The Falcons tallied 42 team boards while holding Sul Ross to 26. Sully converted 10 of 20 foul shots while UTPB went 10 for 12, good for 83.3 percent from the free throw line.
The Lobos saw three players in double figures led by Larry Reese’s 17 points. Art Gonzalez and Anthony Mata supplied 14 and 13 points in the effort while Mata and Reese mustered 5 rebounds each.
UTPB sported two players with double double performances as Mansour Mbye tallied 21 points and 15 boards against the Lobos. Rashad Pride added 13 points and 10 rebounds with Anwar Morgan adding 17 points.
Sully shot 49.1 percent from the floor including a 6-16 outing from the beyond the arc.
The Lobos grabbed the lead early as Gonzalez nailed a 3-point shot 40 seconds into regulation. Sully put up a 5-0 run as Filiberto Torres added a short jump shot on the next offensive possession. Both teams patty-caked throughout the half with the Falcons taking a 35-31 halftime lead.
The Lobos opened the second half with a 3-pointer by sophomore Abe Ely to pull Sul Ross within one trailing 35-34. UTPB then went on a 9-1 run to take a 46-35 advantage with 16:06 left in the contest. The Falcons would go on to lead by as much as 16 the rest of the way while holding Sul Ross to 36 points in the second half to take the 77-67 final.
The Lobos drop to 0-2 and will head to Clarksville, Arkansas on Monday for a 7:30 p.m. nightcap against conference foe University of the Ozarks.
Newspaper Box Score Texas-Permian Basin vs Sul Ross State 11/25/06 3:00 p.m. at Pete P. Gallego Center At Pete P. Gallego Center TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN 77, SUL ROSS STATE 67 TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN (2-2) Mansour Mbye 10-13 1-2 21; Anwar Morgan 7-13 2-2 17; Rashad Pride 6-8 1-1 13; Demitrius Davis 3-7 2-2 8; Niedre Simmons 2-3 2-2 7; Casey Settles 2-4 0-0 5; Jerrod Dastrup 1-6 2-2 4; Matt Zaney 1-2 0-0 2; Brett Brittain 0-0 0-1 0; Stephen McKenzie 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Hinojos 0-4 0-0 0; Trey Landry 0-0 0-0 0; Kurt Kerns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 10-12 77. SUL ROSS STATE (0-2) Larry Reese 6-8 5-9 17; Art Gonzalez 5-11 1-2 14; Anthony Mata 5-9 2-2 13; Abraham Ely 3-7 0-0 7; Travis Johnson 3-7 0-0 6; Filiberto Torres 2-4 2-2 6; Daniel Wilson 1-2 0-0 2; Anthony Miller 1-3 0-0 2; Cornell Hunt 0-2 0-5 0. Totals 26-53 10-20 67. Texas-Permian Basin........... 35 42 - 77 Sul Ross State................ 31 36 - 67 3-point goals-Texas-Permian Basin 3-18 (Niedre Simmons 1-2; Casey Settles 1-1; Anwar Morgan 1-5; Jerrod Dastrup 0-3; Eric Hinojos 0-4; Demitrius Davis 0-3), Sul Ross State 5-16 (Art Gonzalez 3-9; Anthony Mata 1-1; Abraham Ely 1-2; Daniel Wilson 0-1; Travis Johnson 0-3). Fouled out--Texas-Permian Basin-None, Sul Ross State-None. Rebounds-Texas-Permian Basin 42 (Mansour Mbye 15), Sul Ross State 26 (Anthony Mata 5; Larry Reese 5). Assists-Texas-Permian Basin 11 (Demitrius Davis 3; Casey Settles 3), Sul Ross State 13 (Cornell Hunt 3; Art Gonzalez 3; Travis Johnson 3). Total fouls-Texas-Permian Basin 17, Sul Ross State 10. A-341