THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- No. 20-ranked Midwestern State turned up the turned up the intensity to rout Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 102-72 Friday night in the Patterson Auto Family Classic at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
The Saints, who were ranked 14th in the NAIA Division I preseason rankings, were forced into misses on their first 11 shots over the first eight minutes of the game.
 
By the time Michael Hagen-Daniel drove to the bucket for a layup with 11:48 to go in the first half, the Mustangs already enjoyed a 16-point advantage.
 
MSU answered with a Magnus Richards dunk just seconds later and it never got any better for Our Lady of the Lake as the Mustangs pushed the advantage to 35 late in the second half to cruise to their fourth straight win to go to 4-0.
 
True freshman Logan Hicks dropped in a game-high 18 points and dished out five assists to lead a pack of five players in double figures while three others netted nine points.
 
Junior Igor Ibaka (16 points, 12 rebounds) and sophomore Nemanja Krtolica (12 points, 12 rebounds) recorded double-doubles as the Mustangs dominated on the glass for the first time this season by a 52-33 margin.
 
Midwestern drilled six 3-pointers, but fell shy of recording double-digit makes for the first time this season. The Mustangs more than made up for it by hitting 56.5 percent of their shots from the field while putting the lid on Our Lady of the Lake holding the Saints to a 34.3-percent shooting night.
 
Senior guard Pat Smith turned in a solid all-around outing going for 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Sheldon Hagigal fired in 11 points and two 3-pointers in 12 minutes of action.
 
Magnus Richards, Brandon Neel and Devante Pullum all had nine points for the Mustangs.
 
P.J. Escobar buried four 3-pointers to finish with 18 points to lead OLLU.
 
NOTES
* Junior forward Igor Ibaka matched a season-high with 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting while notching his first double-double for the Mustangs with 12 rebounds.
* Sophomore Nemanja Krtolica recorded his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds going 5-for-6 from the field.
* The Mustangs won the rebounding battle for the second time this season sporting a +19 margin. MSU previous out-boarded Rogers State (Okla.) by three.
* MSU has won three consecutive games by double figures after edging Arkansas-Fort Smith by three in overtime to start the season.
* Midwestern shot a season-best 56.5 percent from the field to up its season shooting percentage to 50.2.
* The Mustangs struggled from the charity stripe hitting just 57.1 percent (24-of-42), while committing a season high 21 turnovers.
* MSU notched more than 20 assists for the second straight game assisting on 21 of 35 made buckets.
* True freshman Logan Hicks scored in double digits (18 points) for the third consecutive game. He is shooting 58.1 percent from the field with 10 3-pointers to up his scoring average to 13.5 points per game after going scoreless in 12 minutes in the season opener against Arkansas-Fort Smith.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
+19 -- With the help of double-doubles by Igor Ibaka and Nemanja Krtolica, the Mustangs out-rebounded Our Lady of the Lake, 52-33.
 
NEXT UP
Midwestern State closes the Patterson Auto Family Classic Saturday night against St. Mary's (Texas). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. or 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Cameron versus Our Lady of the Lake game which tips at 4.