WISCONSIN DELLS, WISCONSIN – West Texas A&M Men's Basketball (2-0, 0-0 LSC) came away with their second win of the season as they beat Central Oklahoma 81-70 Saturday afternoon. WT shot 50% from the field and 45.5% from three.
WT found themselves in an early 7-0 hole but were able to respond with threes by
Logan Gibson and
Max George. The teams then traded runs where UCO rebuilt their seven-point lead at 6-0 before George cashed his second three gave the Buffaloes their first lead of the game at 14-13. The teams battled back and forth but a strong defensive stretch helped West Texas A&M build up an eight-point lead following a dunk by
Austin Prosser. The Buffs had a five-minute defensive stretch where they held the Bronchos scoreless. WT held firm on their lead the rest of the half as
Ryder Cheesman finished a layup with one second remaining to set the score at 39-32 going into the break.
In the second half,
Joel Robinson set the tone with a three before finishing an and-one to push the lead up to 13 a minute and a half into the second half. Central Oklahoma chipped away over the next 10 minutes as they battled back to tie the game at 55 with 9:43 left on the clock. WT regained momentum with a 10-2 run where Gibson and Robinson drained back-to-back threes for the 65-57 lead. With 3:33 remaining,
James Parlow Jr. brought the lead back up to double-digits with an and-one layup. Central Oklahoma got as close as nine points the rest of the way as West Texas A&M came out victorious with an 81-70 victory.
Top Buffs
- Joel Robinson tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Robinson shot 6/9 from the field and went 2/4 from three while adding two steals.
- Max George scored an efficient 16 points on 6/8 shooting. George drained four threes and added a steal and assist.
- Logan Gibson notched 12 points on 5/8 shooting while making both of his threes. Gibson added two boards, an assist, and a block.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 29-22 all-time against Central Oklahoma and have won four straight games.
- WT led the game in field goal percentage (50-40.3), three-point percentage (45.5-35.7), free throws made (13-10), blocks (3-2), steals (9-7), points in the paint (38-26), points off turnovers (12-9), and bench points (35-6).
- Ryder Cheesman was the final Buffalo in double-figure scoring with 10 points. Cheesman also grabbed seven rebounds and dished two assists.
- Jailyn Sledge recorded four stocks (three steals and a block) to go with two points and three rebounds.
- Austin Prosser scored seven points on 3/4 shooting.
- James Parlow Jr. tallied eight points and two assists.
- Ben Walton knocked in a three as he totaled six points, two rebounds, and a block and steal.
- Sean Jimmy-Ducksworth recorded four points, three rebounds, two steals, and an assist.
- Kaden Hooker played in his first collegiate game.
Up Next
West Texas A&M plays their final game in Wisconsin Dells tomorrow evening as they take on No. 17 Grand Valley State at 8:15 p.m.
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