College basketball: UTPB teams split in Kansas

>> Falcons get road win: In Wichita, Kan., Quintan Lipkins scored 23 points to help the UTPB men’s basketball team beat Newman University 77-66 in a Heartland Conference game Saturday night.

Lipkins’ layup got UTPB even at 51-51 with 10 minutes, 24 seconds remaining, and Justin Bailey made a layup with 10:07 left to put UTPB ahead for good at 53-51. The Falcons (4-10 overall, 2-1 conference) led by as many as 12 points at 73-61 with 2:03 left.

Bailey had 15 points for UTPB, which shot 46.3 percent from the field. Robert Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Cole Elliott scored 17 points for Newman (8-5, 0-3). The Jets made 9-of-35 3-point tries.

UTPB 77, Newman 66

UTPB (4-10, 2-1)

Quintan Lipkins 7 6-7 23; Robert Harris 6 2-7 15; Justin Bailey 5 5-6 15; Charles Harper 3 0-0 8; Renato da Paz 3 1-2 7; Ashley Arnott 1 0-0 3; Chris Dunlop 0 2-2 2; Luther Thomas 0 2-2 2; Art Garcia 0 2-2 2; Andy Spears 0 0-0 0; Keenan Gay 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 20-28 77.

NEWMAN (8-5, 0-3)

Cole Elliott 7 1-2 17; Camilo Londona 3 4-7 12; Ryan Bradley 4 2-4 11; Caleb Fine 3 2-2 10; Kyle Smith 2 2-3 7; Jarvis Jackson 3 0-0 6; Keaton Shultz 1 0-0 3; Ochigbo Ameh 0 0-0 0; Andy Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 11-18 66.

Halftime — UTPB 36, Newman 29. 3-Point goals — UTPB 7 (Lipkins 3, Harper 2, Arnott 1, Harris 1), Newman 9 (Fine 2, Elliott 2, Londono 2, Bradley 1, Smith 1, Shultz 1). Total fouls — UTPB 18, Newman 19. Fouled out — UTPB, Harper; Newman, none. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — UTPB 38 (Harris 11), Newman 43 (Bradley 12). Assists — UTPB 18 (Arnott 5), Newman 12 (Elliott 3, Jackson 3).

>> Lady Falcons lose 15th straight: In Wichita, Kan., Gretchen Berns scored 16 points to help Newman University beat UTPB 91-63 in a Heartland Conference women’s basketball game Saturday night and hand the Lady Falcons their 15th consecutive defeat.

Newman (3-13, 1-2) used a 20-3 run to take a 22-6 lead in the first half, and the Jets built a 41-25 lead at halftime. They eventually built the lead to 32 points in the second half.

UTPB (1-16 overall, 0-3 conference) made 11-of-12 free throws but shot 26.9 percent from the field.

UTPB’s Crystal Johnson made six 3-pointers and scored 27 points in her return from a two-game. Tomisha Martin missed the game because of academic ineligibility.

Melissa Borckleman had 15 points for Newman (3-13, 1-2), which outrebounded UTPB 60-35.

Newman 91, UTPB 63

UTPB (1-16, 0-3)

Crystal Johnson 10 1-2 27; Nevena Trailovic 5 0-0 13; Michelle Townsend 1 6-7 8; Taneesha Leak 2 3-3 7; Jessica Wills 2 0-0 6; Latoyia Preston 1 0-0 2; Alissa Trull 0 0-0 0; Emma Fradette 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 10-12 63.

NEWMAN (3-13, 1-2)

Gretchen Berns 8 0-1 16; Melissa Brockleman 7 1-1 15; Hadley Freeman 3 4-4 12; Tara Oppliger 4 2-3 10; Dava Logsdon 4 2-2 10; Rainey Nickel 3 1-2 8; Ashley Hanson 3 1-4 7; Kassie Pauly 2 0-0 6; Kaycee McGill 1 2-2 5; Nadya Tonova 1 0-0 2; Taylor Ashworth 0 0-0 0; Diana Santillan 0 0-0 0; Katasha Bledsoe 0 0-1 0. Totals 36 13-20 91.

Halftime — Newman 41, UTPB 25. 3-Point goals — UTPB 11 (Johnson 6, Trailovic 3, Wills 2), Newman 6 (Freeman 2, Pauly 2, McGill 1, Nickel 1). Total fouls — UTPB 15, Newman 15. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — UTPB 35 (Townsend 7), Newman 60 (Hanson 8, Logsdon 8). Assists — UTPB 13 (Trailovic 5), Newman 27 (McGill 7).