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ARLINGTON, Texas – In a game of runs, the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's basketball team fell to the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks 92-60 on Monday at Texas Hall.
 
Kevin Butler had two steals, two lay-ups and a three-pointer to propel the Mavericks (4-2) to an 11-2 run over the first 2:41 of the game. Jared Maree broke the run with a lay-up and Ruben Cabrera hit a three-pointer to bring the Broncs (2-6) within 11-7. The Mavericks responded with a 10-2 run to go up 21-9 on Jorge Redmon's three-pointer with 14:07 remaining. Seconds later, Aaron Urbanus hit a three-pointer to start a 16-4 run that saw the Broncs tie the game at 25-25 on a three-pointer by Nick Weiermiller with 8:15 to go. The Mavericks, however, scored the next 14 points while outscoring the Broncs 23-5 over the rest of the half to take a 48-30 lead.
 
The Mavericks opened the second half by scoring the first six points to go up 54-30. After a timeout, the Broncs went on a 17-6 run to pull within 60-47 on a three-pointer by Urbanus with 12:32 remaining, but the Mavericks went on a 26-3 run over the next 9:50 to put the game out of reach.
 
Urbanus finished with a season-high 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including a season-best 4-for-8 performance from behind the arc. Cabrera also scored a season-high 14 points to go with four rebounds, three of which were offensive. Kieondre Arkwright scored a season-high 11 points.
 
Weiermiller scored five points with three assists while hitting 1-of-2 attempts from behind the arc. He also played 29 minutes to move into sixth place on the all-time UTPA men's basketball list with 2,629 minutes played, passing Eric Montalvo (2,625 minutes, 2001-05) and John Braxton (2,612 minutes, 1998-2001). Weiermiller needs to play 68 more minutes to pass Melvin Thomas (1988-90) for fifth place.
 
Butler led all scorers with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting while also recording a game-high five steals.
 
The Broncs play their third of four-straight road games on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. when they visit the #2 Ohio State University Buckeyes.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I classification. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports; men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. In 1963, then known as Pan American College, the Broncs men's basketball program won the NAIA National Championship with a 73-62 victory over Western Carolina. In 2008 UTPA joined the new all-sports division of the Great West Conference.