Evans (ENMU)
Trey Reed
70
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 11-17
86
Winner West Texas A&M WT 26-3
Eastern New Mexico ENMU
11-17
70
Final
86
West Texas A&M WT
26-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 16 54 70
West Texas A&M WT 46 40 86

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Top-Seed Buffs Race Out to Early Lead, Down Eastern New Mexico, 86-70

Box Score

Season Stats

THE BASICS:
 
  • Score: #1 West Texas A&M 86, #8 Eastern New Mexico 70
 
  • Records: West Texas A&M 26-3, Eastern New Mexico 11-17
 
  • Location: Denton, Texas (Kitty Magee Arena)
 
  • The Lead: A blistering 46-16 first half and double-doubles from juniors Gach Gach and Ryan Quaid sparked the top-seeded West Texas A&M Buffs to an 86-70 victory in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 Lone Star Conference Championship Friday evening.  Senior Jordan Evans paced the team with 20 points and four triples. 
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
  • Having to change venues to Texas Woman's University due to a facility issue at Dr Pepper Arena yesterday, didn't stop the Buffs from absolutely dominating from the get go as they raced out to a 22-4 lead and a 17-1 run during the spurt capped with a pair of free throws from Evans with 11:50 left in the first half.
  • WT began the game 8 of 16 from the field, while ENMU was just 1 of 12.
  • Evans buried two more free throws for a 24-6 lead with 10:09 left in the half.
  • ENMU's Zach Parker buried a triple for just the third field goal of the half for the Greyhounds and a 24-9 deficit with 9:46 left in the first period.
  • A triple from senior David Chavlovich pushed the WT lead to 30-9 with 8:01 left, and freshman Gaige Prim found easy sledding inside for a bucket and a 32-9 lead with 7:29 left.
  • Sophomore Jordan Collins got into the act from deep with a triple for a 37-11 lead and Chavlovich drained a triple with six seconds left for 46-16 lead at intermission.
  • ENMU came out of the gates in the second half and almost matched its output from the first half in the first five minutes as the Greyhounds opened with a 12-2 run and a layup from Jamani Pierce pulled ENMU within 50-30 with 15:14 left and a 14-4 run.
  • ENMU pulled within 19 points on a pair of free throws form Lamarquis Thompson at 55-36 with 12:55 left, but the Buffs quickly pushed the lead back to 27 on a layup from Gach with 10:37 left at 63-36.
  • Just as the Buffs had big runs in the first half, the Greyhounds answered in the second as a 13-6 run followed pulling ENMU within 20 once again at 69-49.
  • After WT had pushed the lead back to 25, ENMU would go on a run once again Parker pulled the Greyhounds within 17 with a triple with 4:15 left capping a 10-2 run.He would make two free throws puling the team within 14 at 80-66, but it would be as close as the Greyhounds would get as WT settled for the 86-70 win.
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
  • The 16 points allowed by WT in the first half marked a season-low as WT held ENMU to just 18.2 percent shooting in the first half, also a season-low against the Buffs.
  • Conversely, the Buffs shot 45.5 percent on 15 of 33, while going 7 of 19 from downtown (.368) and 9 of 12 from the line.
  • ENMU was just 1 of 12 from beyond the arc and 3 of 6 from the line in the first half.
  • WT had three players in double figures in the first half, led by 12 points from Evans and Quaid had ten rebounds, including nine on the defensive end in the first stanza.
  • The Buffs held a 30-20 lead in rebounding in the first half, while leading 16-8 in points in the paint and 17-7 in bench points, along with a 7-0 lead in fast break points.
  • The previous fewest points allowed in the first half was 21 against Western New Mexico (1/27/18), while lowest field goal shooting against WT was 22.9 on 8 of 35 from WNMU in the same game.
  • In a tale of two halves, the Greyhounds outscored WT 54-40 in the second half, but the first half deficit was too much to overcome.
  • The 54 points allowed in the second half, was the most since allowing 56 to Langston on Nov. 25, 2017.
  • WT shot 44.6 percent for the game on 29 of 65 from the field, while going 12 of 34 from range (.353) and 16 of 23 from the line (.696).
  • Evans had a team-high 20 points on 6 of 13 from the field, while going 4 of 10 from range and 4 of 4 from the line.
  • Gach recorded his second double-double as a Buff with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Quaid recorded his LSC leading 13th this season and 19th of his career with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
  • Prim narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench, while Chavlovich scored 15 points with eight assists and one steal.He now is 52 points from tying the all-time career scoring record in the LSC at 2,380 points.
  • ENMU shot 50 percent on 15 of 30 from the field in the second half, but were just 21 of 63 from the field for the game (.333).The Greyhounds were 6 of 24 from range (.250) and 22 of 32 from the line (.688).
  • Parker had a game-high 21 points on 7 of 16 from the field with five triples, while Thompson, who had just one point in the first half, finished with 16 points and seven rebounds.Devin Pullum and Tanner Carter had 14 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench.
  • WT led in rebounding 49-40 in rebounding, but ENMU led 19-8 in points off turnovers as the Buffs committed 11 miscues to nine for the Greyhounds. WT dominated inside, 34-22 in points in the paint.
  • Head coach Tom Brown won his 90th game at the helm of the Buffs (90-34) and his first game at the Lone Star Conference Tournament since he became head coach in 2014-15.
  • WT improved to 33-19 all-time in the LSC Championship and the win marked the first for the Buffs since a 65-50 win over Cameron in the first round in 2012-13.
  • This was the second win by the Buffs over ENMU in the conference tournament.
  • The Greyhounds ended their season at 11-17 and are now 8-20 all-time in the tournament.
  • WT improved to 76-18 all-time against ENMU, swept the season series with the Greyhounds, and won eight of the last nine meetings.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
  • The Buffs will battle No. 4-seed Texas A&M-Commerce in the semifinal round Saturday at 8:30 p.m. back at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.
  • WT and TAMUC split with each team winning on its home court as WT won by four in Canyon, 86-82 and TAMUC won 67-66 last week in Commerce.
  • Check www.gobuffsgo.com on the men's basketball schedule page for links to live stats and audio/video streaming of the game.
  • Kent Johnson and Lucas Kinsey will have the call of the game 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
Jordan Collins

#5 Jordan Collins

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6' 0"
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
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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Jordan Collins

#5 Jordan Collins

6' 0"
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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Gach Gach

#10 Gach Gach

6' 4"
Junior
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Gaige Prim

#24 Gaige Prim

6' 7"
Freshman
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