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New Mexico Highlands University Athletics

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Men's Basketball

First Place Cowboys Welcome Chadron and Regis

LAS VEGAS, N.M. - After splitting the games last weekend, the Cowboys are tied for first in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They look to remain on top as they face Chadron State College on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. and Regis University on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at home. Last Saturday, the Cowboys had an 88-73 win over Western State Colorado University.
 
In the game, the Cowboys had a dominant shooting performance. They shot over 56% from the field, and over 52% from the three-point line. In addition, the Cowboys had three players with more than 20+ points, with Marlon Johnson and Kendrick Nichols having double-doubles.
 
Leading the way for the Cowboys was Ron Lawton 24 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist; followed by Marlon Johnson 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal; and Kendrick Nichols with 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assist. This marked the first time this season two Cowboys had double-doubles in the same game.
 
Here is how the teams match up:
 
Chadron StateNMHURegis
Points Per Game67.680.372.9
Points Allowed Per Game73.382.585.5
Rebounds Per Game34.737.032.5
Assist Per Game10.211.111.3
Leading ScorerWarren Gordon 11.9Jonathon Mines 20.0Dexter Sienko 16.3
Leading RebounderDavante McCallam 5.6Marlon Johnson 8.3Dexter Sienko 6.7
Filed Goal Percentage41.4%46.2%46.2%
Three Point Percentage32.7%38.9%38.3%

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Players Mentioned

Jonathon Mines

#0 Jonathon Mines

G
6' 4"
Senior
Marlon Johnson

#11 Marlon Johnson

F
6' 10"
Junior
Ron Lawton

#22 Ron Lawton

F
6' 5"
Junior
Kendrick Nichols

#23 Kendrick Nichols

G
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jonathon Mines

#0 Jonathon Mines

6' 4"
Senior
G
Marlon Johnson

#11 Marlon Johnson

6' 10"
Junior
F
Ron Lawton

#22 Ron Lawton

6' 5"
Junior
F
Kendrick Nichols

#23 Kendrick Nichols

6' 3"
Senior
G