The WTAMU Men’s basketball team was at home Jan. 19 taking on Abilene Christian in an LSC South matchup at the First United Bank Center.

WT used a strong defensive effort to jump out to an early first half lead and never looked back as they beat ACU 71-54.  The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Buffs.

ACU took its only lead of the contest at the 18:38 mark when they led 2-0.  That was about as good as it got for the Wildcats on the evening.  WT then used its offensive attack to go on an 8-0 run which gave them the 8-2 lead at the 13:22 mark of the first half.  ACU didn’t reach double digit points until the 4:53 mark when by that time the Buffs held a 19-12 advantage.

WT then went on an 11-0 run to close out the first half and take a commanding 30-12 lead into the locker room for halftime.

In the second half, ACU tried to mount a comeback but they never got closer than 12 points to the Buffs lead.  WT led by as many as 22 points in the second half and cruised to a comfortable 71-54 victory over the Wildcats.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Buffs was senior LaDarius Hall with a game-high 17 points followed by fellow senior Joe Mincey with 10 points.  Senior Jacquiese Holcomb and junior David Henderson each scored nine points in the contest.

The Buffs overall record now stands at 14-2 with a 1-2 record in LSC play.  WT will now prepare for a long road trip down to San Angelo to take on the Angelo State Rams on Jan. 22.  Tip-off from the Junell Center is set for 7:30 p.m.