Christian Cook scores 19 as New Mexico State holds off Southern Utah 72-69

AP
Dec 17, 2024

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Christian Cook had 19 points in New Mexico State's 72-69 victory over Southern Utah on Monday night.

Cook went 8 of 13 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Aggies (5-6). Peter Filipovity scored 18 points while going 6 of 10 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds. Zawdie Jackson scored 13.

Dominique Ford finished with 19 points to lead the Thunderbirds (8-4). Brock Felder added 14 points, seven rebounds, two steals and five blocks. Jamir Simpson finished with 12 points and four assists.

Cook scored nine points in the first half and New Mexico State went into the break trailing 33-32. New Mexico State used a 15-2 second-half run to erase a one-point deficit and take the lead at 47-35 with 15:53 left. Jackson scored 13 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
SUU
Thunderbirds
33
NMST
Aggies
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brock Felder vs. Robert Carpenter (Dominique Ford gains possession)
19:49		Dominique Ford misses two point jump shot
19:47		Christian Cook defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:14		Dominique Ford misses three point jump shot
19:12		Zawdie Jackson defensive rebound
18:59	+3	Robert Carpenter makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)	0-5
18:37	+3	Jamari Sibley makes three point jump shot (Brock Felder assists)	3-5
18:22		Peter Filipovity offensive foul
18:22		Peter Filipovity turnover (offensive foul)
18:14		Jamari Sibley misses two point jump shot
18:12		Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
17:55	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot	3-7
17:45		Tavi Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Peter Filipovity steals)
17:33	+2	Christian Cook makes two point dunk (Peter Filipovity assists)	3-9
17:19		Jamir Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:17		Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
17:08		Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot
17:06		Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
16:38		Tavi Jackson turnover (bad pass)
16:11	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot	3-11
15:49		Jamir Simpson misses two point jump shot
15:47		Tavi Jackson offensive rebound
15:34	+3	Dominique Ford makes three point jump shot (Jamir Simpson assists)	6-11
15:21		Tavi Jackson personal foul
15:21		TV timeout
15:08		Gabe Pickens turnover (lost ball)
14:48		Thunderbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
14:22		Carl Cherenfant turnover (lost ball) (Hercy Miller steals)
14:12		Hercy Miller turnover (bad pass) (Carl Cherenfant steals)
14:00		Emmanuel Tshimanga turnover (lost ball) (Hercy Miller steals)
13:31		Jeffrey Langston Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:15		Jump ball. Emmanuel Tshimanga vs. Jeffrey Langston Jr. (Emmanuel Tshimanga gains possession)
13:05		Zawdie Jackson misses two point layup
13:03		Carl Cherenfant offensive rebound
12:56		Carl Cherenfant misses two point layup
12:54		Jeffrey Langston Jr. defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Jamir Simpson makes two point layup (Lorenzo Abellar assists)	8-11
12:35		Malik Lamin personal foul
12:33	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point layup (Zawdie Jackson assists)	8-13
12:18		Hercy Miller misses three point jump shot
12:16		Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
12:16		Malik Lamin personal foul
12:01		Dionte Bostick misses two point jump shot
11:59		Jaden Harris offensive rebound
11:48		Dionte Bostick misses two point layup
11:46		Brock Felder defensive rebound
11:20	+2	Jamir Simpson makes two point jump shot	10-13
11:01		Emmanuel Tshimanga offensive foul
11:01		Emmanuel Tshimanga turnover (offensive foul)
11:01		TV timeout
10:40	+3	Jamari Sibley makes three point jump shot (Tavi Jackson assists)	13-13
10:16	+3	Jaden Harris makes three point jump shot	13-16
10:09		Jaden Harris shooting foul (Jamir Simpson draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Jamir Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
10:09	+1	Jamir Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
9:48		Brock Felder blocks Jaden Harris's three point jump shot
9:46		Aggies offensive rebound
