Getting his first action against a Division II opponent, freshman Drew Crippen flashed his offensive potential with eight points in just three minutes of action off the bench.  Crippen scored the first points of his career including a pair of threes.
 
The UT Permian Basin Men's Basketball offense started strong, taking an early five-point lead over No. 8 West Texas A&M.  Lemmie Howard carried the early offense with a pair of buckets to build the lead.  Miles Daniels hit a three and Keyon Craddock followed with a jumper to keep the Falcons in front of the Buffs.  The offense went cold from there as the Buffs pulled away.  The Falcons made an 8-0 run in the second half after threes by DaJuan Jones and Craddock and a layup by Jordan Horn, but it was as close as the Falcons could get in the 85-55 final.
 
Jones led the Falcons with 12 points, including five from the free throw line.  Craddock had 11 points and was 3-of-5 from deep.  Howard finished with six points and six rebounds.  Horn had eight points off the bench along.
 
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