Box Score

     AUSTIN, Texas - Junior Khayri McKinney knotched 25 points and dished out four assists to lead Texas Wesleyan past Huston-Tillotson, 84-62, Monday evening in Red River Athletic Conference play.

     Texas Wesleyan (12-7, 8-3 RRAC) started off hot, making its first five shots to take an 11-0 lead at the 17:46 mark of the first half. Junior Ben Hunt led Texas Wesleyan with five points during the stretch.

     Texas Wesleyan increased its lead to as many as 24 points at the 8:28 mark of the first half. Huston-Tillotson (0-18, 0-11 RRAC) then went on a 16-6 run to end the half. That run reduced the Wesleyan lead to 40-26 at the break.

     "I thought we stepped up and made some shots early," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "We also played very well at the defensive end and that sort of set the tone."

     The second half belonged to Wesleyan's McKinney. The Del Rio, Texas native went off, scoring 14 points in the second period. The point guard nailed four treys down the stretch and kept Tillotson from getting back in the game.

     "We have to get Khayri's parents to more games, because he always seems to produce more," Waldrop said jokingly. "They played some zone against us and Khayri took advantage of it."

     Tillotson did, however, cut the Wesleyan lead to 50-40, at the 13:00 minute mark on a fast-break layup by Corin Douglas, but that is as close as they would get.

     Wesleyan put the game away with 20-4 run over the next seven minutes to increase its lead to 70-44, with 5:29 remaining. McKinney canned all four of his second-half treys during the stretch.

     Hunt narrowly missed his second triple-double of the game, tallying 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Junior Brad Schilder added 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

     Scotty Lott led Tillotson with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Doyle Coyle added 13 points and six rebounds.

     Texas Wesleyan outrebounded Tillotson, 35-31, and dished out 26 team assists.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 52 percent (31-60) from the floor and 82 percent (9-11) from the charity stripe. The Rams also shot 41 percent (13-32) from the three-point line.

     Huston-Tillotson shot 42 percent (25-59) from the field and 73 percent (8-11) from the free-throw line. The Rams also shot 24 percent (4-17) from behind the arc.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Saturday when they host conference-rival Wiley College. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium. Texas Wesleyan already defeated the Wildcats, 113-79, Dec. 4, in Marshall.