RAMS WIN AT LANGSTON
January 25, 2010

Box Score

LANGSTON, OK:  The 10th ranked Texas Wesleyan University men’s basketball team (15-4, 9-0 RRAC) overcame a brilliant night at the free-throw line by Langston University (5-10, 3-6) to take a 95-89 win on Monday.

The Texas Wesleyan vs. Langston series continued to excite.  In the last five years, the Rams lead the series 5-1; however, four of those victories came on the last possession of the game.  With Monday’s win, Texas Wesleyan leads the all-time series 10-8.

The Lions came out firing on Monday.  Catrell Curry knocked down a pair of threes as Langston grabbed a quick 17-5 advantage.  The Rams chipped away at that lead, and a fast break dunk from Ryan Glanzer followed by a tip-in from Jeremy Mayfield gave Texas Wesleyan its first lead at 27-26. 

The Lions continued to fire away, shooting 54% from the floor in the period, and led as late as 39-37 with 2:48 on the clock.  A highlight reel ally-oop from Jamel White to Hector Mukweyi tied the game at 39, and Texas Wesleyan scored the final seven points of the half to lead 44-39 at the break.

After hitting 9-of-10 free-throws in the first half, the Lions went a perfect 27-for-27 in the second half to keep the game close.  A three-point play from Terrell Henry midway through the second half gave Texas Wesleyan its largest lead of the game at 68-57.

Langston cut that lead down to 70-68 with 8:04 on the clock, but Jamel White drew a foul on a three point shot on Texas Wesleyan’s next possession.  White knocked down all three free-throws and, after a Langston basket, hit a three-pointer to push the Rams’ advantage back to 76-70.  Terrific shooting down the stretch allowed Texas Wesleyan to keep the Lions at arm’s length on their way to the 95-89 win.

The Rams got 50 points off of their bench: 32 from White, and 18 from Henry.  White added seven assists and six rebounds to his night.  Hector Mukeyi scored 19 points, and Brian Wanamaker finished with 10 for the Rams.  Curry led five Lions in double-figure scoring with 25 points.

Texas Wesleyan outshot Langston 55%-45% and led the battle-of-the-boards 34-27.

“Langston is a very talented team and this is one of the toughest places to play in the conference,” commented head coach Terry Waldrop.  “We get everybody’s best game, and the fact that we were able to overcome 36-of-37 at the line on the road tonight says a lot about our team.”

The Rams will return to action on Thursday, when they host Huston-Tillotson University.  That game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start in the Sid Richardson Center.