CANYON, Texas – It took two overtime periods, but the West Texas A&M men's basketball team held off rival Eastern New Mexico 95-90 on Thursday night in Canyon. The Buffs improved to 18-10 overall and 13-9 in Lone Star Conference play.

With the win, the Buffs clinched a spot in the Lone Star Conference tournament and await their opponent following Saturday's action.
 
The Leaders
Three Buffs reached double-digit scoring on Thursday night led by a career-high 39 from Ahamed Mohammed. Narit Chotikavanic (23) and Noah Pagotto (17) also ended their night in double figures. Mohammed hauled in a team-high eight rebounds with a pair of blocks while Mackenzie Morgan dished out two assists. 
 
How It Happened
The Buffs and Greyhounds exchanged blows from behind the arc to start the game, igniting the home crowd immediately. After ENMU grabbed a one-point lead, WT responded by taking a lead of its own, stretching it to seven with 13:53 to play in the half. The Buffs' lead hovered around the five-point mark until a 10-2 run with four minutes to go in the half pushed the advantage to 12. A six-point streak from the Greyhounds brought the game back within six before a Kemper Jones three sent the teams to the locker room with WT up nine.
 
After halftime, an extended 10-2 run from ENMU brought the game back within one before back-to-back buckets from Pagotto kept WT in front. Midway through the half, a Greyhounds three tied the game before a jumper gave ENMU its first lead since the 17:45 mark in the first half. With 3:33 to play in regulation a pair of free throws by Cougar Downing extended the Greyhounds lead to double digits. In the final 3:07, a 12-2 run from WT tied the game and sent the contest to overtime.
 
The Buffs and Greyhounds played to a tie in the first overtime period with both teams scoring eight points. In the second overtime, ENMU opened with three points before eight unanswered gave WT a lead it wouldn't let go. With less than a second to play, a pair of free throws from Mohammed capped the scoring at 95-90.
 
The Buffs will play their LSC Quarterfinal game on Friday, March 7 at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas
 
Inside the Box Score

• The Buffs lead the all-time series with Eastern New Mexico, 90-18.
• Head coach Tom Brown moves to 21-1 against the Greyhounds.
• WT shot 39.0% (30-of-77) from the field, 29.4% (10-of-34) from deep, 80.6% (25-of-31) from the charity stripe with 46 rebounds, 19 assists, two steals, five block, and 10 turnovers.
• Eastern New Mexico shot 45.1% (32-of-71) from the floor, 14.3% (2-of-14) from the 3-point range, 70.6% (24-of-34) at the free throw line with 45 rebounds, five assists, 10 steals, four blocks, and nine turnovers.

 
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