BROWNWOOD, Tx.- Howard Payne used a 28-point, second half
run to take a 94-74 ASC West Division win over the Sul Ross Lobos Saturday in Brownwood.
Sul Ross posted three players in double figures led by C.J. Acosta’s 22 points. Sid Hooper followed with 17 points while freshman Abe Ely posted his third consecutive double-figure performance with 14 points. Matt Santa Cruz tallied 4 steals and 4 assists.
The Jackets led by as much as 18 points at the 5:50 mark in the first half and went to the break leading the Lobos 49-43.
Five players posted double figures for HPU led by Matt Zinser’s 18 points while Cliff McGuire posted double-double figures of 15 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, Sul Ross shot 33% from the field on Saturday while mustering a season low of 14% from long range. Sully hit 25 of their 39 game-total foul shots, good for 64%.
The Lobos fall to 3-5 for the season and 3-4 in ASC play. Sul Ross will be in tournament play in Lubbock on Dec. 30-31 before returning to the Gallego Center on Jan. 5 to begin a 4-game home stretch with U.T.-Dallas.
Newspaper Box Score SR vs Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 12/16/05 3:00pm at Brownwood, TX At Brownwood, TX HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS 94, SR 74 SR (3-5(3-4ASC)) C.J. Acosta 8-14 5-12 22; Sidney Hooper 4-12 9-10 17; Abraham Ely 4-9 5-6 14; Moises Morales 2-3 1-1 5; Matt Santa Cruz 1-7 2-2 4; Travis Johnson 1-1 0-0 3; Arturo Escobar 1-9 1-2 3; Jermaine Packer 1-3 0-0 2; Jesus Banuelos 1-2 0-0 2; Richard Hooper 0-2 1-2 1; Matt Jordan 0-0 1-2 1; Aaron Hardwick 0-2 0-0 0; Ronnie Bell 0-4 0-0 0; Cornell Hunt 0-0 0-2 0; Art Gonzalez 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-70 25-39 74. HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS (6-3(5-2ASC)) Matt Zinser 6-7 4-6 18; Sean Wheeler 8-12 1-5 17; Cliff McGuire 6-10 3-5 15; Jamarcus Johnson 6-9 2-6 15; Kendrick Johnson 5-7 1-2 12; Josh Weatherred 2-6 3-5 9; Peter McCallum 0-0 3-4 3; Victor Hayes 0-0 2-4 2; Gary Thompson 0-0 2-4 2; Andrew Baker 0-1 1-2 1; Brian Blalock 0-0 0-0 0; Eldrick Spivey 0-1 0-0 0; Tom Hermann 0-0 0-2 0; Lee Scott 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-55 22-45 94. SR............................ 33 41 - 74 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets... 49 45 - 94 3-point goals-SR 3-22 (Travis Johnson 1-1; Abraham Ely 1-5; C.J. Acosta 1-3; Matt Santa Cruz 0-1; Arturo Escobar 0-4; Aaron Hardwick 0-1; Art Gonzalez 0-1; Moises Morales 0-1; Sidney Hooper 0-5), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 6-14 (Josh Weatherred 2-6; Matt Zinser 2-2; Jamarcus Johnson 1-2; Kendrick Johnson 1-1; Eldrick Spivey 0-1; Lee Scott 0-2). Fouled out--SR-None, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets-Cliff McGuire. Rebounds-SR 35 (C.J. Acosta 7), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 49 (Cliff McGuire 10). Assists-SR 9 (Matt Santa Cruz 4), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 22 (Jamarcus Johnson 6). Total fouls-SR 30, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 25. A-483