ODESSA, Texas –
Azariah Seay was a man on a mission on Thursday evening as he led the UT Permian Basin men's basketball team with 31 points in a 102-73 drubbing of Cameron University in front of a rowdy 212 in attendance at the Falcon Dome.
The 102 points scored by the Falcons (9-9, 3-6 Lone Star) is the most in a Lone Star Conference contest since December 18, 2020, when UTPB also tallied triple digits against Cameron in a 104-102 victory.
With UTPB already leading 18-7 with 12:35 left in the first half and Seay with just two points, the 6-foot-5 senior guard went on a tear, scoring 13 of the Falcons' next 16 points to turn a relatively close contest into the makings of what would end up being a blowout.
Seay would finish the first half with an astounding 24 points.
Not to be outdone by Seay,
Jalen King added 10 points in the first half for UTPB.
Cameron (2-14, 0-10 Lone Star) would have its own prolific scorer in Colt Savage, who tallied 16 points in the first half.
With the game never in doubt after leading 51-31 at the half, UTPB added a 9-3 run midway through the second half to put the Aggies away and allowing head coach
Kyle Tolin to give valuable minutes to some players off the bench.
A total of 11 Falcons saw action with nine playing 10 minutes or more each,
King would end up narrowly missing a double-double outing as he added nine rebounds to his 14 points.
One player that did not relinquish his chance at a double-double performance was
DaJuan Jones, who finished with 16 points and a season-high 10 assists.
Keyon Craddock, a 6-foot-1 junior guard from Garland, poured in a season-best 21 points and
Max Warren added 10 points as five Falcons recorded double-digit outings.
Savage ended the game with 27 points for the Aggies.
UP NEXT
Midwestern State looks to invade the Falcon Dome on Saturday, Jan. 14, after dropping an 89-75 decision at Angelo State tonight. The Mustangs are now 8-8 overall, 5-5 in the Lone Star Conference and 4-2 in the LSC West Division. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. CST. Download the UTPB Athletics App to follow the team all season long.
