THE RUNDOWN
LAWTON – Midwestern State was unable to hold on to a 10-point second half lead on Tuesday, falling to Cameron 76-62 at Aggie Gym.
 
Senior guards Devante Pullum and Brandon Neel sparked the offense. Pullum finished with a team-high 19 points while Neel added 14 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs. Sophomore guard Logan Hicks tacked on 10 more points and junior guard Ola Ayodele snagged 14 rebounds.
 
The Mustangs took a six-point lead into the locker room at the half, but gave up 50 points in the second half on 51.6 percent shooting, including six three pointers.
 
Offensively, Midwestern State had almost identical numbers from the first half to the second half, but was simply unable to get stops on the defensive end.
 
Up 44-35 with 11:46 to play, Cameron strung together a 14-0 run which started with three-straight treys to give the Aggies the lead for good.
 
The Mustangs would pull within three on a Pullum three-pointer with 6:23 to play, but Cameron progressively stretched the lead to double-digits to close out the game.
 
The Aggies' JV Long led the way for CU, scoring 20 points and going 10-of-11 from the free throw line. He also grabbed eight boards and four assists.

NOTES
- Midwestern State falls to 6-12 on the season and 3-6 in Lone Star Conference action. The Mustangs fall to 2-5 on the road this season.
- The Mustangs forced a season-low five turnovers which MSU converted into just three points. Conversely, Cameron forced 11 turnovers and added 15 points off turnovers.
- The Maroon and gold shot 38.6 percent from the field, marking the eighth-time this season MSU has shot below 40 percent.
- Midwestern State lost the rebound battle, 43-38, but the biggest difference came on the offensive glass. Cameron converted 16 offensive boards into 24 second chance points.
- Senior guard Brandon Neel continued his hot offensive stretch, scoring in double figures for the 10^th-straight game with 14 points. The six rebounds mark the 15^th-time this season the Cincinnati native had at least five rebounds in a game.
- Senior guard Devante Pullum led the Mustangs with 19 points. It was the 11^th-time in the last 12 games the Little Elm native scored at least 10. It was his 14^th-time scoring in double figures overall on the season.
- Junior guard Ola Ayodele set a new season-high with 14 rebounds and five points
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State is back in action on Thursday, Jan. 25 at Texas A&M-Commerce. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.