MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UTPB's streak ended by Newman
WICHITA, KAN. The UTPB men’s basketball team committed 14 second-half turnovers and saw its six-game winning streak snapped Saturday with a 57-43 loss at Newman.
The Falcons (13-13 overall, 6-6 Heartland Conference) fell into fifth place, a half-game behind Arkansas-Fort Smith (14-13, 7-6), with two regular-season games remaining. Newman (17-8, 9-4) moved into a second-place tie with St. Mary’s (16-8, 9-4), which lost to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday.
Branden Harrison led UTPB with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Erik Martin scored eight points but also committed eight turnovers. Chuck Coley scored a game-high 15 points for Newman, which also got 13 points from Shamar Acuay and 10 from Eric Saunders.
>> Newman 57, UTPB 43
UTPB (13-13 overall, 6-6 Heartland Conference)
Mike Akins 0-2 1-3 1, Branden Harrison 5-9 2-4 12, Jalen Jarrett 0-4 1-2 1, Louis Crane 2-4 0-0 5, Madison Turner 2-4 0-0 4, Rodney Hudson 0-1 0-0 0, Erik Martin 3-6 2-2 8, Ke’Andre Derrick 2-2 3-3 7, Elijah Jordan 2-8 0-0 5, Klein Harper 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 9-14 43.
NEWMAN (17-8, 9-4)
Chuck Coley 6-10 3-6 15, Mason Felter 1-2 3-4 5, Kyle Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Darrell Traylor 2-7 0-5 8, Eric Saunders 3-7 2-4 10, Shamar Acuay 3-7 7-8 13, Josh Pleasant 2-3 0-0 4, Connor Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Ryan McCarthy 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Mesh 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-41 17-24 57.
Halftime — Newman 21, UTPB 18. 3-Point goals — UTPB 2-10 (Jarrett 0-1, Crane 1-2, Turner 0-2, Martin 0-1, Jordan 1-4), Newman 4-8 (Coley 0-1, Traylor 2-2, Saunders 2-3, Acuay 0-1, McCarthy 0-1). Total fouls — UTPB 23, Newman 19. Fouled out — UTPB: Turner. Technical fouls — Newman: Coley. Rebounds — UTPB 27 (Crane 5), Newman 28 (Pleasant 6). Assists — UTPB 6 (Jarrett 2), Newman 12 (Saunders 5).
