UTPB men's basketball led for nearly all 40 minutes and never trailed Tuesday night in an 81-72 exhibition defeat of Arlington Baptist in Odessa, Texas.
Dwayne Soders led all Falcon scorers with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while
Phadarius Taylor knocked in 14 points on 6-8 shooting and
Keith Martin added 12 points to go with eight boards.
Raphael Garcia led all scorers with 24 points, hitting five 3-pointers on the night while scoring 18 points in the second half.
UTPB returns to regular season action Saturday afternoon, hosting Lubbock Christian in Heartland Conference action. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.