Tury Escobar led the way for the Lobos with 18 points while C.J. Acosta and Sid Hooper supplied 16 and 15 points respectively. Escobar, Hooper, Acosta and Abe Ely all posted 4 rebounds in the effort.
McM jumped out to an 11-2 run to start the contest and never looked back. The Tribe led by as much as 27 at the 8:56 first half mark and went to the break leading Sully 55-36.
The Indians spread the gap in the second period and broke out to a 38 point advantage, 82-44 at the 13:33 mark.
Finley Brashears led McMurry with 24 points while Dustin Faught posted 9 boards.
For the game, Sully shot 50% from the floor (30%-long range) and connected on 12-20 foul shots, good for an even 60%.
The loss keeps Sul Ross in a fifth place position in the conference west as the Lobos drop to 10-12 and 10-9 in conference play.
Sul Ross will face West Division leader Howard Payne Monday evening at the Gallego Center.
Newspaper Box Score Sul Ross State vs McMurry University 02/11/06 3 p.m. at Abilene, TX; Kimbrell Arena At Abilene, TX; Kimbrell Arena MCMURRY UNIVERSITY 110, SUL ROSS STATE 81 SUL ROSS STATE (10-12, 10-9) Arturo Escobar 7-14 2-2 18; C.J. Acosta 6-11 3-7 16; Sidney Hooper 6-13 0-0 15; Abraham Ely 5-9 1-2 11; Art Gonzalez 1-3 2-2 5; Matt Santa Cruz 2-2 1-2 5; Aaron Hardwick 2-2 1-2 5; Richard Hooper 1-2 2-2 4; Jesus Banuelos 1-2 0-0 2; Jermaine Packer 0-0 0-1 0; Travis Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Moises Morales 0-3 0-0 0; Cornell Hunt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 12-20 81. MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (16-7, 15-5) Finlay Brashears 9-11 2-4 24; Russell Raymond 7-12 3-5 18; Rommel Colina 7-11 0-0 15; Alvin Stevens 7-12 1-2 15; Elijah Bryant 4-9 2-2 13; Terence Mirabal 3-7 3-4 10; Brison Daily 3-8 0-2 6; Dustin Faught 1-8 1-2 3; Curtis Jones 1-1 1-2 3; Fred Baker 1-1 0-0 2; Dan Jean 0-1 1-2 1; Adam Aguilar 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-81 14-25 110. Sul Ross State................ 36 45 - 81 McMurry University............ 55 55 - 110 3-point goals-Sul Ross State 7-23 (Sidney Hooper 3-8; Arturo Escobar 2-3; C.J. Acosta 1-3; Art Gonzalez 1-3; Richard Hooper 0-1; Travis Johnson 0-1; Moises Morales 0-3; Abraham Ely 0-1), McMurry University 10-28 (Finlay Brashears 4-5; Elijah Bryant 3-7; Russell Raymond 1-6; Terence Mirabal 1-4; Rommel Colina 1-2; Dustin Faught 0-1; Brison Daily 0-3). Fouled out--Sul Ross State-None, McMurry University-None. Rebounds-Sul Ross State 34 (Abraham Ely 4; Sidney Hooper 4; C.J. Acosta 4; Arturo Escobar 4), McMurry University 47 (Dustin Faught 9). Assists-Sul Ross State 13 (Matt Santa Cruz 7), McMurry University 27 (Rommel Colina 8). Total fouls-Sul Ross State 18, McMurry University 23. A-375 McMurry pulls to within 0.5 games of Howard Payne for the ASC West Division lead.