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SHREVEPORT, La. - Junior
Khayri McKinney scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half to lead Texas Wesleyan
past #9 LSU-Shreveport, 109-100, Monday evening at the Dock.
"This
is a milestone victory for this program," head coach Terry Waldrop said.
"It has been a while since Wesleyan has beaten someone of such stature on
the road."
This was only LSU-Shreveport's
second loss at home in the last two years.
LSU-Shreveport
(10-5) shot 50 percent from the floor and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to take
a 56-46 lead into the break. Wesleyan cut the once 20-point lead to 10, with the
help of a half-court shot at the buzzer by sophomore Nino Etienne.
Texas
Wesleyan (8-5) rebounded in the second half to shoot an amazing 61 percent from
the floor, while canning 9-of-18 three-pointers en route to its fourth straight
victory.
"This team is starting to learn
how to play with one another and it is exciting," Waldrop said. "With
experience comes consistency."
The
Rams finished with five players in double figures with McKinney's 26 points leading
the way, to go along with his game-high eight assists. Senior Tommy Johnson had
a great all-around game registering 24 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
Junior Ben Hunt continued his outstanding shooting going 7-of-11 from the field
for 24 points and dishing out six assists. Juniors Brad Schilder and Scott Reasoner
both chipped in with 13 points each, while Schilder had a team-high 10 rebounds.
LSU-Shreveport's
Fredericko Payne led all scorers with 34 points, while Derrick Sowell chipped
in with 16 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Texas
Wesleyan shot 55 percent (35-64) from the floor and 85 percent (23-27) from the
free-throw line. The Rams also shot 44 percent (16-36) from behind the arc.
LSU-Shreveport
shot 44 percent (38-86) from the field and 83 percent (15-18) from the charity
stripe. The Pilots also shot 25 percent (9-36) from the three-point line.
The
Pilots outrebounded the Rams, 41-40, and forced Texas Wesleyan into 18 turnovers.
Texas
Wesleyan will be back in action Saturday when they travel to take on conference-rival
Paul Quinn. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. in Dallas.
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