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WBB Andreea Mancha 2324
65
West Tex. A&M WTAMU 13-10,8-7 Lone Star
70
Winner Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 18-3,13-2 Lone Star
West Tex. A&M WTAMU
13-10,8-7 Lone Star
65
Final
70
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB
18-3,13-2 Lone Star
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
West Tex. A&M WTAMU 24 8 16 17 65
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 22 9 18 21 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

UTPB Moves Past Lady Buffs

ODESSA, Texas – Experience was the key as The University of Texas Permian Basin women's basketball team (Receiving Votes) (13-2 Lone Star Conference, 18-3) beat West Texas A&M (8-7 LSC, 13-10) 70-65, Thursday evening at the Falcon Dome.

The win was the eighth in a row and 11th straight at home.  Both streaks are second best in school history.

West Texas A&M came out running and got off to a 24-17 lead by the 2:16 mark.  Junior Avalon Munoz hit a lay-up to start a run of seven straight points for UTPB.

Senior Andreea Mancha hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 24 with 9:33 left in the second period.  The Falcons and Lady Buffs were trading buckets until 35-35 at the 8:04 mark of the third period.

UT Permian Basin looked to be in charge after graduate student Alexus Quaadman nailed a bullseye from beyond the arc.  That made it 65-57 at the 3:37 mark of the fourth period.

WTAM refused to quit and closed to 68-65 with six seconds left.  UTPB missed two free throws but sophomore Makala Bingley grabbed the rebound.  She was fouled and hit two free throws with five seconds left to seal the game.

For UT Permian Basin, Bingley had 17 points with three triples, Quaadman had 13 points, eight rebounds and two 3-pointers and Mancha had 12 points and hit three treys.  Quaadman has pushed her career rebounds to 904, the first male or female player in school history to reach that mark.

For West Texas A&M, Nyalam Thabach had 14 points and eight rebounds.

UT Permian Basin remains home, Saturday, Feb. 10 hosting Lubbock Christian.  The game is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.
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