LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KTSM) — The New Mexico State men's basketball team dominated Louisiana Tech, 78-48, in a Conference USA game at the Pan American Center on Saturday. FINAL: @NMStateMBB 78, LA Tech 48What an outing by NMSU. Aggies with a massive win over the CUSA preseason favorite.Chris Cook led the Aggies with 19 points. Rob Carpenter scored 16. Aggies shot 55.6% from the field.NMSU improves to 2-0 in CUSA play.— Sam Guzman (@SamGuzmanTV) January 4, 2025 This was a massive win for New Mexico State, as it beat the Conference USA preseason favorite by 30 points in its second league game of the year. “I'm just proud of our group of guys who've just grown so much over the last couple of months.”NMSU coach Jason Hooten spoke alongside Christian Cook and Robert Carpenter after a 78-48 win over Louisiana Tech. pic.twitter.com/aLEFDAadiN— Nick Coppola (@Nick_Coppola__) January 4, 2025 NMSU's Christian Cook scored 19 points on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. Cook went 5-of-6 from three-point range. Robert Carpenter was also efficient in scoring as well as he scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 shooting from deep. Peter Filipovity scored 15 points and Zawdie Jackson pitched in 12 points in the contest. Pickens with the steal and Carpenter with the flush!!! 💪😤📺: ESPN+#AggieUp pic.twitter.com/MBTn4XeNwE— NM State MBB (@NMStateMBB) January 4, 2025 As a team, NMSU shot 56% from the floor. The Aggies made 30-of-54 shots. New Mexico State went 11-of-23 from three, shooting 48%. NMSU set season-highs in both those categories. NMSU held the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, Daniel Botcho, to just two points in the contest. LA Tech was led by Sean Elkinton, who scored 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. With the win, New Mexico State improved to 9-6 overall and 2-0 in league play. NMSU will take its 2-0 CUSA record, and five-game winning streak, into its next game against UTEP. NMSU and UTEP, as of Saturday night, are the only teams that are 2-0 in league play. NMSU and UTEP will go head-to-head on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Don Haskins Center.