CANYON Sharpshooting West Texas A&M knocked down 16 of 36 shots from 3-point range and the Buffs rolled to a 105-86 win over the UTPB men’s basketball team in a top-10 tilt on Tuesday at the First United Bank Center.
West Texas A&M entered the contest ranked 10th in Division II and UTPB entered as No. 8 in the latest NABC poll released earlier Monday, for a battle between teams atop the Lone Star Conference standings.
The Buffs’ big win forces a tie on top of the league standings, as both teams sit 10-2.
West Texas A&M knocked down five of six 3-pointers during a hot stretch late in the first quarter, which helped push a tie score at 19-19 to an 18-point Buffs advantage at 47-29 with three and half minutes left in the first half.
The Buffs led 51-38 at the break.
UTPB’s Daeshon Francis and West Texas A&M’s David Chavlovich tied for a game-high 26 points, in a matchup between the conference’s top two scorers.
But behind him, Chavlovich got help from 37 Buffs bench points, while UTPB’s bench mustered just eight points.
UTPB will look to regroup before taking on Midwestern State on the road Feb. 8.
UTPB (18-3 overall, 10-2 Lone Star Conference)
Daeshon Francis 9-18 8-9 26, Amari Bryant 7-11 0-0 17, James McPherson 4-16 5-6 16, Josh Morris 5-7 2-2 12, Sammy Allen 2-4 3-4 7, Zeldric King 2-5 2-2 6, Andres Villa 1-1 0-0 2, Garrett Baggett 0-1 0-0 0, Renard Thomas 0-0 0-2 0, Jevon Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Daven Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, John Moscoso 0-1 0-0 0, Trayvond Massenburg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-64 20-25 86.
WEST TEXAS A&M (20-2, 10-2)
David Chavlovich 6-12 11-12 26, Gaige Prim 6-13 6-8 18, CJ Jennings 4-10 5-6 16, Jordan Evans 5-14 1-1 15, Jordan Collins 3-6 0-0 9, Ryan Quaid 1-1 4-6 6, Rylan Gerber 2-2 0-0 6, Gach Gach 2-6 0-0 5, Drew Evans 2-2 0-0 4, Sterling White 0-0 0-0 0, Wyatt Wheatly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-66 27-33 105.
Halftime — West Texas A&M 51, UTPB 38. 3-Point goals — UTPB 6-14 (Amari Bryant 3-5, James McPherson 3-6, Daeshon Francis 0-1, Garrett Baggett 0-1, John Moscoso 0-1), West Texas A&M 16-36 (Jordan Evans 4-11, Jordan Collins 3-5, CJ Jennings 3-6, David Chavlovich 3-7, Rylan Gerber 2-2, Gach Gach 1-5). Total fouls — UTPB 26, West Texas A&M 19. Fouled out — UTPB: Josh Morris. Technical fouls — West Texas A&M: Team. Rebounds — UTPB 39 (Daeshon Francis 9), West Texas A&M 36 (Gaige Prim 12). Assists — UTPB 12 (Daeshon Francis 6), West Texas A&M 20 (David Chavlovich 9).
Overall Conference
Team W L W L
West Texas A&M…………. 20 2 10 2
UTPB………………………….. 18 3 10 2
Texas A&M-Commerce… 16 43 8 3
Tarleton State……………… 12 8 7 4
Angelo State……………….. 15 5 6 4
Texas A&M-Kingsville….. 11 9 4 6
Cameron………………………. 8 12 4 7
Eastern New Mexico………. 8 12 3 8
Midwestern State…………… 7 14 3 8
Western New Mexico……… 3 17 0 11
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Jan. 27
Tarleton State 82, Midwestern State 75
UTPB 94, Eastern New Mexico 77
Cameron 84, Texas A&M-Commerce 62
West Texas A&M 99, Western New Mexico 55
Angelo State 109, Dallas Christian 64
Jan. 29
Midwestern State 79, St. Mary’s 69
Jan. 30
West Texas A&M 105, UTPB 86
Feb. 1
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State, 7:30 p.m.
Angelo State at Cameron, 7:30 p.m.
Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 8:30 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce at Western New Mexico, 8:30 p.m.
