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FINAL
Jan 18, 2024

Game Recap

Pettway's 19, Odukale's game-winner lead New Mexico State past Western Kentucky, 72-70. Tanahj Pettway led New Mexico State with 19 points and Femi Odukale scored the game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining as the Aggies beat Western Kentucky 72-70 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
WKU373370
NMSU274572
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.317-112-40-064414016
5Babacar Faye224-40-02-263011210
2Don McHenry310-80-31-24300311
4Khristian Lander387-112-53-424303319
10Brandon Newman323-82-75-681103513
0Rodney Howard183-60-02-48100128
23Enoch Kalambay120-40-00-04000100
11Dontaie Allen161-41-40-01101123
TOTAL25-5644.6%7-2330.4%13-1872.2%391783171570
New Mexico State Aggies logoNEW MEXICO STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Robert Carpenter214-113-70-020002311
1Kaosi Ezeagu262-60-00-07011034
3Christian Cook190-60-20-03110110
2Jordan Rawls260-40-10-02300410
4Brandon Suggs152-60-21-23010125
14Yaak Yaak10-00-00-00000000
24Jonathan Kanyanga131-20-02-22020014
9Tanahj Pettway276-124-93-411001319
13Jaden Harris246-104-52-251400118
11Femi Odukale285-111-10-366122111
TOTAL26-6838.2%12-2744.4%8-1361.5%3112103111672

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkunmsu
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:42) Babacar Faye Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:42) Christian Cook Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:36) Brandon Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:35) Robert Carpenter Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:35) Robert Carpenter Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:21) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:21) Brandon Suggs Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (19:06) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:01) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (18:46) Robert Carpenter made Layup.
    02
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:30) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    22
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (18:13) Brandon Suggs missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:10) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (18:09) Foul on Christian Cook.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:09) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
    32
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (18:09) Khristian Lander made Free Throw.
    42
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:56) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:56) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:51) Foul on Kaosi Ezeagu.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (17:38) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    62
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:24) Jordan Rawls missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:21) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:12) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (17:09) Brandon Suggs Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (16:50) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:46) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:38) Babacar Faye made Layup. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    82
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (16:21) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:21) Khristian Lander Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:15) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Babacar Faye.
    102
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:51) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:48) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:35) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:32) Christian Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:23) Christian Cook missed Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:18) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:18) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (15:10) Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:06) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:57) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:52) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (14:50) Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Howard.
    132
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (14:28) Jonathan Kanyanga made Layup.
    134
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:15) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (14:15) Jaden Harris Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (14:09) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:06) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:57) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:56) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (13:56) Foul on Tanahj Pettway.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:47) Rodney Howard made Layup. Assisted by Dontaie Allen.
    154
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (13:18) Tanahj Pettway made Layup.
    156
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (13:18) Tanahj Pettway missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:18) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:58) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:46) Jaden Harris missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:42) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:35) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:32) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:25) Femi Odukale missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:21) Rodney Howard Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:13) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (12:10) Femi Odukale Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (11:54) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:50) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (11:44) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    186
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (11:43) New Mexico State Timeout
  • (11:43) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (11:33) Tanahj Pettway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
    189
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:14) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:08) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:08) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (11:06) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (11:01) Tanahj Pettway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Femi Odukale.
    1812
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:46) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:42) Robert Carpenter Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:27) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:22) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (10:21) Kaosi Ezeagu made Layup.
    1814
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (10:10) Foul on Femi Odukale.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:57) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:53) Tanahj Pettway Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:37) Jordan Rawls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:33) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:28) Foul on Robert Carpenter.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:28) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:28) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (9:28) Brandon Newman made Free Throw.
    1914
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:08) Robert Carpenter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (9:05) Jaden Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (9:02) Jaden Harris made Layup.
    1916
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:50) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:36) Foul on Brandon Newman.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:36) Tanahj Pettway made Free Throw.
    1917
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:36) Tanahj Pettway made Free Throw.
    1918
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:26) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:20) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:14) Robert Carpenter missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:03) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (8:00) Jordan Rawls Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (7:56) Jaden Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:52) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (7:47) Foul on Jonathan Kanyanga.
  • (7:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:47) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    2018
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:47) Babacar Faye made Free Throw.
    2118
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (7:35) Femi Odukale made Layup.
    2120
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:07) Babacar Faye made Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
    2320
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:45) Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:42) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:32) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:32) Femi Odukale Steal.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:27) Christian Cook missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:24) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:12) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (6:08) Jonathan Kanyanga Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (5:59) Tanahj Pettway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:55) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (5:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    2620
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (5:17) Christian Cook missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:13) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:04) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (4:59) Christian Cook Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +3 (4:42) Femi Odukale made Three Point Jumper.
    2623
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:18) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    2823
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:01) Foul on Don McHenry.
  • (4:01) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:01) Jonathan Kanyanga made Free Throw.
    2824
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:01) Jonathan Kanyanga made Free Throw.
    2825
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:28) Khristian Lander made Layup.
    3025
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (3:09) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:09) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (3:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
    3325
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (2:31) Femi Odukale missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:27) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:23) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    3525
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (2:23) New Mexico State Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:18) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (2:02) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:00) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:47) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:47) Femi Odukale Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:42) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:38) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:34) Jordan Rawls Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:30) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (1:12) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:08) Babacar Faye Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:53) Brandon Suggs Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    +2 (0:50) Brandon Suggs made Layup.
    3527
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:40) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:40) Kaosi Ezeagu Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:31) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • New Mexico State Aggies logo
    (0:27) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:24) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:21) Western Kentucky Timeout
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:00) Khristian Lander made Jumper.
    3727
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

70Points72
25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)26-68(38.2%)
7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)
13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)8-13(61.5%)
39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)
17Assists12
8Steals10
3Blocks3
18Turnovers11
15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
23Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · 9:00 PM
Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM
attendance: 5,243 (41.7%)
spread: NMSU -2.5
over/under: 147.5