The YellowJackets (2-6, 1-5) committed 23 turnovers and shot just 35.5 percent from the floor. The ‘Jackets jumped out to an early 17-10 lead, but Howard Payne responded with a 16-0 run midway through the first half. HPU (2-6, 2-4) held onto the lead the rest of the first half and extended the lead in the second half. LeTourneau could not get any closer than 13 points over the last 10 minutes of play.
LeTourneau senior guard Julius McClaskey scored the 1,000th point of his career on a three-pointer at the 15:51 mark of the first half. He is the third LETU men’s player to reach the 1,000-point mark in the last three years. The other two are Tim Dygert and Anthony Craig.
HPU’s Johnathan Maxwell led all scorers with 22 points and he also pulled down nine rebounds. Tim Stary registered a double-double for the home team with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kendrick Johnson came off the bench to score 11 points and grab eight boards.
McClaskey led the YellowJackets with 13 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Tim Butler scored 10 points and was the only other ‘Jacket player to score in double figures.
Howard Payne shot 42.5 percent from the floor and out rebounded LETU, 52-36. Neither team handled the ball well as HPU committed 20 turnovers.
This was the final game of the first semester for LeTourneau. The YellowJackets hit the hardwood on January 3 when the team travels to NCAA Division I foe Sam Houston State University in Huntsville at 7 o’clock.
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LETM vs Howard Payne University Men 12-11-04 3:00 at At HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY MEN 73, LETM 59 LETM (2-6/1-5 ASC) Julius McClaskey 5-14 2-6 13; Tim Butler 3-6 4-4 10; Travis Bankett 3-4 2-2 9; Jay Burnett 2-3 0-0 6; Daniel McGraner 3-6 0-0 6; Brandon Morris 2-5 0-0 5; Jonathan Collins 2-9 0-0 4; Joseph Solomon 1-5 0-0 3; Joe Packard 1-4 0-0 2; Joseph Richards 0-2 1-2 1; Jeremiah Bastian 0-3 0-0 0; Zack Rodriguez 0-0 0-0 0; Barry Thomas 0-0 0-0 0; Ashton Torbert 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Curtis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 9-14 59. HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY MEN (2-5/2-4 ASC) Maxwell, Johnathen 9-16 3-4 22; Stary, Tim 6-12 0-0 12; Johnson, Kendrick 5-13 1-1 11; Temple, Bryan 3-6 0-0 6; Berkman, John 2-6 1-1 6; Scott, Lee 2-4 0-0 5; Zinser, Matt 2-4 0-0 4; McGuire, Cliff 1-2 1-2 3; Jones, Frank 1-3 1-2 3; Fields, Kyle 0-3 1-2 1; Baker, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0; Wheeler, Sean 0-2 0-0 0; Weatherred, Josh 0-1 0-0 0; Klein, Nick 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 31-73 8-13 73. LETM.......................... 31 28 - 59 Howard Payne University Men... 40 33 - 73 3-point goals-LETM 6-27 (Jay Burnett 2-2; Brandon Morris 1-3; Joseph Solomon 1-5; Julius McClaskey 1-6; Travis Bankett 1-2; Joseph Richards 0-2; Jeremiah Bastian 0-2; Jonathan Collins 0-2; Daniel McGraner 0-3), Howard Payne University Men 3-17 (Scott, Lee 1-3; Berkman, John 1-4; Maxwell, Johnathen 1-3; Temple, Bryan 0-2; Zinser, Matt 0-1; Fields, Kyle 0-1; Weatherred, Josh 0-1; Johnson, Kendrick 0-2). Fouled out--LETM-Joseph Solomon, Howard Payne University Men-None. Rebounds-LETM 36 (Julius McClaskey 7), Howard Payne University Men 52 (Stary, Tim 10). Assists-LETM 15 (Julius McClaskey 3; Jonathan Collins 3; Travis Bankett 3), Howard Payne University Men 15 (Johnson, Kendrick 3; Berkman, John 3; Maxwell, Johnathen 3). Total fouls-LETM 19, Howard Payne University Men 17. A-200 Julius McMclaskey scores his 1,000th career point. Joseph Soloman (LeT) and Kendrick Johnson (HPU) technical fouls (unassociated).