Texas builds big early lead, cruises to 91-67 win over New Mexico State

AP
Dec 12, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Arthur Kaluma scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half when Texas took a big lead and the Longhorns went on to beat New Mexico State 91-67 on Thursday night.

Tramon Mark added 14 points and Jordan Pope and Ze'rik Onyema had 10 each for Texas (8-2), which shot 59%. Freshman guard Tre Johnson, who came in leading the SEC at 21.1 points per game and had scored at least 16 points in each of the Longhorns’ previous games this season, finished with nine points in 26 minutes.

Christian Cook scored 22 points, Zawdie Jackson 14, Jaden Harris 11 and Peter Filipovity 10 for the Aggies (4-6), who shot 45%.

Texas led by 25 at halftime and the lead only dipped once below 20 in the second half. The Longhorns responded with a 14-3 run to go up by 30 with five-plus minutes remaining.

The Longhorns led from the outset after Mark's game-opening 3-pointer. Texas hit 11 of their first 15 shots leading to the first media timeout to go up 25-12. They led by 28 late in the half before going into break ahead 52-27 after shooting 63%.

Texas plays Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday in the second game of a five-game homestand. New Mexico State will open a five-game homestand on Monday against Southern Utah.

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1st Half
NMST
Aggies
27
TEX
Longhorns
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Longhorns gains possession)
19:40		Kadin Shedrick misses two point layup
19:38		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
19:26		Kadin Shedrick blocks Dionte Bostick's two point layup
19:24		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
19:21		Zawdie Jackson personal foul
19:17	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	0-3
18:59		Zawdie Jackson turnover (Kadin Shedrick steals)
18:59		Emmanuel Tshimanga personal foul
18:36	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:19	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)	2-5
18:02	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup	2-7
17:46	+2	Dionte Bostick makes two point jump shot	4-7
17:28	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	4-10
17:11		Zawdie Jackson misses two point layup
17:09		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
17:05		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
17:03		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
17:00		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
16:58		Christian Cook defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Dionte Bostick makes two point layup	6-10
16:19	+2	Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)	6-12
16:03	+2	Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup	8-12
15:48		Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball) (Zawdie Jackson steals)
15:38		Kadin Shedrick personal foul
15:38		TV timeout
15:33		Christian Cook turnover
15:11		Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:09		Longhorns offensive rebound
15:06	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot	8-14
14:41	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot	10-14
14:20	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)	10-16
14:02		Dionte Bostick turnover
13:50	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	10-18
13:27		Christian Cook misses two point layup
13:25		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot	10-20
12:51		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
12:49		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Tre Johnson makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	10-23
12:43		Aggies 30 second timeout
12:37		Nate Tshimanga turnover (Julian Larry steals)
12:11		Chendall Weaver turnover
11:57	+2	Christian Cook makes two point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)	12-23
11:38	+2	Nic Codie makes two point dunk (Ze'Rik Onyema assists)	12-25
11:24		Zawdie Jackson misses two point layup
11:22		Chendall Weaver defensive rebound
11:17		Chendall Weaver turnover
11:17		TV timeout
10:54		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
10:52		Dionte Bostick offensive rebound
10:42		Chendall Weaver personal foul
10:38		Dionte Bostick misses three point jump shot
10:36		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
10:26		Julian Larry turnover (Dionte Bostick steals)
10:22		Dionte Bostick misses two point layup
10:20		Nic Codie defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point dunk (Tramon Mark assists)	12-27
9:41		Kadin Shedrick blocks Carl Cherenfant's three point jump shot
9:39		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
9:15		Kadin Shedrick misses two point layup
9:13		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
8:52		Dionte Bostick misses three point jump shot
8:50		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
8:32		Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
8:30		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
8:18		Robert Carpenter misses two point layup
8:16		Tre Johnson defensive rebound
8:11		Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-28
8:11	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-29
8:02		Tre Johnson personal foul
7:54		Nate Tshimanga offensive foul
7:54		Nate Tshimanga turnover (offensive foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:27		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
7:25		Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
7:19	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	12-31
7:01		Christian Cook misses three point jump shot
6:59		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
6:53		Tramon Mark turnover
6:43	+2	Nate Tshimanga makes two point jump shot	14-31
6:25	+2	Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot	14-33
6:05	+2	Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup (Nate Tshimanga assists)	16-33
5:48	+3	Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Tre Johnson assists)	16-36
5:30		Christian Cook turnover
5:19	+3	Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Chendall Weaver assists)	16-39
4:54		Jaden Harris turnover (Ze'Rik Onyema steals)
4:51		Christian Cook shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Chendall Weaver makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-40
4:51		Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:51		Peter Filipovity defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Dionte Bostick makes two point layup	18-40
4:18		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
4:16		Chendall Weaver offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Chendall Weaver makes two point jump shot	18-42
3:59		Jordan Pope personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:47		Dionte Bostick turnover (Jordan Pope steals)
3:43	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point layup	18-44
3:21	+2	Christian Cook makes two point layup	20-44
3:05		Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:03		Christian Cook defensive rebound
2:53		Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot
2:51		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	20-46
2:26	+2	Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup	22-46
2:26		Jordan Pope shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul)
2:26		Zawdie Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:26		Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
2:20		Robert Carpenter shooting foul (Ze'Rik Onyema draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-47
2:20	+1	Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-48
2:03		Carl Cherenfant turnover
1:41		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
1:39		Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound
1:37	+2	Ze'Rik Onyema makes two point layup	22-50
1:37		Julian Larry personal foul
1:05	+3	Peter Filipovity makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)	25-50
0:51		Peter Filipovity shooting foul (Ze'Rik Onyema draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-51
0:51	+1	Ze'Rik Onyema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-52
0:31	+2	Peter Filipovity makes two point jump shot (Jae'Coby Osborne assists)	27-52
0:26		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:04		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
0:02		Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
0:00		Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
0:00		Aggies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Texas builds big early lead, cruises to 91-67 win over New Mexico State

1st Half
NMST
Aggies
27
TEX
Longhorns
52

Texas builds big early lead, cruises to 91-67 win over New Mexico State

1st Half NMSTAggies27TEXLonghorns52

1st Half
NMST
Aggies
27
TEX
Longhorns
52