FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – The #3 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M outscored the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic, 15-4 in the fourth quarter to remain unbeaten on Tuesday afternoon to conclude the 2018 Cruzin Classic presented by Trip Sports at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #3 West Texas A&M 68, Palm Beach Atlantic 56
Records: West Texas A&M (10-0, 2-0 LSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (1-7, 0-3 SSC)
Venue: Broward County Convention Center
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Event: 2018 Cruzin Classic
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders):
 - Points: Jonika Garvin (PBA, 20 Points), Deleyah Harris (WT, 18 Points)
 - Rebounds: Deleyah Harris (WT, 15 Rebounds), Jonika Garvin (PBA, 11 Rebounds)
 - Assists: Lexy Hightower (WT, 3 Assists), Daria Cosgrove (WT, 3 Assists)
 - Steals: Ciara Cumbie (PBA, 2 Steals), Jonika Garvin (PBA, 2 Steals)
 - Blocks: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 3 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Deleyah Harris who finished the afternoon going 5-of-13 from the floor including 6-of-8 from the free throw line for 18 points followed by Tyesha Taylor with 10, Harris grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for her second straight double-double.
- Jonika Garvin led the way for the Sailfish as the senior went 8-of-23 from the floor and 4-of-6 for 20 points to go along with a team-high 11 rebounds to finish the afternoon with a double-double, Darsan Deshazier and Taylor Laabs contributed 10 points each in the loss.
 
FIRST HALF:
- The Lady Buffs went 14-of-30 (46.7%) from the floor in the opening half including 6-of-15 (40%) from behind the arc and 3-of-7 (42.9%) from the charity stripe with 20 total rebounds (four offensive, 16 defensive), six assists, eight turnovers, one block and no steals.
- Palm Beach Atlantic finished the opening half going 11-of-31 (35.5%) from the field including 1-of-7 (14.3%) from deep and 11-of-16 (68.8%) from the free throw line with 19 rebounds (five offensive, 14 defensive), six assists, two turnovers, one block and five steals.

SECOND HALF:
- WT finished the game going 26-of-60 (43.3%) from the floor including 9-of-24 (37.5%) from deep and 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the charity stripe with 45 total rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive), 11 assists, 13 turnovers, five blocks and no steals.
- The Sailfish went 20-of-62 (32.3%) from the field including 2-of-12 (16.7%) from behind the arc and 14-of-23 (60.9%) from the free throw line with 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), eight assists, two turnovers, two blocks and nine steals on the afternoon.
 
UP NEXT:
The Lady Buffs head into the mandatory NCAA Christmas Break with an overall record of 10-0 as they return to action on Thursday, January 3^rd in Odessa during Lone Star Conference action against UT Permian Basin. It marks the fourth time in program history that WT has won their first 10 games of the regular season, it is the fourth best start to a season since 1980 joining 2017-18 (14-0), 2015-16 (15-0) and 1987-88 (33-0).