Cook and New Mexico State host Southern Utah

Published Dec. 15, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-3) at New Mexico State Aggies (4-6)

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

BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State hosts Southern Utah after Christian Cook scored 22 points in New Mexico State's 91-67 loss to the Texas Longhorns.

The Aggies have gone 2-1 in home games. New Mexico State has a 2-3 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Thunderbirds have gone 1-3 away from home. Southern Utah averages 78.3 points while outscoring opponents by 6.6 points per game.

New Mexico State is shooting 41.4% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 40.7% Southern Utah allows to opponents. Southern Utah has shot at a 45.5% rate from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points higher than the 40.0% shooting opponents of New Mexico State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cook is scoring 14.1 points per game and averaging 2.3 rebounds for the Aggies.

Jamir Simpson is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Thunderbirds.

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

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