LAWTON, Okla. – West Texas A&M's
Julius Brown posted a season-high 23 points to lead the No. 20 Buffs to victory over Cameron in a non-conference battle on Saturday afternoon. WT defeated the Aggies 85-72 to move to 20-5 on the season while CU dropped to 2-13 overall.
The Westerville, Ohio product went 7-of-15 on the floor while going 8-of-10 at the line with a 3-pointer to collect a game-high 23 to go along with six assists, three steals and a block. Three additional Buffs reached double figures with
Larry Wise scoring 16 and
Zach Toussaint at 13.
Hayden Blankley registered 16 points and 10 rebounds to collect his first collegiate double-double.
Neither team was able to string together a substantial lead as the opening 14 minutes until the Buffs broke away with a nine-point lead. With 5:37 left in the half,
Larry Wise dropped a three to extend WT's lead to double figures, 36-24. A jumper for Brown would push the score out to 44-32 at the half.
Brown reached 20 points at the 8:23 mark for WT to lead 72-52 but was immediately responded by a three from Colt Savage. The Buffs continued to add to the board as
Hayden Blankley's dunk pushed the score back to a 20-point game. The Aggies collected a 13-5 run to cut the lead to 10 but a jumper by Wise ended the drought.
WT finished the game going 31-of-65 (47.7%) from the floor including 9-of-23 (39.1%) from the deep and 14-of-23 (60.9%) from the free throw line with 43 rebounds, 16 assists, seven steals and three blocks.
Cameron went 26-of-65 (40.0%) from the field including 8-of-28 (28.6%) from beyond the arc and 12-of-19 (63.2%) from the line led by Colt Savage with 20 points. The Aggies brought down 39 rebounds with 11 assists, six steals and a block by Kenyon Holcombe.
The Buffs return to action on Thursday, Feb. 10 with a rematch against nationally-ranked first Lubbock Christian (20-1, 8-1 LSC). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. against the Chaps at the First United Bank Center in Canyon. Thursday's game is sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau.
