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
2:31		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
2:14		Zach Cleveland blocks Jordan Rawls's two point layup
2:12		Aggies offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Christian Cook makes two point pullup jump shot	64-66
1:37	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot	66-66
1:37		Femi Odukale shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
1:37		Zach Cleveland technical foul
1:37		Zach Cleveland turnover
1:36		Femi Odukale technical foul
1:36		Femi Odukale turnover
1:36	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-66
1:13		Zach Cleveland blocks Jaden Harris's two point layup
1:11		Colin Porter defensive rebound
0:45		Joseph Venzant misses two point jump shot
0:43		Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound
0:38		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:24	+3	Christian Cook makes three point pullup jump shot	67-69
0:22		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:13	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	69-69
0:12		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:02		Jordan Rawls misses two point layup
0:01		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
LIB
Flames
4
NMST
Aggies
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Flames gains possession)
4:48		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Harris steals)
4:37		Joseph Venzant personal foul
4:37	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-70
4:37	+1	Christian Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
4:23		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
4:21		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
4:17	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point layup	71-71
4:04	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point driving layup	71-73
3:46		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
3:44		Jordan Rawls defensive rebound
3:22		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
3:20		Colin Porter defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point fadeaway jump shot	73-73
2:56		Flames 30 second timeout
2:34	+2	Jaden Harris makes two point jump shot	73-75
2:08		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
2:06		Jaden Harris defensive rebound
1:45		Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot
1:43		Colin Porter defensive rebound
1:35		Colin Porter misses two point pullup jump shot
1:33		Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound
1:06		Jordan Rawls misses two point layup
1:04		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
0:58		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
0:56		Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound
0:47		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:30	+2	Christian Cook makes two point pullup jump shot	73-77
0:19		Jump ball. Zach Cleveland vs. Jonathan Kanyanga (Aggies gains possession)
0:19		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Kanyanga steals)
0:15		Kaden Metheny personal foul
0:15	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-78
0:15	+1	Jaden Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:09		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
0:07		Brody Peebles offensive rebound
0:04		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound