SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA – West Texas A&M Men's Basketball (5-0, 0-0 LSC) stayed undefeated Friday evening as they beat Chadron State 91-83.
KJ Thomas and
James Parlow Jr. combined for 47 points with 25 and 22 respectively in the win.
West Texas A&M opened the game on a 7-3 run in the first three and a half minutes after a hook shot by
Ryder Cheesman. Chadron State would counter with a run of their own as they went 9-1 to take a 12-8 advantage. WT tied the game at 12 following a floater by
KJ Thomas and then ripped off a 15-3 run where Thomas finished and converted an and-one to force a timeout by the Eagles. Leading 27-15, the Buffaloes held firm on their double-digit lead the rest of the half as a layup by
James Parlow Jr. with a second remaining in the half set the score at 43-29. WT's defense forced 14 turnovers in the half while the bench produced 25 points with Thomas and
Ben Walton leading the way with 11 and 10 points respectively.
WT expanded their lead to open the second half as Parlow Jr. scored three straight buckets in the paint to push the lead to 20 with 16:18 remaining. Over the next six minutes, Chadron State would chip away at the 20-point lead as a 9-2 run cut the lead down to 12.
Zach Brown would halt that momentum with a key triple which was followed by a block on a three from
Jailyn Sledge and led to a breakaway dunk by Thomas. The local Amarillo, Texas product made a pair of free throws before draining a three to get the lead back up to 20 points. WT stayed in command, but the Eagles did not go away quietly as an 11-1 run set the score at 85-78 wit 1:43 remaining. West Texas A&M was composed and closed out the game at the free throw line by making their final six attempts to seal the victory. The Buffs would pick up a 91-83 win as they improved to 5-0 on the season.
Top Buffs
- KJ Thomas scored an efficient 25 points on 7/12 shooting while making three of his four three-pointers. He also went 8/9 at the stripe and grabbed three rebounds. Thomas has made three triples in both of his games this season.
- James Parlow Jr. his career-high in a Buff uniform with 22 points. He shot 6/9 from the field and went 10/14 at the free throw line. Parlow Jr. added three rebounds, assists, and steals in his 34 minutes.
- Logan Gibson recorded his second double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Gibson made all six of his free throws while going 3/5 from the field.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 3-0 all-time against Chadron State.
- WT led the game in field goal percentage (48.1-42.7), free throws made (32-11), assists (14-11), blocks (2-1), steals (13-12), fast break points (29-25), and bench points (48-26).
- Ryder Cheesman stuffed the stat sheet with four points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and two steals. This was Cheesman's third game with 7+ boards and a season-high in assists.
- Ben Walton poured in 14 points off the bench to go with two rebounds and steals. Walton shot 2/5 from three and made all six of his free throws.
- Jailyn Sledge tallied three points, five rebounds, and five stocks (one block and four steals). With his steals, he would pass Ron King (1995-97) for 14th all-time. He is two steals from passing Lionel Roster (2010-12) for 13th all-time.
- Zach Brown and Joel Robinson each scored five points. Robinson added three rebounds and two steals.
Up Next
West Texas A&M returns to action tomorrow evening as they take on No. 12 Oklahoma Baptist at 7:30 p.m.
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