It’s become clear that the LSC South men’s division has some quality teams.  The WTAMU men’s basketball team is considered to be among those teams and they looked to prove it against Angelo State on Feb. 12 at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.

WT put on one of their best shooting performances of the year as they shot a season-high 63 percent from the field en route to an 81-61 victory over the Rams.

Both teams came out shooting cold in the first half.  In fact the first basket wasn’t scored until the 17:38 mark when WT took a 2-0 lead.  ASU took their first lead of the game at 7-6 with 14:42 left in the first half.  Angelo State only led one other time in the entire game.  WT broke proceedings wide open at the 3:02 mark when they held a 32-21 lead and applied the pressure the rest of the half on the Rams.  Going into the locker room for halftime the Buffs were in complete control leading 38-26.

When the teams came out for the second half, the Buffs didn’t miss a step as they maintained their double-digit lead.  Angelo State managed to close to within eight points at 63-55 with 8:28 left in regulation.  However, that was as close as the Rams managed to get in the second half.  From that moment on it was all Buffs as they came away with an 81-61 blowout victory.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Buffs was senior Jacquiese Holcomb with a team-high 18 points followed by junior Rod Little with 13 points.  Sophomore Mason White scored 10 points on the evening.

Angelo State was paced by senior Richard Thomas with 25 points followed by junior LaDonn Huckaby who had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  Redshirt Senior Steven Moore scored 10 points on the evening as well.

WT’s overall record now stands at 19-4 with a 6-4 record in conference play.  Angelo State falls to 10-12 overall with an identical 6-4 record in LSC play.  The Buffs will now prepare for a matchup against Tarleton State on Feb. 16.  Tip-off from Wisdom Gym is scheduled for 8 p.m.