The Sul Ross State men's basketball team wrapped up its seven-game homestand with a 99-56 win over Northern New Mexico College on Monday night at the Pete P. Gallego Center.
>> HOW IT HAPPENED:
There was only tie in the score, which happened early in the first half.
Sul Ross State used a 7-0 run to break the 2-2 tie.
Hayden Peterson got the run going with a three and then
Omar Ibarra grabbed a steal and finished with a layup.
Using a 6-0 run, the Lobos increased their lead to 11 with 16:37 on the clock.
For three minutes, both teams went on a scoring drought until Northern New Mexico ended the rut with a free throw.
The Lobos then went on a 24-0 run to lead by 34 with 1:42 left in the first half.
Sul Ross State led by as much as 54 points with 4:33 to go in the contest.
>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (6-2); Northern New Mexico (1-11)
>> WHAT THE COACH SAID:
"It was a good game to get everyone in. It was a good game where we got to clean up some things to get ready for two tough matchups in Abilene. McMurry can score a lot in bunches and Hardin-Simmons is solid all the way around. We get the opportunity of getting one more practice here in the 'Pine and hitting the road and getting after it again." —
Head coach Xavier Webb
>> PLAYER INTERVIEWS:
"It looked good out there. Everybody — first group, second group — got to do their job. Everybody got to play. That's always a good feeling for the whole team." —
Tyler Jackson
"It's a big difference between UT-Dallas and today's game. Today we were able to get everyone involved and it was a good energy booster, getting us ready for McMurry. We were able to get what we wanted. We were able to run our offense smoothly. Out of my three years, this is probably the best team we've had. We have a lot of height, a lot of guards. We have guys that may not play a lot, but we know if we need them they'll be able to come in and step up when we need them to." —
Omar Ibarra
>> GAME NOTES:
- Sixteen different Lobos scored in the contest.
- Sul Ross State wraps up its seven-game homestand going 5-2.
- Tyler Jackson led the way with 13 points while he also grabbed five rebounds.
- Ibarra finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists.
- Zyrin Brantley added with 11 points, three assists and two steals.
- Peterson had 10 points, one assist and two rebounds.
- Gabe Sanchez and Myles Amason each tallied nine points. Amason also had two blocks and five rebounds.
- Bryce Harris scored eight points while he had one assist, one block and two rebounds.
- Bryson Laird, Will Fievre and Jordan Rhyne all had four points.
- Cailean Ables, Jayden Canaba, Vince Peralez, Larry Morrison and Fotis Kalimeris rounded out the box score with two points each.
- The Lobos finished with 52 rebounds, 11 steals and six blocks.
- Sul Ross State got 53 points from the bench and 35 points off turnovers.
- The Lobos shot 24 of 35 from the free throw line.
>> UP NEXT: Sul Ross State travels to Abilene, Texas to take on McMurry at 7:30 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 7.