9:41		Brock Felder shooting foul (Peter Filipovity draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-17
9:41	+1	Peter Filipovity makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
9:24		Dominique Ford misses three point jump shot
9:22		Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
9:05		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
9:03		Brock Felder defensive rebound
9:00		Jamir Simpson turnover (lost ball)
8:50		Peter Filipovity misses two point jump shot
8:48		Jeffrey Langston Jr. defensive rebound
8:34		Tavi Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jaden Harris defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Christian Cook makes two point layup	15-20
8:11	+2	Dominique Ford makes two point layup	17-20
8:11		Robert Carpenter shooting foul (Dominique Ford draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Dominique Ford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-20
8:00		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
7:58		Jaden Harris offensive rebound
7:43	+2	Jaden Harris makes two point jump shot	18-22
7:37		Kai Burdick misses two point jump shot
7:35		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
7:29		Zawdie Jackson misses two point jump shot
7:27		Jeffrey Langston Jr. defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Tavi Jackson makes two point layup	20-22
7:00		Peter Filipovity misses two point layup
6:58		Robert Carpenter offensive rebound
6:48	+2	Robert Carpenter makes two point layup	20-24
6:41		Jeffrey Langston Jr. offensive foul
6:41		Jeffrey Langston Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:41		TV timeout
6:23		Gabe Pickens turnover (bad pass)
6:13		Tavi Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Pickens steals)
6:04	+2	Robert Carpenter makes two point dunk	20-26
5:58		Dominique Ford misses three point jump shot
5:56		Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
5:50		Dionte Bostick turnover (lost ball) (Tavi Jackson steals)
5:41	+2	Jamari Sibley makes two point dunk (Dominique Ford assists)	22-26
5:24		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
5:22		Jamir Simpson defensive rebound
5:06		Jump ball. Jamir Simpson vs. Gabe Pickens (Jamir Simpson gains possession)
4:57	+2	Jamari Sibley makes two point jump shot	24-26
4:32		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
4:30		Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
4:20		Tavi Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:18		Dionte Bostick defensive rebound
4:07		Peter Filipovity misses two point layup
4:05		Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Tavi Jackson makes two point layup (Jamir Simpson assists)	26-26
3:45		Aggies 30 second timeout
3:45		TV timeout
3:33	+3	Dionte Bostick makes three point jump shot (Peter Filipovity assists)	26-29
3:16	+2	Brock Felder makes two point dunk (Dominique Ford assists)	28-29
3:01		Dionte Bostick misses three point jump shot
2:59		Lorenzo Abellar defensive rebound
2:51		Jamir Simpson misses two point layup
2:49		Jeffrey Langston Jr. offensive rebound
2:43	+2	Jeffrey Langston Jr. makes two point layup	30-29
2:29	+3	Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Peter Filipovity assists)	30-32
2:13		Zawdie Jackson personal foul
2:03		Dominique Ford misses three point jump shot
2:01		Robert Carpenter defensive rebound
1:44		Dionte Bostick misses two point layup
1:42		Dionte Bostick offensive rebound
1:38		Dionte Bostick misses two point layup
1:36		Dionte Bostick offensive rebound
1:36		Jump ball. Dionte Bostick vs. Tavi Jackson (Dionte Bostick gains possession)
1:33		Jaden Harris misses two point jump shot
1:31		Jamir Simpson defensive rebound
1:30		Nate Tshimanga personal foul
1:08		Jamir Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Christian Cook defensive rebound
0:53		Jaden Harris misses two point layup
0:51		Jamir Simpson defensive rebound
0:41	+3	Dominique Ford makes three point jump shot (Lorenzo Abellar assists)	33-32
0:40		Thunderbirds 30 second timeout
0:22		Christian Cook turnover (bad pass)
0:02		Jamari Sibley misses two point jump shot
0:00		Aggies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Christian Cook scores 19 as New Mexico State holds off Southern Utah 72-69

1st Half SUUThunderbirds33NMSTAggies32

1st Half
SUU
Thunderbirds
33
NMST
Aggies
32