The #19 ranked WTAMU men’s basketball team came out ready to play against Texas A&M Kingsville on Feb. 2. A delayed travel schedule which included a bus ride to Lubbock followed by a flight to Austin plus a five-hour bus ride to Kingsville seemed to take the Buffs out of their rhythm.

However, that wasn’t the case as WT rebounded from their loss to Midwestern and ran past Kingsville 70-56.

Things didn’t start out so great for the maroon and white as they fell behind early 4-0 at the 18:19 mark of the first half. WT closed to within one point at 4-3 with 17:44 remaining before halftime. The Buffs took their first lead at 12-10 with 9:56 remaining in the first half. That lead grew to as many as seven points as the Buffs kept Kingsville at bay the rest of the half. Going into the locker room for halftime the Buffs were leading 27-23.

After the break the Buffs came out firing on all cylinders as they opened with a 13-0 run to take a 40-23 lead at the 15:48 mark of the second half. WT went on cruise control from that point on and eventually came away with a crucial 70-56 victory.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Buffs was senior LaDarius Hall with a career-high 26 points followed by junior Lionel Foster with 14 points. Senior Joe Mincey scored seven points on the evening.

WT’s overall record now stands at 17-3 with a 4-3 mark in LSC play. Kingsville falls to 6-13 overall and 1-6 in conference play.