POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Christian Cook had 19 points in New Mexico State's 78-48 win against Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.<br>Cook shot 7 for 11, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Aggies (9-6, 2-0 Conference USA). Robert Carpenter scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Peter Filipovity shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding eight rebounds.<br>The Bulldogs (11-4, 0-2) were led by Sean Elkinton, who posted 12 points. Amaree Abram added 10 points for Louisiana Tech.<br>New Mexico State took the lead with 13:31 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Carpenter led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 44-19 at the break. New Mexico State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a 24-point lead to 32 points.<br>New Mexico State's next game is Saturday against UTEP on the road, and Louisiana Tech hosts Florida International on Thursday.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxQTjdIRFZxU2dGbDA3YVJ3VTZmUEhVTVk0TV83dllxbzdtejZqOEUwX2tUUnpza01uS3M0dkhISFJpRzQ3UXVGeWxOVHZXdzZFenFnMTltLTdkbEs0Q2tMM1RRZW5MYm5jZ0k2aXRCdk9aREcwZC1vTlQ2NUQtcGxpTFNGV1VPSFM0bEtV?oc=5">source</a>
