The NMHU Cowboy basketball team upended the Fort Lewis Skyhawks on 2/12 by a final score of 96-85. The Cowboys came through in a big way as they shot an impressive 57.4% from the field and finished the night with four Cowboys in double figures. The Cowboys made a statement to the regional voters as they handily knocked off the Skyhawks who were ranked sixth in the latest regional poll in front of the Cowboys who were voted eighth. The Cowboys will be in action again on 2/13 when they play host to the Adams State Grizzlies at 8:00pm in the John A. Wilson Complex. The Cowboys are now 15-7 overall and 9-5 in RMAC play.
The Cowboys played tight with the Skyhawks for the first nine minutes of the ball game as the two RMAC heavyweights traded the leads. At the 11 minute mark, the Cowboys would take the lead off of a
Chop Tang jumper and never look back as they pulled away from the Skyhawks to go into the half with an 11 point lead 51-40. The Cowboys would do more of the same in the second half as they extended their lead to as much as 18 points as they cruised to their sixth straight win.
The Cowboys were led by
Roman Andrade. Andrade led all scorers with 34 points. Andrade added in seven rebounds, three assists and one steal to his stat line for the night. Other Cowboys in double figures were:
Chris Dunn,
Kelvin Franklin and
Chop Tang. Dunn finished the night with 15 points, seven rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal. Franklin finished with 15 points, four assists and three steals. Tang finished with 15 points and five rebounds.
The Cowboys will be in action again on 2/13 when they take on the Adams State Grizzlies at 8:00pm in the John A. Wilson Complex. If you can't make the trip to Las Vegas to watch your Cowboys in action, you can watch them LIVE on the B2 Networks.
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