New Mexico State Aggies vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Feb 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NMSU	31	41	72
LT	32	31	63

Game Recap

New Mexico State wins 72-63 against Louisiana Tech. Jemel Jones scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half to help New Mexico State beat Louisiana Tech 72-63 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	35	3-4	1-1	0-2	4	0	1	0	0	4	7
0Julius Mims	31	6-10	0-0	1-3	12	0	0	2	2	2	13
1Gabe Pickens	26	2-6	0-3	4-4	0	3	1	0	2	1	8
21Jemel Jones	29	10-18	2-5	4-4	5	5	3	0	1	4	26
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	30	0-3	0-3	1-2	4	3	2	0	1	2	1
44Augustine Ekwe	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
5Chris Terrell	11	2-5	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	6
8Jayland Randall	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	3
11Elijah Elliott	17	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	2	2	0	2	0	8
TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	8-2040.0%	10-1566.7%	32	15	9	3	11	19	72

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	16	0-4	0-3	2-2	4	1	1	1	2	2	2
21Melian Martinez	12	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	3	4
0DJ Dudley	38	4-15	0-5	1-2	4	1	1	0	3	0	9
4Jaylen Fenner	31	2-7	1-3	1-3	10	2	1	0	3	3	6
3AJ Bates	31	1-8	0-5	2-2	4	5	1	1	1	3	4
10Kylan Howze	18	2-2	0-0	2-6	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
14Will Allen	18	4-6	1-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	10
7Sir Issac Herron	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
8Scooter Williams	30	6-13	5-9	5-8	2	2	2	0	2	2	22
TOTAL	-	21-6134.4%	7-2725.9%	14-2556.0%	38	12	6	4	11	15	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNMSULT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by New Mexico State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Louisiana Tech.
(19:30) Foul on Melian Martinez.
(19:30) Jae'Coby Osborne misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:30) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:30) Jae'Coby Osborne misses free throw 2 of 2.
(19:28) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:21) Jemel Jones makes 16-foot jumper.
20
(18:59) Melian Martinez misses dunk.
(18:56) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(18:56) Melian Martinez misses layup.
(18:52) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:40) Gabe Pickens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Melian Martinez makes layup (Jaylen Fenner assists).
22
(18:15) Jemel Jones misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:13) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Foul on Gabe Pickens.
(17:52) Jaylen Fenner bad pass turnover.
(17:52) Jemel Jones Steal.
(17:52) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(17:33) Jemel Jones misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:30) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) AJ Bates misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:21) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+2 (17:12) Julius Mims makes layup (Jemel Jones assists).
42
(16:49) Scooter Williams misses 13-foot jumper.
(16:47) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:37) Jemel Jones makes 12-foot jumper (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists).
62
(16:13) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(16:13) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
(16:03) Jemel Jones bad pass turnover.
(16:03) Scooter Williams Steal.
(15:56) Scooter Williams traveling turnover.
+2 (15:41) Julius Mims makes layup (Elijah Elliott assists).
82
+3 (15:23) Scooter Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Avery Thomas II assists).
85
+3 (14:56) Chris Terrell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
115
(14:31) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
(14:28) Foul on Julius Mims.
(14:28) Kylan Howze misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:28) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:28) Kylan Howze misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:26) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:09) Chris Terrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists).
145
+3 (13:40) Scooter Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
148
(13:26) Elijah Elliott misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Foul on Chris Terrell.
+1 (13:17) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 1 of 2.
149
+1 (13:17) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 2 of 2.
1410
(13:04) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:56) Scooter Williams makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists).
1412
(12:31) Augustine Ekwe bad pass turnover.
(12:31) Avery Thomas II Steal.
(12:17) Foul on Chris Terrell.
(11:56) DJ Dudley misses 20-foot jumper.
(11:53) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
(11:53) Foul on Jayland Randall.
+1 (11:53) Kylan Howze makes free throw 1 of 2.
1413
(11:53) Kylan Howze misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:52) Anthony Wrzeszcz Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Foul on Jayland Randall.
(11:42) Jayland Randall turnover.
