MBB McMurry Story 1-10-2020
90
Winner Sul Ross St. SRSU 8-6,5-0 ASC
65
McMurry MCMMBB 6-8,3-2 ASC
Winner
Sul Ross St. SRSU
8-6,5-0 ASC
90
Final
65
McMurry MCMMBB
6-8,3-2 ASC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Sul Ross St. SRSU 44 46 90
McMurry MCMMBB 38 27 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Lobos ground War Hawks with 90-65 road win #SRSU | #BrandEm | #ASChoops

ABILENE- Men's basketball trailed for a total of seven seconds Saturday in a 90-65 win over McMurry in Abilene.

After a pair of War Hawk free throws, B.J. Hollis gave the Lobos their first lead with a triple seven seconds later for a 3-2 lead. Logan Dixon made a layup their next time down the floor and was fouled. His free throw was good for a 6-2 lead.

McMurry then hit a jumper before Sully responded with an 8-0 run for a 14-4 lead. Brayden Fry started the streak with back-to-back layups, Licon then drained two free throws, and Dixon ended it with a jumper for a 14-6 lead at 16:11.

The War Hawks went on a 7-3 run over the next 2:15 to make it a 16-13 game.

Jezreel Griffin got on the board with a jumper 35 seconds later and two possessions later Cole Avery was fouled on a made triple for a four-point play and 22-13 lead with 11:38 left in the first half.

The Lobos' largest lead of the half came at 4:46 when Hollis' three-pointer gave Sully a 40-30 lead.

McMurry finished the half on an 8-4 run for a 44-38 Lobo lead at the break.

Jake Lopez and Dixon started scoring with jumpers for another 10-point lead 1:37 into the second half.

Up eight, Hollis and Lopez drained four-straight free throw attempts for a 52-40 lead at 17:28.

A 9-2 War Hawk run brought it to six with 14:24 left.

The Lobos spent the next 4:44 to put McMurry away for good on a 15-0 run. The offensive barrage started with a Griffin triple and Licon layup on back-to-back possessions. Avery later made another from beyond the arc and Dixon sank two free throws the next time down the floor. Hollis sank a three on their next trip before Licon and B.J. finished the run with a pair of free throws each for a 72-49 lead with 9:40 remaining.

The closest the War Hawks came again was 18 as Sully outscored McMurry 18-16 the rest of the way in the 90-65 win.

Licon and Dixon both finished with a game-high 15 points and combined for 12-12 from the free throw line. Licon added five rebounds and a game-high four steals.

Avery shot 5-8 from the floor and 3-5 from three for a 14 point, five rebound game.

Hollis was also in double-digits with 13 points and shot 4-4 from the line.

The Lobos as a team shot 45.3% from the floor (29-64) and 88.5% from the free throw line (23-26).

Sully moves to 8-6 on the year, remains perfect in the ASC at 5-0, and is sporting a four-game winning streak. The War Hawks fall to 6-8 and 2-3.

The Lobos continue their season on the road this Thursday in Longview against LeTourneau.
 
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