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Greyhounds Trail 27-12 at Halftime in 58-42 Defeat at Cameron
ENMU Scores First Field Goal with 1:46 Left in First Half

Box Score

LAWTON, OKLA. — The Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds spent nearly the entire first half without a field goal on Saturday, Dec. 3, as Cameron University built a 27-12 lead. The Greyhounds rallied within as few as 10 points in the second half, but Eastern couldn’t overcome its first-half struggles in a 58-42 loss to the Aggies. Cameron improved to 3-2 on the season, while ENMU fell to 3-3.

Eastern’s first field goal of the game was scored by Tristan Largent (Jr., G, Martinsburg, WV/Garrett College) on a jump shot with 1:46 remaining in the first half. Prior to Largent’s basket, the Greyhounds had just six points on the scoreboard, all from the free throw line. The jumper by Largent started a 6-0 run by the Greyhounds to end the half.

The Aggies opened the second stanza with a 5-3 run. Willie Tisdale of Cameron and Largent exchanged three-pointers, then Brandon Smith gave CU a 32-15 lead on a layup with 16:58 to go. The Greyhounds countered by scoring the next seven points to cut the deficit to 32-22 at the 14:03 mark. ENMU also pulled within 10 points at 34-24 with 13:14 remaining, but never sliced the lead to single digits.

Cameron began the game by scoring 18 unanswered points during the first 7:27 of play. The Greyhounds recorded their first point with 11:09 left in the half, when Joshua Jackson (Fr., G, Madison, WI/Madison West HS) sank the first of two free throw attempts.

After Jackson went 1 for 2 at the line, Eastern received three more chances to cut the lead at the charity stripe before Cameron scored again, but the Hounds continued to make 1 of 2 attempts. The Aggies held an 18-4 lead at the 8:41 mark and increased the lead to 26-4 with 6:01 left in the opening period.

Largent was the only ENMU player to reach double figures during the game. He scored 12 points and provided four steals. He was 5 of 13 on field goals and 2 of 8 from three-point range, as he earned Eastern’s only three-point baskets.

The Greyhounds, who finished the game 15 of 53 (28.3%) from the field, shot just 15.8% in the first half (3 of 19), before hitting 35.3% from the field (12 of 34) in the second half. ENMU converted just 2 of 20 three-point attempts.

Eastern received eight points and five rebounds from Stephen Wilson (Jr., G, Heflin, AL/
Gadsden State CC), while Jackson supplied seven points for the Hounds. Travis Carr (Jr., G, Colorado Springs, CO/Otero JC) led ENMU with nine rebounds to go with four points and two assists.

Arthur Trousdell led the Aggies with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Tisdale also contributed 14 points, while Reid chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds. Cameron sank 20 of 42 field goals (47.6%), including 10 of 20 in the second half. The Aggies made just 3 of 14 three-pointers.

Eastern lost the ball 13 times in the first half, while Cameron committed eight turnovers in the first 20 minutes. In the second half, ENMU maintained better control of the ball, as the Hounds made just five turnovers, while forcing 11 turnovers by the Aggies. Both teams earned 34 rebounds during the game.

ENMU returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 8, with an LSC crossover game against Texas A&M University-Commerce. Game time at Greyhound Arena is slated for 7:30 p.m. MST. The Greyhounds will remain at home on Saturday, Dec. 10, to take on Oklahoma Panhandle State University in a non-conference game, starting at 7 p.m. MST.

 

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