OTTAWA, Ontario (Aug. 13)-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team concluded its preseason foreign tour in Canada with a 65-53 win over Carleton University in an exhibition game. The Aggies finished the tour 5-1.

Senior guard Gordo Castillo scored a team-high 16 points while junior guard Hernst Laroche had 13. Junior center Hamidu Rahman recorded 12 points, all in the second half, and freshman guard Christian Kabongo finished with 11.

The Aggies posted a 37-25 advantage at halftime. Kabongo led all scorers with 11 points and both Laroche and Castillo added nine in the first 20 minutes of action. NM State finished its trip against a Ravens program that has won six of the last eight national championships.

The contest scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 14, at Carleton has been cancelled. The Aggies return to the court in October when official practice begins for the 2010-11 season.

New Mexico State       1          2          Total Points

Christian Kabongo*      11        0          11

Hernst Laroche*           9          4          13

Hamidu Rahman*         0          12        12

Gordo Castillo  *          9          7          16

Tyrone Watson*           4          3          7

Drew Herig                  0          0          0

Bandja Sy                    0          0          0

B.J. West                     4          2          6

Abdoulaye N’doye       0          0          0

Totals                           37        28        65

Carlton                         1          2          Total Points

Michael Kenny*           0          3          3

Elliot Thompson*          2          3          5

Cole Hobin*                 2          8          10

Aaron Chapman*         0          0          0

Thomas Scrubb*          2          0          2

Willy Manigat   7          6          13

Kyle Smendziuk           0          8          8

Kevin Churchill 2          0          2

Tyson Hinz                   3          0          3

Philip Scrubb    3          0          3

Dan Penner                  4          0          4

Totals                           25        28        53