On Tuesday night, the Sul Ross State men's basketball team got a boost of confidence before taking on St. Mary's later in the week.
The Lobos defeated the Navajo Tech Skyhawks, 129-23, at the Pete P. Gallego Center for their first win of the season.
Navajo Tech had only four players on the court while the game was played with a running clock.
>> HOW IT HAPPENED:
Two turnovers by the Skyhawks gave the Lobos a 4-0 lead after two quick layups from
Bryce Harris and
Clay Baldwin.
The Skyhawks got a quick jumper in the paint off a turnover before Sul Ross State went on a 9-0 run to lead by 11 with 15:44 on the clock.
Joshua Kee ended the run with a jumper in the paint.
Sul Ross State got two layups from
Ethan Yancy and then the Skyhawks cut the deficit to 10 with a three by Devaughn Sylvester.
The Lobos scored 25 unanswered points to lead by 36 points with 3:28 to go in the first half.
Navajo Tech finally ended the run with a jumper by Kee.
The Skyhawks scored only 10 points in the second half.
Sul Ross State put together a 25-0 run to lead by 36 points with 3:28 remaining.
>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (1-2); Navajo Tech (0-6)
>> GAME NOTES:
- Dating back to 1996, this is the most points the Lobos have scored in program history.
- Since 1996, the most points scored in a contest was 126 back on Feb. 4, 2006 when the Lobos defeated Concordia University.
- Yancy was one of six Lobos to score in double digits.
- Yancy had 28 points, six assists, five steals and four rebounds.
- Baldwin added with 24 points, four rebounds and six steals.
- Cailean Ables tallied 23 points and six steals.
- Deon Brown finished with 14 points.
- Myles Amason had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
- The Lobos knocked down 11 three-pointers while they had 60 points off turnovers.
- Sul Ross State had 55 rebounds. Harris grabbed 11 boards while Christian Nevarez had six.
- The Lobos had 10 three-pointers in the second half. They also shot 67% from the field in the second half.
- Sul Ross State grabbed 32 steals.
- The bench contributed with 67 points.
- Navajo Tech committed 35 turnovers. King was the leading scorer with 12 points and seven rebounds.
>> UP NEXT: The Lobos host St. Mary's on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. CST.
