To start the game neither team shot the ball well, and the score at 14:50 in the first was 9-7 Howard Payne. HPU got easy lay-ups off of Concordia’s three-quarter press and the Yellow Jackets built an 11 point lead with 7:30 left in the first half on a lay-up by Matt Zinser. At the half HPU lead 53-41. Howard Payne shot a blistering 65.7% from the floor in the first half.
CUA started the second half with a 6-0 run to make the score 53-47 HPU. The Tornados again inched their way to within 4 points at 16:10 to play in the game. HPU pushed their lead back to 10 points on a lay-up and free-throw by Kendrick Johnson. Midway through the second half HPU’s lead was 79-66. The Tornados then stormed back to take the lead (85-84) on a 3-pointer by Brandon Graves. The Yellow Jackets rallied to take the lead back and push it 101-92. HPU held on to win 113-108. The Yellow Jacket shot an amazing 67.2% from the field in the game.
HPU’s Sean Wheeler had a career night scoring 35 points on 16 of 19 shooting, 11 rebounds. Cliff McGuire had 25 points on 10 of 10 shooting from the floor, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Matt Zinser and Kendrick Johnson chipped in 21 and 11 points respectively.
Concordia was red hot from 3-point land shooting 51.4% from behind the arc in the game. Joel McDonald had 24 points on 6 of 8 shooting from behind the arc. Brandon Graves also had 23 points on 7 of 9 shooting from behind the arc. Valentino Maxwell, Michael Moore, and Devin Marburger had 20, 13, and 11 points respectively.
Newspaper Box Score Concordia vs Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 2/2/2006 7:30pm at Brownwood, TX At Brownwood, TX HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS 113, CONCORDIA 108 CONCORDIA (5-13 (3-13 ASC)) Joel McDonald 9-15 0-0 24; Brandon Graves 8-14 0-0 23; Valentino Maxwell 8-14 3-3 20; Michael Moore 6-11 0-0 13; Devin Marburger 3-4 4-6 11; Sanora Baptiste 3-5 2-3 8; George Freeman 2-7 0-0 6; Keighton Hatten 1-2 0-0 2; Michael Mann 0-5 1-2 1; Jack Montagna 0-5 0-0 0; Bart Taylor 0-2 0-0 0; Luis Urquieta 0-1 0-0 0; Steve Nolan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 10-14 108. HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS (15-3 (14-2)) Sean Wheeler 16-19 3-5 35; Cliff McGuire 10-10 5-7 25; Matt Zinser 7-12 5-5 21; Kendrick Johnson 4-8 3-4 11; Josh Weatherred 3-8 0-0 9; Victor Hayes 3-4 1-2 8; Peter McCallum 2-3 0-0 4; Tom Hermann 0-0 0-0 0; Lee Scott 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 45-67 17-23 113. Concordia..................... 41 67 - 108 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets... 53 60 - 113 3-point goals-Concordia 18-35 (Brandon Graves 7-9; Joel McDonald 6-8; George Freeman 2-6; Valentino Maxwell 1-5; Michael Moore 1-3; Devin Marburger 1-1; Bart Taylor 0-1; Luis Urquieta 0-1; Steve Nolan 0-1), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 6-17 (Josh Weatherred 3-8; Matt Zinser 2-5; Victor Hayes 1-1; Lee Scott 0-1; Kendrick Johnson 0-2). Fouled out--Concordia-None, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets-None. Rebounds-Concordia 35 (Valentino Maxwell 7), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 39 (Cliff McGuire 12). Assists-Concordia 21 (Michael Moore 6), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 18 (Matt Zinser 6). Total fouls-Concordia 21, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 12. A-457