UTPB basketball roundup

>> Falcons get landmark win: In San Antonio, the UTPB men’s basketball team led from the start Thursday to post an 89-81 Heartland Conference victory over the University of the Incarnate Word.

Robert Harris scored a game-high 28 points to lead four Falcons (11-15) in double figures in their first-ever victory over the Cardinals (16-10).

Charles Harper added 23 points, Art Garcia 14 and Justin Bailey 12 in the victory, in which UTPB was 13 of 28 from three-point range. Harper opened the game for the Falcons with consecutive three-point jumpers for a 6-2 lead that never was relinquished.

UTPB 89, University of the Incarnate Word 81

UTPB (11-15)

Robert Harris 9 4-5 15, Ashley Arnott 1 0-0 3, Art Garcia 1 12-14 14, Justin Bailey 4 1-2 12, Charles Harper 8 4-6 23, Chris Dunlop 0 1-4 1, Kennan Gay 0 0-0 0, Luther Thomas 2 4-4 8, Renato da Paz 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 26-35 89.

INCARNATE WORD (16-10)

Tracy Robinson 5 2-2 13, Isaiah Bryant 1 2-2 4, Cameron Teague 6 4-7 16, Pierce Caldwell 9 3-6 24, Eric Nuncio 2 2-3 6, Chris Patterson 5 0-0 10, Reza Masomi 0 1-2 1, Garrett Bell2 0-0 5, Christian Weddborn 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 14-22 81.

Halftime — UPTB 40, Incarnate Word 33. Three-point goals — UTPB: 13-28 (Harris 6-8, Arnott 1-3, Garcia 0-1, Bailey 3-7, Harper 3-7, Thomas 0-2), Incarnate Word 5-22 (Robinson 1-1, Bryant 0-3, Caldwell 3-7, Nuncio 0-6, Patterson 0-2, Bell 1-3). Total fouls — UTPB 21, Incarnate Word 20. Fouled out — UTPB: Arnott, Bailey; Incarnate Word: Robinson. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds: UTPB 42 (Harris 15), Incarnate Word (48 (Caldwell 12). Assists — UTPB 18 (Arnott 6), Incarnate Word 18 (Nuncio 10).

>> Lady Falcons fall: The University of the Incarnate Word women’s basketball team went on an 11-2 run to open the game and never looked back in a 103-71 Heartland Conference victory over UTPB.

Nia Torru had 26 points to lead five Lady Cardinals (16-10 overall, 10-3 in conference) in double figures.

The Lady Falcons (2-25, 2-9) were led by Crystal Johnson’s game-high 41 points, including 10-for-18 from three-point range. She was the only UTPB player in double figures.

University of the Incarnate Word 103, UTPB 71

UTPB (2-25, 2-9)

Taneesha Leak 2 0-0 4, Nevena Trailovic 2 0-0 5, Michelle Townsend 2 0-1 4, Emma Fradette 3 0-0 9, Crystal Johnson 13 5-6 41, Latoyia Preston 1 1-4 3, Jessica Wills 2 0-0 5, Alissa Trull 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 6-11 71..

INCARNATE WORD (16-10, 10-3)

Hayley Harvey 11 1-2 23, Kim Robinson 7 2-2 20, Nia Torru 11 2-2 26, Cinnamon Kava 4 2-2 10, Brittany Hardy 5 6-6 16, Danielle Aguilar 1 0-0 2, Ieasha Sledge 1 0-0 2, Keisha Greenwood 2 0-0 4. Totals 42 13-14 103.

Halftime — Incarnate Word 57, UTPB 45. Three-point goals — UTPB 15-33 (Trailovic 1-5, Fradette 3-6, Johnson 10-18, Preston 0-1, Wills 1-2, Trull 0-1); Incarnate Word 6-17 (Robinson 4-7, Torru 2-5, Kava 0-2, Sledge 0-2, Greenwood 0-1). Total fouls — UTPB 14, Incarnate Word 11. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds: UTPB 27 (Johnson 7); Incarnate Word 47 (Robinson 10). Assists — UTPB 14 (Trailovic 3, Townsend 3); Incarnate Word 32 (Robinson 10).