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Carpenter leads New Mexico State against UTEP after 20-point game

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January 4, 2024

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Carpenter leads New Mexico State against UTEP after 20-point game

UTEP Miners (8-6) at New Mexico State Aggies (6-9)

Las Cruces, New Mexico; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -1; over/under is 139

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State hosts the UTEP Miners after Robert Carpenter scored 20 points in New Mexico State’s 66-61 win against the Cal Baptist Lancers.

The Aggies are 6-1 in home games. New Mexico State ranks eighth in the CUSA in rebounding with 34.7 rebounds. Kaosi Ezeagu paces the Aggies with 5.5 boards.

The Miners are 0-3 on the road. UTEP leads the CUSA scoring 19.5 fast break points per game.

New Mexico State scores 70.9 points per game, 1.1 more points than the 69.8 UTEP allows. UTEP has shot at a 45.6% rate from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points higher than the 40.6% shooting opponents of New Mexico State have averaged.

The Aggies and Miners match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Cook is shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 10.2 points. Carpenter is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games for New Mexico State.

Kevin Kalu is averaging 4.9 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Miners. Tae Hardy is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UTEP.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 3-7, averaging 70.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.2 points per game.

Miners: 4-6, averaging 67.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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

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Texas man charged with selling artist Fritz Scholder fakes to New Mexicans

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January 7, 2026

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Fourth Republican candidate announces bid for New Mexico governor

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January 6, 2026

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Fourth Republican candidate announces bid for New Mexico governor

SANTA FE, N.M. — Former New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Jim Ellison is running for governor as a Republican, he announced on social media Tuesday.

Ellison is running on affordability, opportunity and trust in government as the key points of his campaign. His experience includes serving on the NMPRC in 2023 and 2024.

“New Mexico deserves leadership that listens, acts, and delivers results. Our state has enormous potential, but too often that potential is held back by policies that don’t serve everyday New Mexicans,” he said on his website. “I’m running to bring practical solutions, honest accountability, and a renewed focus on the public interest.”

A Georgia native, Ellison has lived in New Mexico for 20 years and currently lives in the Albuquerque area with his wife and two children.

Ellison is aiming to get 5,000 signatures by Feb. 2, to appear on the primary ballot with at least three other Republicans who have announced their candidacy.

Ultra Health CEO Duke Rodriguez announced his campaign in December and recently confirmed to KOB 4 that he received enough signatures to appear on the primary ballot. Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull and New Mexico State Sen. Steve Lanier are also running.

Three Democrats are running – Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima.

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