SAN ANGELO The No. 6 UTPB men’s basketball team lost its first conference game Saturday afternoon as it fell to Angelo State 84-83.
The Falcons (14-2 overall, 6-1 Lone Star Conference) trailed by six at the half, but couldn’t muster enough in the second half to win the game. UTPB’s Daeshon Francis led all scorers with 30 points.
Down three with three seconds left, UTPB’s James McPherson had a chance to send the game to overtime with free throws, but missed the last of the trio to hand the Rams the victory.
UTPB (14-2 overall, 6-1 Lone Star)
James McPherson 6-17 2-3 17, Amari Bryant 0-4 0-0 0, Daeshon Francis 10-17 10-14 30, Sammy Allen 5-9 4-7 14, Josh Morris 4-9 2-4 10, Garrett Baggett 2-7 2-2 8, Andres Villa 0-1 0-0 0, Renard Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Zeldric King 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 28-66 22-34 83.
ANGELO STATE (12-4, 4-3)
PKlair Crouch 3-8 6-7 14, Will Adler 6-12 2-2 20, Brandon Williams 2-5 4-4 8, Antonio Singleton 3-10 5-5 11, Davion Cole-Johnson 4-4 2-7 11, Daron Mims 4-5 2-3 11, James Kirksey 0-5 2-2 2, Ran Tut 0-3 2-4 2, Williams Tchienhgang 2-4 1-3 5. Totals 24-56 26-37 84.
Halftime — Angelo State 42, UTPB 36. 3-Point goals — UTPB 5-20 (McPherson 3-8, Garrett Baggett 2-6); Angelo State 10-22 (Adler 6-9, Crouch 2-5, Cole-Johnson 1-1, Mims 1-2). Total fouls — UTPB 26; Angelo State 29. Fouled out — UTPB (Morris, Baggett); Angelo State (Williams). Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — UTPB 48 (Allen 17); Angelo State 39 (Kirksey 8). Assists — UTPB 15 (Bryant 4, Allen 4); Angelo State 17 (Crouch 5, Singleton 5, Kirksey 5).
