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12/21 17:42 CST Elliott scores 18 off the bench, New Mexico State defeats Sam
Houston 87-78
Elliott scores 18 off the bench, New Mexico State defeats Sam Houston 87-78
By The Associated Press
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) --- Elijah Elliott led New Mexico State over Sam Houston
on Sunday with 18 points off of the bench in an 87-78 win in a Conference USA
opener.
Elliott shot 8 for 13, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Aggies
(7-3). Jayland Randall scored 16 points, going 6 of 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point
range). Anthony Wrzeszcz had 11 points and went 3 of 10 from the field (3 for 8
from 3-point range).
The Bearkats (7-4) were led by Justin Begg, who recorded 20 points. Po'Boigh
King added 15 points for Sam Houston. Kashie Natt finished with 14 points and
10 rebounds.
New Mexico State took the lead for good with 18:29 to go in the first half. The
score was 48-28 at halftime, with Randall racking up 12 points. New Mexico
State used an 8-0 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 62-44
with 12:50 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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