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 SU
Shuts Down HPU for Third
Straight Win
Photo: Ralph
Turner scored 12 points
against HPU.
Schreiner's quickness
and rebounding
advantages led to a
76-64 win over Howard
Payne - giving the
resurgent Mountaineers
their third straight
home win and moved them
up another notch in the
ASC West standings.
In the course of less
than a week, Schreiner
has gone from 8th in the
division to 5th with a
chance to move higher.
SU completes this four
game home stand on
Saturday vs. Sul Ross
State at 3:00 pm in
Edington Center.
The game started slowly
as both defenses were in
control. After
6-1/2 minutes of action,
the score was only 9-9.
Schreiner used that
quickness and rebounding
advantage to move ahead
22-15 at the 8:40 mark
and pushed the lead to
10 two minutes later,
27-17. The lead
was still 36-27 with 20
minutes to play.
Both teams shot 38% in
the first half, but HPU
was forced into 11
turnovers, giving SU
eight extra shots in the
half.
In the second half, the
Yellow Jackets (4-10 in
ASC) cut the lead to
44-40 with 12:20 to go.
Junior Chris
Jones-Conyers hit a
3-pointer with 9:08 to
play to make it 51-44.
At the 5:42 mark, HPU's
Tom Herman split a pair
of free-throws to bring
the visitors within
three, 57-54. One
of the key plays of the
game occurred moments
later as freshman Mike
Uwaga soared over
everyone for a rebound
slam dunk to push the
lead back to 5 points
and brought a roar from
the animated crowd.
For the next three
minutes, SU's defense
shut out the Jackets.
Sophomore Riley Battle
got a putback basket and
Uwaga hit a big three,
to make it 66-54 with
2:41 to play.
HPU had chances to cut
into the lead but went
ice cold on several free
throw attempts.
When Battle scored, was
fouled and then
subsequently made the
free throw to complete
the three-point play to
make it 71-57 with 1:20
to play, the outcome was
decided. Schreiner
improves to 5-9 in the
ASC.
Battle scored 31 points
on 12-21 shooting.
Uwaga had his best
collegiate game with 10
points, 15 rebounds and
was a defensive force
all night (4 blocks).
Junior Ralph Turner
added 12 points, 6
assists and 6 rebounds. |
