CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M men's basketball team completed a 4-0 home stand with an 89-62 victory over the Mustangs of Midwestern State. The Buffs remain perfect in Lone Star Conference play at 14-0 while holding a 20-1 overall record.
 
The Leaders
Larry Wise scored a season-high 32 points while recording six rebounds, five assists, and a steal in the win. Ahamed Mohammed also reached double figures, scoring 12 points. Kieran Elliott pulled in a game-high 10 rebounds, coming up one point shy of a double-double.
 
How It Happened
Scoring started slow inside the First United Bank Center as the two teams combined for 10 minutes nearly five minutes into the game. The Mustangs started to seize momentum in the game as the Buffs went cold from the field. After Midwestern State rattled off an 11-2 run to go up six. WT responded with an elongated 17-2 streak to regain the advantage. Over the closing minutes of the first half, the two teams exchanged points as the Buffs carried a 40-31 lead into halftime.
 
The WT lead hovered around 10 as Midwestern State traded points with the Buffs to open the second half. With 11:32 to play in the game, a Wise jumper sparked an 8-0 run to push the lead to 15 points. After the Mustangs snapped the streak, the Buffs rattled off another 10-0 run to put WT up by 21. Over the last five minutes of the game, the Buffs ran out the clock where Cameron Bell capped off the win with a three in front of the bench.
 
Inside the Box Score

• WT leads the all-time series, 45-34, 31-9 in Canyon.
• Head coach Tom Brown moves to 13-6 against the Aggies.
• WT shot 50.9% (29-of-57) from the field, 51.7% (15-of-29) from deep, 84.2% from the charity stripe with 37 rebounds, 14 assists, six steals, two blocks, and 12 turnovers.
• MSU shot 41.4% (24-of-58) from the floor, 28.6% (6-of-21) from the 3-point range, 80.0% at the free throw line with 27 rebounds, nine assists, four steals, four blocks, and 13 turnovers.

 
Up Next
The Buffs hit the road to take on UT Permian Bain on Thursday, Feb. 8. Action inside the Falcon Gym is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.
 
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