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MBB Keyon Craddock SMU 2324
79
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 8-10,4-8 Lone Star
96
Winner Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 12-7,7-6 Lone Star
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX
8-10,4-8 Lone Star
79
Final
96
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB
12-7,7-6 Lone Star
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 38 41 79
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 49 47 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

UTPB Shakes Out The Rattlers

ODESSA, Texas – Five players scored in double figures as The University of Texas Permian Basin men's basketball team (7-6 Lone Star Conference, 12-7) beat St. Mary's (Texas) (4-8 LSC, 8-10), 96-79, Saturday afternoon at the Falcon Dome.

UTPB got off to a 22-12 start at the 11:32 mark.  St. Mary's reeled off 11 straight points to lead 23-22 with 8:57 to go.

The Falcons and Rattlers traded buckets until 29-28, UT Permian Basin at the 6:04 mark.  Senior Keyon Craddock knocked one down from outside the dome to start a run of 10 consecutive points.  UTPB led 49-38 at halftime.

At 14:02 with the Falcons up 64-54, STMU made one last run.  St. Mary's closed to 64-60 with 10:43 to go.  Over the next four minutes, UT Permian Basin outscored the Rattlers to 11-2 to seal the game.

UTPB was on fire hitting 59.6% from the floor and 55% on triples.

For UT Permian Basin, Craddock had 20 points, shot 7-of-10 from the floor and hit six 3-pointers, graduate student Lathaniel Bastian had 19 points and 11 rebounds and junior Alex Matthews scored 18 points.  Juniors Maison Adeleye and DJ Armstrong were also in double-figures. 

Craddock was six-of-six on 3-pointers, the first player in program history to shoot 100% with at least six attempts.  Bastian recorded his 11th double-double of the season.

For St. Mary's, Franklin Agu scored 21 points.

UTPB goes to the road, Thursday, Feb. 1 taking on Western New Mexico.  The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. MT

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