Lyman’s 28 Points Leads St. Edward’s to Upset Over UT-Pan American in Basketball
EDINBURG – Ben Lyman scored 28 points and St. Edward’s shot a sizzling 63.0% from the field in the second half as the Hilltoppers came from behind to defeat the University of Texas-Pan American 83-75 in men’s basketball action Thursday night at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
Lyman was the game’s high scorer, hitting on 10-of-17 shots from the field, including 4-of-8 three-point attempts. Rhonney Greene and Darien Burton also scored in double figures for the Hilltoppers, notching 16 and 13 points, respectively. Watara Banks scored a season high 19 points to lead the Broncs. Brian Merriweather, the NCAA leader in three-point field goals per game, was limited to just one and scored 15 points.
The Broncs played a solid first half, shooting 51.5% (17-33) from the field, while holding St. Edward’s to just 38.7% (12-31) in taking an eight point lead into the locker room. But the Hilltoppers came out of the locker room hot, going on a 10-3 run to cut the Bronc lead to just one point at 45-44. Lyman keyed an 8-0 run that gave St. Edward’s an insurmountable 10-point lead. Kwasinda Curtis and Brian Merriweather hit late three-pointers, but couldn’t overcome the deficit.
The Broncs fell to 4-6 on the season, while St. Edward’s improved to 6-5. UTPA will return to action on Monday, January 3rd when they host Rice University at 7:30 p.m. in the UTPA Fieldhouse.
St. Edward's University Hilltoppers
at UT-Pan American Broncs
UTPA Fieldhouse
December 30, 1999
St. Edward's Hilltoppers (6-5)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 Lachlan Teasdale, f 0 2 0 0 1 4 4 12 16 2 1 4 2 0 0 33 32 Rhonney Greene, f 5 13 2 6 4 4 1 2 3 2 16 0 5 0 2 32 52 Shawn Lovorn, c 2 6 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 20 10 Jon Felmet, g 3 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 2 8 3 2 0 1 24 22 Ben Lyman, g 10 17 4 8 4 6 1 2 3 1 28 2 0 1 2 38 05 Ryan Flores 2 4 0 2 1 4 0 4 4 1 5 3 4 0 2 23 20 James Evans 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 21 Bradley Burdick 1 4 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 9 24 Darien Burton 6 7 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 13 0 1 0 1 17 Team 0 1 1 Totals 29 58 7 18 18 29 9 29 38 17 83 13 18 1 9 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 12-31 .387 2nd Half: 17-27 .630 Game: .500 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 .250 2nd Half: 4-7 .571 Game: .389 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 7-8 .875 2nd Half: 11-21 .524 Game: .621 6
UT-Pan American Broncs (4-6)
No. Name FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 11 John Braxton, f 2 11 0 5 0 0 1 7 8 5 4 4 3 0 4 27 21 Kyle Sanders, f 2 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 0 2 0 2 29 12 Gary Booker, c 1 1 0 0 3 4 2 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 13 05 Kwasinda Curtis, g 6 9 3 5 1 4 1 5 6 2 16 0 3 0 1 29 23 Brian Merriweather, g 7 18 1 9 0 0 0 3 3 3 15 3 0 0 0 34 00 Reggie Kuzet 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 Gabe Rhoads 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 10 Carlos Haywood 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 16 15 Watara Banks 7 11 3 6 2 3 0 1 1 1 19 1 2 0 1 25 33 Matt Palmquist 2 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 16 Team 2 2 4 Totals 29 63 7 25 10 17 9 25 34 22 75 10 13 0 9 200
Total FG% 1st Half: 17-33 .515 2nd Half: 12-30 .400 Game: .460 Deadball 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 .250 2nd Half: 5-17 .294 Game: .280 Rebounds F Throw% 1st Half: 6-9 .667 2nd Half: 4-8 .500 Game: .588 3
Officials: Rusty Hicks, Jeff Hodges, Pete Ranucci
Technical Fouls: UTPA - Bench Attendance: 3,575
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Final St. Edward's 34 49 83 UTPA 42 33 75