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Torey Alston scores 16 to lift Middle Tennessee over New Mexico State 59-55

Led by Torey Alston's 16 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 59-55

JANUARY 11 • Associated Press

Tylen Riley scores 29 to lead Tulsa over New Mexico State 83-70

Led by Tylen Riley's 29 points, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 83-70 in a neutral-site matchup

DECEMBER 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Highest points since opener in loss Malonga provided 13 points (4-6 FG, 5-8 FT), two rebounds and one block over 25 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 83-70 loss to Tulsa.

Impact Malonga has been unable to come close to his season-opening 16 points, but he finally cracked into double-digits again, even in a loss to Tulsa. The starting center will hopefully be able to replicate this performance moving forward, as he's seen extremely volatile scoring totals this campaign. His next challenge will be against Sam Houston next Sunday.

DECEMBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lands at New Mexico State Malonga will transfer to New Mexico State, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Impact Malonga spent the past two seasons at East Carolina, where he was a rotational piece, averaging under 10 minutes-per-game in each season. He did, however, tally 18 total starts with the Pirates. He'll now take his talents to New Mexico State, where he'll have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

APRIL 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will enter portal Malonga will enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Stephen Igoe of 247Sports.com.

Impact While enrolled at East Carolina, Malonga logged his freshman and sophomore seasons. Despite being healthy for much of their later year, the center's sophomore output was noticeably worse than that he recorded as a freshman. For the 2024-25 Pirates' rotation, Malonga was surpassed by mainstay reserve Reid Cason and barely logged multiple games since February. The former has two years of collegiate eligibility and a redshirt remaining.

MARCH 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Comes off bench Tuesday Malonga (illness) produced one rebound in three minutes during Tuesday's 69-60 loss to North Texas.

Impact Malonga was deemed questionable leading up to the game as he dealt with an illness but was available for the matchup. The sophomore center will hope to earn more minutes for Saturday's meeting with Wichita State.

JANUARY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Logs another DNP vs. Memphis Malonga (illness) missed Saturday's 74-70 loss to Memphis.

Impact Malonga was out for his second straight outing as he deals with an illness that has affected his teammates as well. Given that he's now been sidelined for two games, he remains a game-time decision for ECU's home game against North Texas this upcoming Tuesday.

JANUARY 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

DNP with illness Malonga (illness) did not play in East Carolina's 80-79 victory over Temple on Wednesday due to an illness, per Stephen Igoe of 247Sports.com.

Impact Malonga was held out of Wednesday's contest with reported flu-like symptoms, marking his fourth missed game of the season. The sophomore center was not alone in his symptoms, as teammates Callum Richard and Bencao Vungo were also held out of Wednesday's game with illnesses. Malonga can be looked at as questionable for Saturday's matchup against Memphis.

JANUARY 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE