MARSHALL, Texas – Only up by four points just 10 seconds into the second half, East Texas Baptist University went on a 16-4 run leading to the 82-55 win over Belhaven University. ETBU is now 13-10 and 11-7 in the American Southwest Conference.
Jayden Williams had a career night with 23 points making five three-pointers shooting 7-of-11 from the floor. Both
Darry Moore and
Chris Haynes had 19 points while
Aaron Gregg put together a double-double with 10 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists. Grayson Nix had 27 points for Ozarks.
ETBU shot 53% overall and was 7-of-16 from the three-point line for 43% while making 68% of their free throws. Ozarks finished 33% from the floor, 18% from the arc, and 82% from the line. ETBU out rebounded Ozarks, 35-31, and forced 12 turnovers.
POST GAME INTERVIEW
FIRST HALF
Opening the first five minutes of the game with a 13-point lead, ETBU looked to take command early.
Jaden Conner hit a three-pointer at the 14:25 mark for the 13-point advantage. Ozarks responded with a 22-4 run over six minutes to take a six-point lead, 26-21 (8:14). In the next six and half minutes, ETBU had a 15-2 run to retake the lead by eight, 36-28 (1:46).
Kevin Charles finished off the run with a layup and giving the momentum back to ETBU. Williams then hit a buzzer beater at the half for a six-point lead, 39-33.
DARRY MOORE DUNK
SECOND HALF
ETBU shot 59% in the second half as they ran away with the game. They opened the first eight minutes of half on a 22-8 run for a 20-point lead, 61-41, on two Charles free throws. At one point in the run, they held Ozarks to no buckets for two minutes scoring seven points to push their lead to 15 points, 52-37. At the 7:57 mark, Moore had a fast break dunk making it 68-45 for the largest lead of the game (23 points). ETBU kept their distance the remainder of the game and held Ozarks to no buckets the last five minutes of the game as they made just four free throws. Williams two made free throws in the final 30 seconds gave ETBU the largest lead and final score of 82-57 (27 points).
JAYDEN WILLIAMS
STAT OF THE GAME
ETBU held Ozarks to 0% shooting from three-point range in the second half and only 25% from the floor.
NOTES
- Aaron Gregg had his third career double-double with 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
- Jayden Williams scored a career-high 23 points making five three-pointers.
- Darry Moore went 9-of-10 (90%) from the floor for 19 points.
- Chris Haynes was 8-of-11 from the floor with 19 points.
UP NEXT
ETBU will head to central Texas to face Concordia University Texas on Thursday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. ETBU has won the last seven meetings vs. CTX and took a 92-84 win on January 15 in Marshall. CTX last defeated ETBU in 2016, 101-90, in OT in Marshall.
