Marcario nets 24 as Redmen grads fall to New Mexico State in hoops scrimmage
PHOTO: Former Redmen all-Canadian guard Domenico Marcario
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SAINT LAMBERT, Que. -- The New Mexico State men's basketball team opened its preseason foreign tour in Canada with an 80-76 win over an "alumni" team from Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ, Tuesday, in an exhibition scrimmage on the Champlain College campus in Saint Lambert, Que. The Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ lineup featured a couple of current players, a few former players and a handful of freshmen hopefuls.
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Senior guard Gordo Castillo paced the Aggies with a team-high 21 points. The Las Cruces, N.M., native scored 16 second-half points to power a solid effort for the Aggies. NM State had four other players in double-figures with junior centre Hamidu Rahman and sophomore forward Tyrone Watson contributing 12 points apiece. Freshman centre Tshilidzi Nephawe added 11 while junior guard Hernst Laroche scored 10 in what was his personal homecoming to his former junior college team.
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For the Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ grads, Domenico Marcario, a former all-Canadian guard now playing in Europe,Μύ scored a game-high 24 points. Forward Will Archambault contributed 14, centre Maxime Boudreau added 12 points and forward Simon Bibeau added 10.
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"I thought it was a good effort by Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ," said Aggies head coach Marvin Menzies. "They (Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ) had a couple of older professional players, and they really challenged our guys and did a great job of hitting open shots and handling the pressure at times. It was good experience for us to get out and see what our guys are going to be made of.
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"It's always good to have a close game with a lot of lessons and get the 'W'. They (the Aggies) are feeling good right now, and they know they beat a pretty good team so I'm optimistic that this evening we can get another one."
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At halftime, the Aggies trailed, 39-37, behind seven points from Laroche. NM State's offence was balanced with 10 players seeing the court in the first half. Rahman scored six points while Watson, Nephawe and Castillo, who hit the first 3-pointer of the game, had five points each.
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The two teams will meet again on Wednesday (Aug. 11) at 11 a.m. Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ officiallly opens their 109th season on Aug. 25 when they host the NCAA's University of Maine Black Bears in a 7 p.m. tip-off at Love Competition Hall.
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New Mexico State 1st ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2nd ΜύΜύ Tot. Points
Christian Kabongo*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3
Hernst Laroche*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 7ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 10
Hamidu Rahman*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 12
Gordo Castillo*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 5ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 16ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 21
Tyrone Watson*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 5ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 7ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 12
Drew HerigΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0
Bandja SyΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 4ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 5ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 9
Tshilidzi NephaweΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 5ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 11
B.J. WestΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2
Abdoulaye N'doyeΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0
TotalsΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 37ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 43ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 80
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Ί«ΉϊΒγΞθ Alumni Μύ ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1st ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2nd ΜύΜύ Tot. Points
Maxime Boudreau *ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 10ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 12
Domenico Marcario*ΜύΜύΜύΜύ 11ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 13ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 24
Tristan R-Tremblay*ΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2
Sebastian Gatti*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3
Will Archambault*ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 10ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 4ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 14
Olivier BouchardΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6
Simon BibeauΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 8ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 10
Charles LaCroix ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3
TotalsΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύΜύ Μύ 39ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Μύ 37ΜύΜύΜύΜύ ΜύΜύ Μύ 76
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*starting lineup