College basketball: Harris does it again for Falcons

UTPB’s Robert Harris had another huge night to lead the Falcons to a victory.

Harris scored 33 points and pulled down 16 rebounds as UTPB earned a 91-80 Heartland Conference victory over Lincoln University on Thursday at the Falcon Dome.

Last Saturday, Harris had 36 points and six rebounds in an 86-77 win over St. Mary’s.

The junior forward was 9-for-17 from the field and 14-of-16 from the free-throw line in Thursday’s victory.

Charles Harper added 17 points and Justin Bailey had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for the Falcons (10-14 overall, 7-5 conference).

Jared Boone’s 22 points and eight rebounds led Lincoln (7-16, 2-5).

UTPB 91, Lincoln 80

LINCOLN (7-16, 2-5)

Richard Williams 4 0-0 9; Ralph Mata 5 0-0 15; Ryan Spearman 4 0-0 10; Jared Boone 9 1-2 22; Demarkus Maydun 7 6-10 20; Romeo Lucchesi 0 0-0 0; Kyle Wilde 0 0-0 0; Peter Akajiobi 0 0-0 0; Marcus Warren 0 0-0 0; Jordan Bradbary 2 0-0 4. Totals 31 7-12 80.

UTPB (10-14, 7-5)

Quintan Lipkins 4 2-2 13; Ashley Arnott 0 0-0 0; Justin Bailey 4 0-0 10; Charles Harper 6 4-6 17; Robert Harris 9 14-16 33; Chris Dunlop 2 0-0 5; Art Garcia 1 0-0 2; Kennan Gay 0 0-0 0; Luther Thomas 1 0-0 3; Renato da Paz 3 2-2 8. Totals 30 22-26 91.

Halftime — UTPB 49, Lincoln 44. 3-Point goals — Lincoln 11 (Ralph Mata 5, Jared Boone 3, Ryan Spearman 2, Richard Williams), UTPB 9 (Quintan Lipkins 3, Justin Bailey 2, Charles Harper, Robert Harris, Chris Dunlop, Luther Thomas). Total fouls — Lincoln 16, UTPB 13. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — Lincoln, Kyle Wilde; UTPB, team. Rebounds — Lincoln 38 (Jared Boone 8), UTPB 54 (Robert Harris 16). Assists — Lincoln 18 (Ralph Mata 7), UTPB 17 (Quintan Lipkins 6).