Midwestern St. MSUT 10-5,4-5 Lone Star

108

Eastern N.M. EastNM 10-4,6-2 Lone Star

Midwestern St. MSUT

10-5,4-5 Lone Star

Final

Jan. 13, 2024

108

Eastern N.M. EastNM

10-4,6-2 Lone Star

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Midwestern St. MSUT	42	49	91
Eastern N.M. EastNM	49	59	108

Summary
Box Score

Dwain Linden

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/13/2024 7:17:00 PM | Trey Reed / MSU Athletic Communications

Johnson, Hodnett pace shot-shooting Greyhounds past Midwestern State

THE LEAD

PORTALES, New Mexico -- Eastern New Mexico's Greg Johnson erupted for a career-high 39 points to lead the hot-shooting Greyhounds to a 108-91 win over Midwestern State here Saturday afternoon.

ENMU won for the sixth-straight time at Greyhound Arena, improving to 10-4 overall while moving to 6-2 in Lone Star Conference play.

Midwestern State fell to 10-5 on the season and to 4-5 in league play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

While Johnson logged a gaudy, all-around performance with 39 points, six rebounds, and six assists and LSC leading scorer Jahcoree Ealy threatened a triple-double with 12 points, eight assists, and six rebounds, it was sharpshooter Junior Hodnett that provided the difference in crunch time.

The sophomore from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, buried four of his five 3-pointers after Midwestern State grasped the lead with 8:51 to play after Mason Gibson to give the Mustangs a 71-70 advantage.

Spurred by Hodnett's shooting performance, the Greyhounds scored 38 points down the stretch.

LEADERS

- Sophomore guard Mason Gibson poured in a career-high 31 points on 9-of-23 shooting including a pair of 3-pointers and an 11-of-14 performance from the charity stripe. He also grabbed a career-best eight rebounds.
- Senior guard Pierre Sanders added a season-best 21 points on 8-of-18 shooting, knocking down three triples. He added four rebounds and four assists.
- Junior forward Will Shepherd knocked down three 3-pointers to finishing with 13 points and six rebounds.
- Forward Reggie Hill scored 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and snagged seven rebounds. The junior from Melbourne, Florida, has scored at least 10 points in four his last six games in a reserve role.
- ENMU senior Greg Johnson's 39 points are the second-most scored in the Lone Star Conference this season, falling three short of teammate Jahcoree Ealy's 42-point performance at Dallas Baptist on December 9.
- ENMU sophomore Junior Hodnett connected on 6-of-7 shots and went 5-of-6 from the arc to finish off his third consecutive double-digit performance off of the bench. He is shooting 52.4 percent from the 3-point (33-for-63).
- ENMU junior Mario Whitley notched his second double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

TEAM NOTES

- Midwestern State surrendered 100 points for the second time this season and for the first time since conceding 104 to St. Mary's in a double-overtime win on November 18. It was the first time an opponent scored at least 100 points in regulation since Southwestern Oklahoma beat the Mustangs, 114-99, on December 7, 2006, in Weatherford.
- Eastern New Mexico eclipsed the century mark for the second consecutive game and for the seventh time this season.
- Midwestern State connected on a combined 10 triples for the fifth time this season.
- Eastern New Mexico finished the game shooting 54.3 percent from the field. The Greyhounds have shot 50 percent-or-better in their last three games, and six of their last seven. No other opponent had shot better than 46.7 percent against the Mustangs this season.
- Eastern New Mexico's 13 made 3-pointers matched a campaign best as the 'Hounds also shot 54.2 percent from the arc to raise their season percentage to 41.4.