Aggies stumble into ’Dome

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NMSU has lost 7 of 10 entering tonight’s game.

LOUISIANA La. — The New Mexico State Aggies started the season 4-0, including a rousing 67-48 victory over in-state rival New Mexico.

Since that time, though, coach Lou Henson’s squad has struggled.

The Aggies have won just three of their last 10 games and enter tonight’s game against Louisiana with a 7-7 overall record and a 1-2 mark in Sun Belt Conference play.

But the Aggies do have senior forward James Moore, the preseason Player of the Year in the Sun Belt who bounced back from a sprained knee suffered last Thursday against New Orleans to play 34 minutes on Saturday against South Alabama.

“I was pleased to see Moore back in there,” Cajun coach Jessie Evans said. “I had a chance to know him better at the Nike camp last summer, and he’s an impressive young man.”

Moore is averaging 15.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for the Aggies and remains a focal point for the squad.

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Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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PLAYER          FG-FGA  (Pct.)  FT-FTA (Pct.)  TP Avg.



Antoine Landry  69-143  (.483)  10-14  (.714)  185 15.4



Brad Boyd       53-150  (.353)  18-24  (.750)  165 13.8



Laurie Bridges  48-111  (.432)  38-47  (.809)  145 12.1



Brian Hamilton  50-80   (.625)  31-48  (.646)  132 11.0



Cedric Williams 33-65   (.508)  30-44  (.682)  96 10.7



Dwayne Mitchell 31-65  (.477)   17-29  (.586)  81 9.0



Orien Greene     2-7   (.286)    2-4   (.500)  7 7.0



Chris Cameron   29-71  (.408)   25-32  (.781)  83 6.9



Adam James       4-10  (.400)    2-3   (.667)  10 5.0



Ross Mouton      7-14  (.500)    1-2   (.500)  16 2.7



Chris Cucchiara  1-1   (1.000)   0-1   (.000)  2 2.0



Rhett Hebert     1-1   (1.000)   1-2   (.500)  3 1.5



Matt Foster      3-7   (.429)    0-0   (.000)  8 1.3



Alphonso Williams 1-2  (.500)    0-0   (.000)  2 1.0



Chris Williams    1-3  (.333)    2-2   (1.000) 4 0.8



TOTALS        333-730  (.456)  177-252 (.702) 939 78.2



OPPONENTS     315-697  (.452)  132-192 (.688) 846 70.5 

3-Point FG: Boyd 41-121 (.339), Landry 37-81 (.457), Bridges 11-30 (.367), Mitchell 2-5 (.400), Foster 2-5 (.400), Mouton 1-2 (.500), Hamilton 1-3 (.333), Greene 1-4 (.250), Cameron 0-8 (.000). UL 96-259 (.371), OPPONENTS 84-246 (.341).

REBOUNDS: Hamilton 76 (6.3), Bridges 61 (5.1), Cameron 49 (4.1), Cedric Williams 45 (5.0), Landry 37 (3.1), Mitchell 34 (3.8), Boyd 26 (2.2), Mouton 9 (1.5), James 5 (2.5), Foster 5 (0.8), Chris Williams 4 (0.8), Greene 3 (3.0), A. Williams 2 (1.0). UL 390 (32.5), OPPONENTS 430 (35.8).

ASSISTS: Bridges 46, Boyd 45, Mitchell 30, Landry 28, Hamilton 27, Cameron 11, Cedric Williams 8, Greene 3, Mouton 3, Cucchiara 1. UL 202, OPPONENTS 183.

BLOCKED SHOTS: Hamilton 6, Cameron 6, Bridges 3, Mitchell 3, Boyd 2, Cedric Williams 2, Mouton 1, Foster 1, Chris Williams 1, Mouton 1. UL 26, OPPONENTS 46.

STEALS: Hamilton 29, Bridges 21, Mitchell 18, Boyd 13, Cameron 9, Landry 8, Cedric Williams 6, Greene 2, James 2, Mouton 1, Foster 1. UL 111, OPPONENTS 62.