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EDINBURG – Senior guard Brandon Provost scored a game-high 18 points as the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men's basketball team fell to the UT Arlington Mavericks 60-51 on Monday at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
 
Provost hit 5-of-11 shots, including 2-of-5 from behind the arc plus 6-of-6 from the foul line to lead all scorers.
 
Three Mavericks (3-3) reached double-figures in scoring, led by Brandon Edwards who scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go with seven rebounds. Karol Gruszecki scored 12 points with seven rebounds while Kevin Butler scored 11 points with five rebounds.
 
The Mavericks jumped out to a 9-2 lead, but Provost hit two three-pointers and a jumper to power an 8-2 run and bring the Broncs (2-6) to within 11-10.
 
The Mavericks led by 14 twice, going up 40-26 on a Deon Rodgers layup with 14:02 remaining. Josh Cleveland responded with back-to-back baskets and Jamal Dantzler converted a three-point play as the Broncs pulled to within 40-33 with 11:29 to go.
 
The Broncs got as close as five a few times, the last of which came after Provost hit a pair of free throws with 3:35 remaining to make it 52-47, but the Mavericks closed the game on an 8-4 run.
 
The Broncs are back in action on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when they visit Texas State.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I level. 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. The Broncs have won six team national championships, including the 1963 NAIA Championship in men's basketball and every NAIA Championship in men's tennis from 1961 through 1965. The Broncs also have also won 10 individual national championships, all in men's tennis, with six NAIA doubles championships and four NAIA singles championships. UTPA has been a member of the Great West Conference in 12 sports since 2009-10. Men's golf competes in the America Sky Conference while men's tennis competes in the Southland Conference.