
New Mexico State Aggies at Kennesaw State Owls
· CUSA Championship - QuarterfinalKennesaw State fends off New Mexico State 80-77 in Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal

Cottle shot 8 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 12 of 14 from the free-throw line for the fourth-seeded Owls (19-13), who will play No. 1 seed Liberty in a Friday semifinal.
Adrian Wooley added 17 points for Kennesaw State and he made two free throws with one second left to preserve the victory. Braedan Lue hit three 3-pointers and scored 15.
Peter Filipovity and Robert Carpenter both scored 21 to lead the fifth-seeded Aggies (17-15). Filipovity added six rebounds. Nate Tshimanga finished with 10 points.
Kennesaw State went into halftime tied with New Mexico State 34-34. Cottle scored 13 points in the half. Cottle scored 19 points in the second half to help lead Kennesaw State to a three-point victory.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 80 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 80 |
2nd 0:00 | Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 80 |
2nd 0:01 | Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 80 |
2nd 0:01 | Delaney Heard subbing in for Kennesaw State | 77 - 80 |
Statistics
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27-64 | FG | 23-51 |
42.2 | Field Goal % | 45.1 |
8-23 | 3PT | 11-25 |
34.8 | Three Point % | 44.0 |
15-27 | FT | 23-29 |
55.6 | Free Throw % | 79.3 |
36 | Rebounds | 34 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
13 | Assists | 15 |
8 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 7 |
8 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
23 | Fouls | 23 |
9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 2,770 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |