02/25/05- Sul Ross took care of business quickly as they took an 89-77 win over East Texas Baptist in the first round of the ASC Tournament Friday in Clinton, Mississippi. The Tigers were eliminated with the loss.
ETBU jumped out to quick 8-0 lead just moments after the opening tip off of four consecutive Lobo turnovers. A hot-handed performance from the floor aided a Sul Ross come back as Sully shot 54.1% from the field in the first half at took a 51-38 lead to the locker room at the break.
The Lobos shot 50.7% from the field for the game including 38.9% from beyond the arch and 58.3% from the foul line.
Four Lobos hit double figures in the victory. Sid Hooper (Andrews) put up 23 points for the day while Larry Reese (El Paso), Derric Workman (Odessa), and Arturo Escobar tallied 17, 16 and 11 points respectively. Rockland Owens was the man at the boards with 8 rebounds.
The win propels Sul Ross (19-6, 17-6) to the second round and a date with U.T. Dallas (13-12, 11-12) tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. The Lobos defeated the Comets in January in Richardson by an 82-71 final score.
Newspaper Box Score SRSU vs ETBU 02/25/05 2:30 at Clinton, MS At Clinton, MS SRSU 89, ETBU 77 SRSU (19-6 (17-6 ASC)) Sidney Hooper 8-15 2-2 23; Larry Reese 6-10 5-8 17; Derric Workman 6-10 4-7 16; Arturo Escobar 5-9 0-1 11; Rick Herrera 4-8 0-0 9; Justin Steward 2-6 0-1 4; Rockland Owens 2-3 0-0 4; Art Gonzalez 0-2 2-2 2; Robert Romero 1-2 0-0 2; Aaron Hardwick 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 34-67 14-24 89. ETBU (12-12 (12-10ASC)) Cedric Isom 10-18 3-4 24; Chris Isom 8-17 1-2 18; Ronnie Lewis 3-5 2-3 8; Horace Davis 2-3 2-3 6; Cory Cooper 2-8 2-3 6; Seth Jones 2-7 0-0 5; Jeremiah Pojah 1-2 2-4 4; Abe Sparks 0-1 2-2 2; Jonathan Stewart 1-3 0-0 2; Rodney Calhoun 1-8 0-0 2; Charles Chevalier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-73 14-21 77. SRSU.......................... 51 38 - 89 ETBU.......................... 38 39 - 77 3-point goals-SRSU 7-18 (Sidney Hooper 5-8; Rick Herrera 1-4; Arturo Escobar 1-3; Art Gonzalez 0-2; Aaron Hardwick 0-1), ETBU 3-13 (Seth Jones 1-4; Chris Isom 1-2; Cedric Isom 1-4; Abe Sparks 0-1; Rodney Calhoun 0-2). Fouled out--SRSU-None, ETBU-Jeremiah Pojah. Rebounds-SRSU 46 (Rockland Owens 8), ETBU 43 (Cedric Isom 7). Assists-SRSU 19 (Rick Herrera 3; Arturo Escobar 3; Art Gonzalez 3), ETBU 9 (Cedric Isom 5). Total fouls-SRSU 20, ETBU 19. A-159