Dec. 9, 2006
Box Score
After starting the 2006-07 campaign with a 5-1 record, the UTPA men's basketball team dropped its fourth straight game with an 84-74 setback to Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, on Saturday (Dec. 9).
The Bobcats were able to capture the rematch between the two squads after the Broncs recorded a 77-64 victory at the UTPA Fieldhouse on November 18th.
The biggest storyline for the Broncs in the setback came in the form of personal fouls and turnovers. UTPA collected 30 personal fouls leading to 32 free throw attempts for the Bobcats while committing 29 turnovers in the contest, which led to 34 points for Texas State.
The Broncs started off the game slow, but were able to gain control of the scoreboard at the 10:10 mark following a pair of free throws by junior Zach Trader (LaPorte, TX/LaPorte H.S.) to make the score 18-17. UTPA was able to increase the lead to seven points at 25-18 at the 8:01 mark after junior Paul Stoll (Lansing, MI/Lansing C.C.) connected on two shots from the charity stripe.
After building a seven-point advantage, the Broncs went sour from the field as they only connected on two field goal attempts during the remainder of the first half leading to a 40-35 deficit heading into the locker rooms.
The second half didn't prove to be much better for the Broncs as Texas State continued to increase the leading to 13 points at 53-40 following a pair of free throws by Brent Holder with 14:41 remaining in the game.
For the remainder of the game, the Broncs had trouble cutting into the Bobcats' double-digit lead and were only able to cut the home squad's advantage to seven points at 78-71 with 39 seconds remaining in the contest.
Texas State proved to be strong at the free throw line as the Bobcats converted on 8-of-8 attempts from the charity stripe in the final 44 seconds of the contest.
Dylan Mosley set a career-high for the Bobcats with 28 points on 8-of-19 shooting, including a quartet of three-pointers, to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. Charles Dotson and Brandon Bush each finished with 15 points to lead Texas State.
Stoll set a career-high for the Broncs with 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting to go along with six rebounds and five assists while Brian Burrell (Nacogdoches, TX/Paris J.C.) collected 12 points, three steals and two rebounds.
Colin Lien (Waterloo, IA/Southeastern C.C.) collected a double-double in the contest with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Dexter Shankle (Katy, TX/James E. Taylor H.S.) added 11 points and Julius Allgood (Marion, AL/Southern Union State C.C.) notched 10 rebounds in the game.
With the setback, UTPA fell to 5-5 on the season while Texas State improved to 3-5 during the 2006-07 campaign.
The Broncs will return to the Rio Grande Valley when they welcome Stephen F. Austin to the UTPA Fieldhouse on December 18th with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m.
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