Evans (ENMU)
63
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 8-11 (3-7 LSC)
82
Winner West Texas A&M WT 18-2 (8-2 LSC)
Eastern New Mexico ENMU
8-11 (3-7 LSC)
63
Final
82
West Texas A&M WT
18-2 (8-2 LSC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 23 40 63
West Texas A&M WT 37 45 82

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

No. 11 Buffs Slow Down the Greyhounds, 82-63

Box Score

Season Stats

THE BASICS:
 
  • Score: #11 West Texas A&M 82, Eastern New Mexico 63
 
  • Records: West Texas A&M 18-2 (8-2 LSC), Eastern New Mexico 8-11 (3-7 LSC)
 
  • Location: Canyon, Texas (First United Bank Center)
 
  • The Lead: Behind five players in double figures and a strong start to begin the second half, the No. 11 West Texas A&M men's basketball team turned back Eastern New Mexico Thursday evening 82-63 at the First United Bank Center.  The Buffs were led by a game-high 18 points from senior David Chavlovich. 
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
  • The Buffs jumped out to a 10-4 lead early as junior Gach Gach began the game with a triple on the first possession and senior David Chavlovich capped the spurt with a jumper with 16:06 left in the half.
  • Gach made one of two free throws for a 16-7 lead with 10:47 left and the largest lead of the half to that point.
  • Later, a triple from freshman CJ Jennings pushed the lead to a then-largest lead of 12 at 26-14 with 6:44 left.
  • Eastern New Mexico cut the deficit to six capped with an emphatic dunk from Shawn Shelton and a triple from Nick Brown for a 26-20 WT lead with 4:53 left.
  • From there, the Buffs finished the half on an 11-3 run as freshman Gaige Prim finished the scoring in the half with two free throws and a 37-23 lead.
  • Shelton's dunk at the 4:53 mark was the last Greyhound field goal in the half.
  • WT opened the second just as it started the first with a quick spurt as it opened the stanza scoring 13 of the first 19 points for a 50-29 lead capped on a triple from senior Jordan Evans who finished the game with 14 points and three triples all coming in the second half.
  • A technical foul on ENMU's Jamani Pierce on a 3-pointer by Evans gave him five free throws as he knocked all of them down as ENMU had cut the deficit to 16, but Evans' tosses pushed the lead back to 21 at 55-34 with 13:05 left.
  • Evans later buried a triple for a 27-point lead at 61-34 with 12:22 remaining as ENMU got no closer than 24 the rest of the way.
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
  • WT shot 10 of 24 from the field in the half for 41.7 percent, while going six of 14 from beyond the arc and 11 of 15 from the line.
  • Chavlovich paced the Buffs with 13 points on four of 10 from the field, with three triples and two free throws, as the lone player on either team in double figures.
  • The Buffs held a 22-17 lead in rebounding, but committed an uncharacteristic 13 turnovers in the first half as the team averages just 11.6 per game to lead the LSC.
  • ENMU shot just seven of 29 from the field for 24.1 percent, marking the worst shooting percentage against WT in the first half this season, while going three of 12 from beyond the arc and six of eight from the line.
  • The 23 points allowed by WT in the first half tied for the fewest allowed in the first half this season (Cameron, 1/6/18).
  • Five ENMU players scored in the first half, led by seven points off the bench from Shelton.
  • For the game, WT shot 41.2 percent on 21 of 51 and went 12 of 31 from beyond the arc, while going 28 of 35 from the line.
  • Junior Ryan Quaid scored 14 points with six rebounds and sophomore Drew Evans added 10 points off the bench as did Gach.
  • ENMU had three players in double figures led by 16 points from Zach Parker as the Greyhounds shot 18 of 57 from the field for 31.6 percent, while going seven of 25 from beyond the arc and were 20 of 26 from the line.
  • The Greyhounds went 14 of 18 from the line in the second half as there were a combined 49 fouls in the game with 30 combined fouls in the second half alone.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
  • The Buffs host Western New Mexico Saturday at 4 p.m. and nationally ranked UT Permian Basin visits on Tuesday.
  • Check www.gobuffsgo.com on the men's basketball schedule page for links to live stats and audio/video streaming of the games all season long.
  • Kent Johnson and Lucas Kinsey will have play-by-play coverage of the games throughout the season on 98.7 Lonestar FM throughout the Texas Panhandle.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

David Chavlovich

#1 David Chavlovich

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5' 11"
Senior
Drew Evans

#0 Drew Evans

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6' 3"
Sophomore
Jordan Evans

#3 Jordan Evans

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6' 5"
Senior
Ryan Quaid

#22 Ryan Quaid

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6' 7"
Junior
CJ Jennings

#2 CJ Jennings

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6' 1"
Freshman
Gach Gach

#10 Gach Gach

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6' 4"
Junior
Gaige Prim

#24 Gaige Prim

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6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

David Chavlovich

#1 David Chavlovich

5' 11"
Senior
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Drew Evans

#0 Drew Evans

6' 3"
Sophomore
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Jordan Evans

#3 Jordan Evans

6' 5"
Senior
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Ryan Quaid

#22 Ryan Quaid

6' 7"
Junior
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CJ Jennings

#2 CJ Jennings

6' 1"
Freshman
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Gach Gach

#10 Gach Gach

6' 4"
Junior
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Gaige Prim

#24 Gaige Prim

6' 7"
Freshman
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