Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. New Mexico State Aggies

FINAL

Jan 8, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	28	36	64
NMSU	46	34	80

Game Recap

Jones' 24 lead New Mexico State past Western Kentucky 80-64. Jemel Jones scored 24 points as New Mexico State beat Western Kentucky 80-64 on Thursday.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	20	1-2	0-0	3-6	5	0	0	1	1	3	5
8Grant Newell	24	0-5	0-3	2-2	5	0	1	1	0	2	2
12Armelo Boone	28	6-14	0-1	1-1	9	2	1	1	2	1	13
30Teagan Moore	23	2-8	0-1	1-3	2	0	0	0	1	3	5
4Ryan Myers	12	2-8	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	2	5
21Leeroy Odiahi	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Blaise Keita	5	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2LJ Hackman	15	0-4	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
10Cade Stinnett	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
6Kade Unseld	10	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	8
5Jack Edelen	23	3-9	1-6	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	1	9
3Cam Haffner	15	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	8
11Terrion Murdix	16	1-6	0-0	4-4	1	4	2	0	0	2	6
TOTAL	-	21-6830.9%	5-2222.7%	17-2373.9%	33	8	5	5	5	21	64

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	26	2-3	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	3	3	5
0Julius Mims	28	3-5	0-1	2-4	15	0	0	0	1	3	8
24Cyr Malonga	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0
21Jemel Jones	29	5-15	3-5	11-12	1	2	2	1	3	0	24
11Elijah Elliott	20	2-9	2-5	6-8	4	2	0	0	1	2	12
3Kyrese Mullen	19	2-5	2-4	4-6	8	1	0	0	1	2	10
1Gabe Pickens	19	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	6	1	0	1	2	4
5Chris Terrell	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
8Jayland Randall	24	4-7	2-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	12
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	21	1-6	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3



TOTAL	-	22-5639.3%	10-2343.5%	26-3476.5%	40	11	4	3	11	15	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUNMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by New Mexico State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
+2 (19:47) Julius Mims makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Elijah Elliott assists).
02
(19:37) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(19:37) Jemel Jones Steal.
(19:28) Jemel Jones misses dunk.
(19:28) Armelo Boone Block.
(19:22) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(18:53) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(18:53) Elijah Elliott misses free throw 1 of 3.
(18:53) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:53) Elijah Elliott makes free throw 2 of 3.
03
(18:53) Elijah Elliott misses free throw 3 of 3.
(18:53) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(18:53) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) JaeCoby Osborne traveling turnover.
(18:10) Grant Newell misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:06) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:01) Elijah Elliott makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jemel Jones assists).
06
(17:47) Noah Boyde bad pass turnover.
(17:47) Cyr Malonga Steal.
(17:40) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (17:40) Elijah Elliott makes free throw 1 of 2.
07
+1 (17:40) Elijah Elliott makes free throw 2 of 2.
08
(17:17) Teagan Moore misses 8-foot hook shot.
(17:13) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:55) Julius Mims makes layup.
010
(16:39) Grant Newell misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:34) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
(16:22) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:14) Jemel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists).
013
(15:58) Foul on Julius Mims.
(15:43) Armelo Boone misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(15:39) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:38) Armelo Boone makes layup.
213
+2 (15:25) Jemel Jones makes 16-foot jumper (Kyrese Mullen assists).
215
(15:07) Armelo Boone misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:03) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:39) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
218
(14:27) Armelo Boone misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(14:25) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:20) Jemel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
221
+3 (14:05) Cam Haffner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
521
(13:56) Gabe Pickens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) JaeCoby Osborne Offensive Rebound.
(13:52) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:51) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(13:51) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(13:33) Kyrese Mullen bad pass turnover.
(13:33) Terrion Murdix Steal.
+2 (13:10) Cam Haffner makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
721
(12:46) JaeCoby Osborne misses layup.
(12:40) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Blaise Keita misses layup.
(12:25) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
+1 (12:25) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
821
+1 (12:25) Blaise Keita makes free throw 2 of 2.
921
+3 (12:13) Jemel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper.
924
(11:55) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) Cyr Malonga Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:28) Julius Mims makes 0-foot tip in layup.
926
(11:07) Foul on Cyr Malonga.
(11:07) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:07) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:07) Noah Boyde misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:06) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Grant Newell.
+2 (10:58) Jayland Randall makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jemel Jones assists).
928
(10:42) LJ Hackman misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(10:40) New Mexico State Defensive Rebound.
(10:09) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (10:09) Jayland Randall makes free throw 1 of 2.
929
+1 (10:09) Jayland Randall makes free throw 2 of 2.
930
+2 (10:05) Kade Unseld makes 20-foot jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
1130
+2 (9:37) Jayland Randall makes 13-foot jumper.
1132
(9:18) Armelo Boone misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:14) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Cyr Malonga bad pass turnover.
(8:49) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(8:46) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
(8:43) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(8:43) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(8:39) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:37) Jayland Randall Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Elijah Elliott misses 9-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:08) Kyrese Mullen Offensive Rebound.
(8:08) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+1 (8:08) Kyrese Mullen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1133
+1 (8:08) Kyrese Mullen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1134
(7:56) Ryan Myers misses driving layup.
(7:53) Kyrese Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Jemel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(7:12) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:12) Noah Boyde makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1334
(6:54) Jemel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:42) Jack Edelen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:38) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:23) Kyrese Mullen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
1337
(6:02) Noah Boyde misses 10-foot hook shot.
(5:58) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (5:52) Julius Mims makes free throw 1 of 2.
1338
(5:52) Julius Mims misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:50) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(5:47) Jayland Randall misses 8-foot jumper.
(5:47) Jack Edelen Block.
(5:43) Anthony Wrzeszcz Offensive Rebound.
(5:42) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses layup.
(5:41) Kyrese Mullen Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:38) Kyrese Mullen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
1341
(5:25) Foul on Gabe Pickens.
+1 (5:25) Jack Edelen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1441
+1 (5:25) Jack Edelen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1541
(5:09) Jayland Randall misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:06) Cade Stinnett Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
+1 (4:47) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
1641
(4:47) LJ Hackman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:47) Anthony Wrzeszcz Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses layup.
(4:47) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Jack Edelen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:47) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Foul on Noah Boyde.
(4:22) Julius Mims misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:22) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:22) Julius Mims makes free throw 2 of 2.
1642
(4:01) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(4:01) Gabe Pickens Steal.
+2 (3:36) Gabe Pickens makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1644
(3:12) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Jack Edelen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) Jack Edelen makes layup.
1844
(2:45) Julius Mims misses alley oop dunk.
(2:42) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:39) Kade Unseld makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cade Stinnett assists).
2144
(2:11) Elijah Elliott misses layup.
(2:11) Grant Newell Block.
(2:09) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Foul on Julius Mims.
+1 (1:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2244
+1 (1:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2344
(1:18) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(1:14) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Cam Haffner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:06) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:06) Armelo Boone makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2544
(0:52) Elijah Elliott bad pass turnover.
(0:52) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(0:46) Cam Haffner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:42) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) Armelo Boone makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2744
(0:08) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+1 (0:08) Jemel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2745
+1 (0:08) Jemel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2746
(0:02) Foul on JaeCoby Osborne.
(0:02) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:02) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:02) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2846

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

NMSU

64Points80

21-68(30.9%)Field Goal(%)22-56(39.3%)

5-22(22.7%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)26-34(76.5%)

40(18)Rebounds(Offensive)49(17)

8Assists11

5Steals4

5Blocks3

5Turnovers11

22(1)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead28

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM

attendance: 2,612 (20.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NMSU -2.5

over/under: 154.5