WICHITA FALLS, TX -- Bakari LaStrap came off the bench and scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out four assists and had two steals as Midwestern State defeated Sul Ross State, 88-62, at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
The Mustangs (11-3, 6-2) had four players score in double figures, including Reggie Hill, who made his second straight start and finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Will Shepherd chipped in 11 points and pulled down six rebounds for Midwestern State. The Mustangs bench outscored the Sul Ross State reserves, 50-21.
Midwestern State out-rebounded Sul Ross State 54-30 and its 28 offensive rebounds led to 21 second chance points.
Midwestern State's defense held Sul Ross State to only 38.6 percent shooting from the field, including 20.7 percent from beyond the arc.
How It Happened
After jumping out to an 18-15 advantage, Midwestern State went on a 7-0 run with 11:24 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Mason Gibson, to increase its lead to 25-15. The Mustangs then added four points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 42-28 advantage. Midwestern State did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 26 of its 42 points close to the basket.
Following intermission, Midwestern State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 76-57 before going on a 6-0 run, finished off by Vojin Mastilovic's three-pointer, to grow the lead to 82-57 with 1:45 to go in the contest. The Mustangs kept expanding the margin and cruised to an 88-62 victory in its first conference matchup with Sul Ross State.
Game Notes
» The Mustangs held Sul Ross State to 22-of-57 shooting from the field, and the Lobos were 6-of-29 from 3-point range.
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Reggie Hill scored on a slam dunk to give MSU a 6-5 lead with 18:21 to play in the first half, and the Mustangs led the rest of the way.
» The Midwestern State bench scored 50 points in the victory.
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Matija Svetozarevic was 3 of 4 from the field and scored six points while handing out three assists.
» Midwestern State had a 54-30 edge on the boards in the win.
» Midwestern State had 28 offensive rebounds and 21 second-chance points in the game.
» The Mustangs outscored the Lobos in the paint, 58-26.
» Midwestern State scored 21 points off 16 turnovers.
» The Mustangs had 11 steals, led by
Pierre Sanders, who had three steals.
» Midwestern State had 17 fast-break points.
» Midwestern State is 7-0 at home and has an 11-game home winning streak, dating back to last season.
» Midwestern leads the all-time series, 6-1. This was the first conference meeting, and the Lobos first visit.
» The Mustangs travel to San Angelo for a showdown with Angelo State on Thursday night. Tipoff at Junell Center is slated for 7:30 p.m.
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