Six Broncs Score in Double Figures, UT-Pan American Men's Basketball Defeats Belmont 79-69
EDINBURG – Brian Merriweather led six Broncs in double figures with 18 points as the University of Texas-Pan American defeated Belmont University 79-69 Saturday night in men’s basketball action at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
Merriweather scored just 18 points, but made four three-pointers, in 40 minutes of action. John Braxton had 13 points, four rebounds and six assists. Kwasinda Curtis had 10 points, four rebounds, six assists and five steals. Watara Banks had 11 points, Matt Palmquist had 10 points and Kyle Sanders scored 10 points off the bench. Jay Lannin had 21 points and Wes Burtner had 18 points for the Bruins.
As a team the Broncs shot a season high 59.3% from the field in the game, including 61.5% in the first half. Belmont shot 57.9% in the first half, but fell to 42.3% in the second half.
The two teams stayed close with neither team taking more than a four point lead until late in the first half. UTPA finished the first half with a 5-0 run to take a 38-33 lead into the lockerroom. They used that momentum coming out of the lockerroom to go on an 8-0 run and take a commanding 46-33 lead. That lead would stretch to as much as 18 points (67-49) before Belmont made a comeback. BU went on a 20-8 run over the next seven minutes to cut the lead to six points at 75-69. But the Broncs held the Bruins scoreless over the final two minutes to hold on for the win.
With the win UTPA improves to 10-13 on the season, while Belmont falls to 6-18. The Broncs reached the 10-win plateau for the first time since the 1994-95 season, the last time the Broncs had a .500 or better record. UTPA will return to action in just three days when they travel to Colorado to take on the University of Colorado on Tuesday, Feb. 15th at 8 p.m.
Belmont University Bruins
at UT-Pan American Broncs
UTPA Fieldhouse, Edinburg,
Texas
February 12, 2000
Belmont (6-18)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 34 Jay Lannin, f 8 15 5 11 0 2 0 4 4 3 21 1 2 0 2 38 40 Wes Burtner, f 5 9 4 7 4 5 1 2 3 4 18 2 1 0 1 30 35 Omari Booker, c 1 4 0 1 2 4 5 0 5 1 4 2 5 0 0 28 22 Dougie Webb, g 3 6 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 7 2 0 1 31 23 B.J. Proffitt, g 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 5 0 2 36 04 Davey Upton 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 9 24 Michael Couey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 31 Jeremy Kees 2 3 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 10 43 Jason Lathrem 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 12 Team 2 1 3 1 Totals 22 45 13 26 12 17 9 13 22 15 69 18 20 0 7 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 11-19 .579 2nd Half: 11-26 .423 Game: .489 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 9-13 .692 2nd Half: 4-13 .308 Game: .500 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 2-3 .667 2nd Half: 10-14 .714 Game: .706 2
UT-Pan American Broncs (10-13)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 11 John Braxton, f 5 10 1 5 2 2 2 2 4 0 13 6 3 0 3 35 33 Matt Palmquist, c 4 5 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4 10 0 1 0 0 26 05 Kwasinda Curtis, g 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 10 6 1 1 5 32 15 Watara Banks, g 4 7 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 5 11 3 4 0 1 30 23 Brian Merriweather, g 7 16 4 10 0 0 0 3 3 1 18 0 0 0 1 40 10 Carlos Haywood 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 11 12 Gary Booker 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 7 21 Kyle Sanders 4 4 0 0 2 2 3 1 4 3 10 0 0 0 1 19 Team 1 3 4 Totals 32 54 6 19 9 13 10 17 27 18 79 15 12 1 11 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 16-26 .615 2nd Half: 16-28 .571 Game: .593 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 .286 2nd Half: 4-12 .333 Game: .316 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 4-6 .667 2nd Half: 5-7 .714 Game: .692 3
Officials: Brent Sherrod, Gaspar Guerrero, Art Hall
Technical Fouls: Jay Lannin (BU) Attendance: 2,582
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Final Belmont 33 36 69 UTPA 38 41 79