North Carolina A&T 68 - 84 New Mexico State
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New Mexico State drubs North Carolina A&T 84-68

Nov 27, 2009 - 4:24 AM LAS CRUCES, N.M.(AP) -- Senior guard Jonathan Gibson scored a career-high 31 points in New Mexico State's 84-68 victory over North Carolina A&T on Thursday night.

NMSU (2-3) led 40-24 at halftime and 52-32 early in the second half, leading from start to finish. A&T (3-4) closed to 59-54 with 8:45 left on a Tavarus Alston layup, but that was as close as A&T came.

New Mexico State outscored A&T 23-14 in the final eight minutes, shooting 16 of 19 from the free-throw line during the stretch and 28 of 32 for the game.

Robert Johnson led A&T with 15 points.

Jahmar Young scored 23 points for New Mexico State, and Hamidu Rahman had 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as NMSU outrebounded A&T 45-31.

NMSU scored the first nine points of the game as A&T missed its first 13 attempts from 3-point range. A&T was 9 of 39 from long range.






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