KINGSVILLE Josh Morris scored 20 points, James McPherson added another 19 and the No. 6 UTPB men’s basketball team picked up its 11th straight victory by way of a 79-50 win against Texas A&M-Kingsville on the road Thursday night.
The Falcons led 30-27 at the halftime break but pulled away in the second half to get to 14-1 on the season and 6-0 in the Lone Star Conference.
UTPB outrebounded Texas A&M-Kingsville with 46 boards to 25. Morris led UTPB with eight rebounds down low.
UTPB (14-1 overall, 6-0 Lone Star Conference)
Josh Morris 9-10 2-3 20, James McPherson 5-14 7-7 19, Daeshon Francis 3-7 5-10 11, Sammy Allen 3-6 0-0 6, Renard Thomas 3-4 0-0 6, Andres Villa 2-3 1-2 6, Trayvond Massenburg 2-2 0-0 4, Garrett Baggett 1-2 0-0 3, Amari Bryant 0-4 2-4 2, Zeldric King 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-54 17-26 79.
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (9-7, 2-4)
Caelan Neal 4-13 3-4 12, Christian Bambrook 5-8 0-0 12, Jacolby Harris 2-3 2-4 6, Elton Dyer 1-2 3-4 6, Trey Sumpter 2-9 0-0 5, Derrick Byrd 1-5 0-0 3, Cris Boleware 0-4 2-2 2, Will West 1-7 0-0 2, Dominique Bradley 1-1 0-2 2, Johnnathan Lindsey 0-2 0-0 0, Kyren Block 0-1 0-0 0, Elliot Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, Hector Ruiz 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 17-57 10-17 50.
Halftime — UTPB 30, Texas A&M-Kingsville 27. 3-Point goals — UTPB 4-11 (James McPherson 2-5, Garrett Baggett 1-2, Andres Villa 1-1, Amari Bryant 0-2, Renard Thomas 0-1), Texas A&M-Kingsville 6-24 (Christian Bambrook 2-4, Caelan Neal 1-7, Trey Sumpter 1-4, Derrick Byrd 1-3, Elton Dyer 1-1, Cris Boleware 0-2, Will West 0-2, Johnnathan Lindsey 0-1). Total fouls — UTPB 22, Texas A&M-Kingsville 27. Fouled out — UTPB: Garrett Baggett. Technical fouls — Texas A&M-Kingsville: Cris Boleware. Rebounds — UTPB 46 (Josh Morris 8), Texas A&M-Kingsville 25 (Christian Bambrook 6). Assists — UTPB 21 (Sammy Allen 8), Texas A&M-Kingsville 10 (Caelan Neal 4).
