A New Mexico State men’s basketball player was kicked off the court for punching another player in the face.

A New Mexico State men’s basketball player was kicked off the court for punching another player in the face.

Robert Carpenter, a men’s basketball player for New Mexico State, will miss at least one game because he punched forward Shiloh Robinson in the face during Thursday night’s overtime win over Liberty.

When Carpenter was looking over a rebound early in the initial half, Robinson got in the way of Carpenter under the net.

When Carpenter was looking over a rebound at the start of the first half, Robinson got in the way of Carpenter under the net.

Robert Carpenter, a men’s basketball player for New Mexico State, will miss at least one game because he punched forward Shiloh Robinson in the face during Thursday night’s overtime win over Liberty.

As a first step, New Mexico State men’s basketball coach Jason Hooten said, “I just want to apologize to Liberty University coach (Ritchie) McKay for what happened.”

“Even if there was a factor that put Rob in that kind of mind that caused what he subsequently did, it’s nevertheless not acceptable.”

The terrible blow happened in the middle of the first half of NMSU’s 79–73 overtime win over Liberty.

Carpenter was given a flagrant foul two and was thrown out of the game. This is the inaugural year with the team after transferring to Mississippi Valley State. ESPN says Robinson did not come back.

“First, that’s not how things will be done at the University of New Mexico.” I believe everyone knows who I am.

“I think that after 31 years of working as a coach and 14 as an assistant coach, everyone knows what kind of person I am,” Hooten said.

A man from New Mexico State’s men’s basketball team was suspended indefinitely Friday for giving an opposing player a sucker punch during a game on Thursday, the school said.

Carpenter and Flames forward Shiloh Robinson pushed and pulled each other while vying for position on the rebound.

The fight ended when Carpenter hit Robinson in the face when he started to run in transition.

Robert Carpenter, a forward for New Mexico State, was kicked out of Thursday night’s game over punching Liberty ahead Shiloh Robinson in the face. Jason Hooten, the coach of the Aggies, said he thinks Carpenter is going to be suspended.

He was quickly thrown out for the punch to the first phase of New Mexico State’s 79–73 overtime win in the Pan American Center within Las Cruces, New Mexico. Carpenter was given a flagrant foul 2.

Carpenter and Robinson got into a fight over who would be under the basket. As Robinson turned to go back down onto the floor, Carpenter hit Robinson in the face. Robinson hit the ground hard and grabbed his face. Staff helped him up.

In his news conference after the game, Hooten said he hadn’t had a chance to think about what happened or what could have caused it.

In front of Liberty coach Ritchie McKay, he said sorry for Carpenter’s actions and said they were “not acceptable.”

“That’s not how we’re going to do things right here at the New Mexico State University,” Hooten said. This is Hooten’s first year as head coach of a program that wants to move on from last season’s hazing claims and deadly shooting.

Hooten was shocked by what Carpenter did and called him “a really good kid.” But he said, “There’s just no room, not even for that in the game itself, at all.”

Hooten said that he thinks Carpenter will be suspended by Conference USA for at least the next game, which is this Saturday against Jacksonville State for the Aggies. If officials watch the video again, they may suspend Carpenter for longer.

In one college basketball game on Thursday night, there was a rough fight for position under the basket. Then Carpenter went one step further and punched Robinson in the face, knocking him to the ground.

New Mexico State beat Liberty 79–73 in overtime. In the first half, Robert Carpenter fought with Liberty’s Shiloh Robinson in the basket. Carpenter punched Robinson and was kicked out of the game.

There were just under 12 minutes left within the first half when Tanahj Pettway of New Mexico State attempted a 3-point shot from the corner.

The ball hit the rim, but Robinson and Carpenter pushed each other in the paint in an attempt to secure it.

Ben Southerland of Liberty caught the shot after it bounced off the rim. Robinson tried to move to the other end of the court, but his right shoulder and elbow seemed to hit Carpenter in the chest.