(11:21) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(11:21) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
(11:11) Gabe Pickens bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Scooter Williams Steal.
(10:55) AJ Bates misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Gabe Pickens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:38) Kylan Howze makes 4-foot dunk (Scooter Williams assists).
1415
(10:15) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
(10:15) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:15) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:15) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes free throw 2 of 2.
1515
+3 (9:46) Will Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Fenner assists).
1518
(9:29) Anthony Wrzeszcz bad pass turnover.
(9:29) DJ Dudley Steal.
+2 (9:24) DJ Dudley makes layup.
1520
(9:13) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(9:06) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(9:06) Julius Mims misses tip in layup.
(9:04) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(9:04) Julius Mims misses tip in layup.
(9:03) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(9:02) Jemel Jones Steal.
+2 (8:56) Julius Mims makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jemel Jones assists).
1720
+2 (8:34) DJ Dudley makes 14-foot jumper.
1722
+2 (8:16) Jemel Jones makes 13-foot jumper.
1922
(7:58) Jaylen Fenner bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Gabe Pickens Steal.
(7:55) Foul on AJ Bates.
+1 (7:55) Gabe Pickens makes free throw 1 of 2.
2022
+1 (7:55) Gabe Pickens makes free throw 2 of 2.
2122
(7:46) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(7:46) Elijah Elliott Steal.
(7:42) Jae'Coby Osborne misses layup.
(7:39) Sir Issac Herron Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Sir Issac Herron misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:25) Augustine Ekwe Block.
(7:24) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Scooter Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:07) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) team turnover.
(6:43) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:40) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:36) Gabe Pickens makes layup.
2322
(6:14) Jaylen Fenner misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:11) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Will Allen makes 7-foot jumper.
2324
(5:41) Elijah Elliott bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:23) Jaylen Fenner makes 24-foot three point jumper (DJ Dudley assists).
2327
+3 (4:56) Elijah Elliott makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jemel Jones assists).
2627
(4:40) Scooter Williams misses 12-foot jumper.
(4:37) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:32) Jae'Coby Osborne makes 2-foot dunk (Jemel Jones assists).
2827
(4:07) DJ Dudley misses 15-foot jumper.
(4:05) Augustine Ekwe Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Foul on Sir Issac Herron.
(3:40) Julius Mims misses layup.
(3:36) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(3:20) Jemel Jones Steal.
(3:16) Jemel Jones misses dunk.
(3:14) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(3:13) Julius Mims misses layup.
(3:13) Sir Issac Herron Block.
(3:07) Elijah Elliott Offensive Rebound.
(3:06) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:01) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Scooter Williams bad pass turnover.
(2:58) Elijah Elliott Steal.
+3 (2:46) Elijah Elliott makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3127
+2 (2:14) Kylan Howze makes 2-foot dunk.
3129
(1:52) Elijah Elliott misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:49) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(1:44) Avery Thomas II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:41) Kylan Howze Offensive Rebound.
(1:37) Jaylen Fenner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Chris Terrell misses layup.
(1:29) Avery Thomas II Block.
(1:29) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(1:22) Chris Terrell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Jemel Jones Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Foul on AJ Bates.
(1:04) Julius Mims misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:03) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Avery Thomas II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:32) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(0:26) Foul on Julius Mims.
(0:26) Julius Mims turnover.
+1 (0:26) Kylan Howze makes free throw 1 of 2.
3130
(0:26) Kylan Howze misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:26) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (0:06) DJ Dudley makes layup.
3132

2nd half

Team Stats

NMSU

72Points63

27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)

8-20(40.0%)3-Point(%)7-27(25.9%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-25(56.0%)

35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)41(22)

15Assists12

9Steals6

3Blocks4

12Turnovers13

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

9Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 2,127 (26.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LT -1.5

over/under: 135.5