Travis Johnson supplied 10 points in the victory as Sully finished with a 48.8 percent shooting performance for the afternoon. Sul Ross was 6 of 16 from beyond the arc good for 37.5 percent. The Lobos converted 17 of 34 trips to the charity stripe for a 50 percent showing for the afternoon.
Sul Ross held the Cats to 34.5 percent from the floor. LC hit 9 of 15 free throws good for 60 percent for the day.
Louisiana College held the Lobos to a 9 point margin and went to the half trailing Sully by a slim 34-30 deficit.
Sul Ross maintained the lead for most of the second period but by no more than 9 points. A foul by LC’s Kase Gonzalez with 7 seconds left in regulation sent Art Gonzalez to the line. Gonzalez drained both foul shots to give the Lobos an 8 point, 63-55 lead. Wildcat Josh Martin nailed a pull up jumper on the ensuing transition with 6 seconds left as the Lobos took the 63-57 final.
With the win, Sul Ross improves to 4-7 on the season and 4-4 in ASC competition. The Lobos will begin a three game road series next week as Sully faces Texas Lutheran on Thursday in Seguin. Sully will be in Kerrville on Saturday to take on Schreiner before heading to Brownwood on Monday to play Howard Payne.
Newspaper Box Score Louisiana College vs Sul Ross State 01/06/07 3:00 p.m. at Pete P. Gallego Center At Pete P. Gallego Center SUL ROSS STATE 63, LOUISIANA COLLEGE 57 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (2-10 (2-6, ASC)) Josh Johnson 6-17 3-8 16; Dustin Cole 3-6 3-3 12; Kase Gonzales 4-8 0-0 11; Morey Skluzacek 4-15 2-2 11; Josh Martin 2-5 1-2 5; Mitch Talley 1-4 0-0 2; Curt Bertrand 0-1 0-0 0; Jeremy Hollier 0-1 0-0 0; Troy Folse 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 9-15 57. SUL ROSS STATE (4-7 (4-4, ASC)) Art Gonzalez 5-8 7-8 21; Larry Reese 7-11 3-9 17; Travis Johnson 4-13 1-5 10; Anthony Mata 2-3 0-0 5; Abraham Ely 1-3 2-4 4; Jesus Banuelos 0-0 4-6 4; Anthony Miller 1-2 0-0 2; Cornell Hunt 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 20-41 17-34 63. Louisiana College............. 30 27 - 57 Sul Ross State................ 34 29 - 63 3-point goals-Louisiana College 8-24 (Dustin Cole 3-5; Kase Gonzales 3-7; Morey Skluzacek 1-7; Josh Johnson 1-2; Curt Bertrand 0-1; Josh Martin 0-2), Sul Ross State 6-16 (Art Gonzalez 4-7; Travis Johnson 1-6; Anthony Mata 1-2; Abraham Ely 0-1). Fouled out--Louisiana College-None, Sul Ross State-None. Rebounds-Louisiana College 29 (Josh Johnson 9), Sul Ross State 42 (Larry Reese 11). Assists-Louisiana College 8 (Morey Skluzacek 3; Dustin Cole 3), Sul Ross State 14 (Travis Johnson 7). Total fouls-Louisiana College 26, Sul Ross State 13. A-398