Holding on
The UTPB men’s basketball team earned a much-needed victory with a 74-72 triumph against Eastern New Mexico in Lone Star Conference play Saturday at the Falcon Dome.
DaJuan Jones scored a game-high 27 points for the Falcons (11-13 overall, 5-10 in conference), including a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line.
Keyon Craddock finished with 18 in the victory.
Greg Johnson scored 20 points to lead the Greyhounds (12-8, 7-7), with Jahcorre Ealy finishing with 17, while Errol White added 14 in the loss.
TPB 74, Eastern New Mexico 72
Saturday, Falcon Dome
EASTERN NM (12-8 overall, 7-7 Lone Star)
Jahcorre Ealy 7-13 2-4 17, Errol White 6-7 2-3 14, Jose Murillo 3-5 0-0 6, Eze Dike 2-8 3-3 8, Blazej Czerniewicz 1-2 0-0 2, Dwayne Chester III 2-6 0-0 5, Greg Johnson 6-13 2-7 20, Junior Hodnett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 13-16 72.
UTPB (11-13, 5-10)
Max Warren 3-7 0-0 6, Jalen King 2-5 0-0 4, DaJuan Jones 6-12 10-10 27, Keyon Craddock 5-10 4-5 18, Alvarez Powell 2-2 1-2 5, Daniel Moody 0-1 2-2 2, Nathaniel Powell 2-3 1-1 5, D’Mari Wiltz 0-0 0-0 0, Azariah Seay 2-5 0-0 6, Rodney Carson Jr. 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-45 19-22 74.
Halftime — UTPB 38, Eastern New Mexico 29 3-Point goals — Eastern NM 5-21 (Ealy 1-3, White 0-1, Dike 1-5, Czerniewicz 0-1, Chester 1-3, Johnson 2-7, Hodnett 0-1), UTPB 11-22 (Jones 5-8, Craddock 4-7, Moody 0-1, Seay 2-5). Total fouls — Eastern NM 15, UTPB 19. Fouled out — Eastern NM (Dike), UTPB (Warren). Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Eastern NM 28 (White 9), UTPB 24 (King 4). Assists — Eastern NM 9 (Ealy 4), UTPB 13 (Jones 7). S
Tough loss
Edecia Bech scored 16 points to lead Eastern New Mexico to a 63-50 victory against UTPB in women’s Lone Star Conference action Saturday at the Falcon Dome.
Corin Camara added 15 points for the Greyhounds (9-10 overall, 6-8 in conference).
Morgan Helgesen scored a game-high 17 points for the Falcons (10-11, 7-8), with Makayla Bingley finishing with 10 in the loss.
Eastern New Mexico 63, UTPB 50
Saturday, Falcon Dome
EASTERN N.M. (9-10 overall, 6-8 Lone Star)
Julieta Deja 2-5 3-6 8, Lazurea Saunders 2-5 0-0 4, Ashley Shipley 3-14 0-0 8, Bella Stone 2-9 1-2 7, Marley Freeman 0-3 0-0 0, Corin Camara 5-12 0-0 15, KiKi Roberts 2-4 1-2 5, Alexandria Sarinana 0-0 0-0 0, Edecia Bech 7-8 2-3 16. Totals 23-60 7-12 63.
UTPB (10-11, 7-8)
Morgan Helgesen 6-15 2-2 17, Makayla Bingley 4-10 0-0 10, Alexus Quaadman 1-4 2-4 4, Kamari Portalis 0-4 2-2 2, Avalon Munoz 1-11 5-6 7, Holly Hemmeline 2-11 0-0 6, Diavian Spencer 0- 2-2 2, Khiara Flugence 1-2 0-0 2, Ally Haman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-59 13-16 50.
Eastern N.M…………………. 11 — 18 — 16 — 18 — 63
UTPB………………….. 13 — 8— 19 — 10— 50
3-Point goals — Eastern N.M. 10-34 (Ceja 1-2, Shipley 2-10, Stone 2-7, Freeman 0-3, Camara 5-12), UTPB7-30 (Helgesen 3-8, Bingley 2-5, Portalis 0-2, Munoz 0-2, Hemmeline 2-11, Spencer 0-1, Haman 0-1). Total fouls — Eastern N.M. 16, UTPB 15 Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Eastern N.M. 54 (Roberts 12), UTPB 31 (Helgesen 7). Assists — Eastern N.M. 13 (Stone 8), UTPB 9 (Munoz 3).
