Sean Wheeler scored a career high 27 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Jackets. Cliff McGuire posted his 4th straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The score remained close through the first 3 minutes of the game before HPU gained a 6 point lead on a 3-pointer by Matt Zinser with 14:50 left in the half. UTD came back within 1 (23-22) on a free-throw by Adam Bush with 8:19 to play in the first. HPU from that point went on a 23-6 run that lasted till halftime to go into the lockeroom up 46-28. The Jackets shot 58.1% in the first while holding UTD to 28.6% from the field.
HPU scored the first four points of the second half to extend their lead to 22. UTD fought back to within 17 on a 3-pointer by Jay Swafford with 15:53 left in the game. The Jacket then went on a 17-6 run that lasted 5 minutes to extend their lead to 28 and make the score 72-44 with 10:40 remaining. UTD was able to scratch back to within 14 at the closing buzzer.
The Yellow Jackets were lead by Sean Wheeler’s 27 points and 9 rebounds. Jamarcus Johnson had 13, Cliff McGuire had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Kendrick Johnson had 10.
UTD was lead by Martin Salinas’s 17 points and Tyrone Hurt’s 10 rebounds.
Newspaper Box Score UTD-M vs Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 1/5/06 7:30 PM at Brownwood, TX At Brownwood, TX HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS 87, UTD-M 73 UTD-M (2-8 (2-5 ASC)) Martin Salinas 5-14 3-4 17; Kenneth Williams 3-4 2-6 8; Tyrone Hurt 3-6 2-5 8; Kersh Milson 3-5 1-1 7; Jay Swafford 1-5 3-3 6; Adam Bush 2-4 2-4 6; Jeremy Lewis 1-2 2-2 5; Mike McKee 2-4 0-0 4; Richard Gravenstein 2-4 0-2 4; Brent Anderson 2-3 0-0 4; Travis Carruthers 1-4 1-2 3; Matt Salinas 0-2 1-2 1; Ernest Lowery 0-0 0-2 0; David Holmes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 17-33 73. HOWARD PAYNE YELLOW JACKETS (7-3 (6-2 ASC)) Sean Wheeler 12-14 3-5 27; Jamarcus Johnson 5-9 0-0 13; Cliff McGuire 5-6 2-4 12; Kendrick Johnson 5-12 0-2 10; Matt Zinser 3-8 0-0 8; Josh Weatherred 2-5 0-0 6; Tom Hermann 2-2 1-1 5; Gary Thompson 1-2 0-0 3; Michael Soto 0-2 1-2 1; Victor Hayes 0-0 1-2 1; Travis Dawson 0-0 1-2 1; Brian Blalock 0-0 0-0 0; Eldrick Spivey 0-0 0-0 0; Lee Scott 0-0 0-0 0; Peter McCallum 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Baker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-62 9-18 87. UTD-M......................... 28 45 - 73 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets... 46 41 - 87 3-point goals-UTD-M 6-21 (Martin Salinas 4-10; Jeremy Lewis 1-2; Jay Swafford 1-5; Kersh Milson 0-1; Mike McKee 0-1; Brent Anderson 0-1; Matt Salinas 0-1), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 8-24 (Jamarcus Johnson 3-7; Matt Zinser 2-6; Josh Weatherred 2-5; Gary Thompson 1-2; Andrew Baker 0-1; Kendrick Johnson 0-3). Fouled out--UTD-M-None, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets-None. Rebounds-UTD-M 31 (Tyrone Hurt 10), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 40 (Cliff McGuire 11). Assists-UTD-M 8 (Travis Carruthers 4), Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 21 (Matt Zinser 6). Total fouls-UTD-M 14, Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 22. A-337