No. 20 West Texas A&M rebounded after its only two losses of the season to win its last three games including a 44-36 win over Tarleton State Saturday night in Canyon.
The Buffs opened the season with 13-straight wins before dropping games at Incarnate Word and at home to Eastern New Mexico.
The losses correlated with the loss of junior point guard Lionel Foster, who was limited to just 21 minutes at Incarnate Word and missed the loss to ENMU altogether.
Foster averages 8.4 points a game and leads the Lone Star Conference with 5.1 assists per game. The pesky defender notches a league leading 2.4 steals per game as well.
West Texas A&M looks to senior LaDarius Hall to provide scoring punch as the 6-2 guard leads a balanced scoring attack with 12.3 points while adding 4.1 rebounds a contest.
Junior guard Rod Little tallied 11.4 points and 3.1 rebounds a game while senior guard Joe Mincey pitches in 10.7 points and 4.2 rebounds a games.
The Buffaloes also receive significant scoring contributions from senior forward Jacquiese Holcombe (8.2 points, 5.7 rebounds) and junior forward Courtney Carr (6.7 points, 5.3 rebounds).
West Texas A&M sports the No. 2 scoring defense in the LSC allowing a scant 60.9 points a game. The Buffs average 71.2 points a contest.
