UT-Pan American Rolls Past Mary-Hardin-Baylor 77-49 in Men’s Basketball Action
EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American overcame a sluggish first half to roll past Mary-Hardin-Baylor 77-49 in men’s basketball action Monday night at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
The Crusaders (4-4), an NCAA Division III team from Belton, Texas, hung with the Broncs throughout a physical first half and trailed just 25-24 at the intermission. A 23-3 run midway through the second half turned a 37-33 UTPA lead into a 60-36 rout. After shooting just 32.0% (8-25) from the field in the first half, the Broncs hit on 62.1% (18-29) of their second half shots. MHB was limited to just 22.6% (7-31) shooting from the field in the second half and committed 11 turnovers in the second frame.
Brian Merriweather struggled, but still led all scorers with 17 points, including two three-pointers. Kyle Sanders also had a strong game with 15 points and seven rebounds. Matt Palmquist nearly notched his second double-double of the season, falling just short with 10 points and nine rebounds. He also had three blocks.
With the win, the Broncs improve to 2-5 on the season. The Broncs return to action on Wednesday night at 7:30 in the UTPA Fieldhouse. The game will be part of a women’s-men’s doubleheader as the Lady Broncs will face off against Southwest Texas State at 1:00 p.m.
Mary-Hardin-Baylor at UT-Pan American
Broncs
UTPA Fieldhouse
December 20, 1999
Mary-Hardin-Baylor (4-4)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 14 Chris Smith, f 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 21 Larren Silver, f 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 13 33 Chris Scott, c 3 5 0 0 1 3 3 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 23 03 Ahmaal Bodden, g 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 6 0 3 23 04 Bill Braxton, g 1 9 1 5 0 0 1 6 7 4 3 1 1 1 1 25 20 Tony Raya 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 22 Sherrard Taylor 0 10 0 3 7 10 3 1 4 2 7 0 1 0 1 30 25 Aaron Barnett 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 30 Jason Simank 3 7 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 1 2 0 0 14 32 Kevin Starnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 34 Jason Winn 1 2 0 0 2 4 2 5 7 2 4 2 3 3 1 24 35 Carlos Davis 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 0 2 0 0 16 40 Steven Fulton 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 Team 3 1 4 Totals 17 56 5 22 10 17 17 21 38 21 49 8 19 4 7 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 10-25 .400 2nd Half: 7-31 .226 Game: .304 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 .111 2nd Half: 4-13 .308 Game: .227 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 3-4 .750 2nd Half: 7-13 .538 Game: .588 1
UT-Pan American Broncs (2-5)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 11 John Braxton, f 3 7 1 2 0 1 0 4 4 0 7 6 1 0 4 24 21 Kyle Sanders, f 3 7 0 0 9 10 4 3 7 2 15 2 2 0 1 30 33 Matt Palmquist, c 4 7 0 0 2 4 3 6 9 3 10 0 1 3 0 25 05 Kwasinda Curtis, g 2 5 2 3 2 2 0 6 6 3 8 6 1 0 3 27 23 Brian Merriweather, g 7 16 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 17 2 0 1 1 31 00 Reggie Kuzet 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 01 Bernard Preston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 03 Gabe Rhoads 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10 10 Carlos Haywood 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 18 12 Gary Booker 0 1 0 0 4 8 2 2 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 11 13 Gabriel Cortez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 Watara Banks 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 8 1 2 0 1 13 32 Machi Warner 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 Team 2 3 5 Totals 26 54 6 14 19 29 15 27 42 15 77 20 12 5 15 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 8-25 .320 2nd Half: 18-29 .621 Game: .481 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 .375 2nd Half: 3-6 .500 Game: .429 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 6-10 .600 2nd Half: 13-19 .684 Game: .655 3
Officials: Pat Dowd, Brad Fowler, Rick Hall
Technical Fouls: None Attendance: 2,782
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Final Mary-Hardin-Baylor 24 25 49 UTPA 25 52 77