Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Wrapping up McMurry...

  • Brent Benson couldn't be stopped on Tuesday night. The senior guard lit up McMurry and the San Marcos sky with 40 points. He shot 12-of-19 from the field with nine 3-pointers. Benson tied his school record with nine treys and finished three points shy of the Strahan Coliseum record for individual scoring. After the game, Benson said, "My teammates did a great job of finding me and tonight, the shots were luckily falling for me. I felt really good coming into the game."
  • Texas State set a Strahan Coliseum team scoring record by tallying 112 points. When Roshun Jackson dunked home a steal with 51.9 seconds remaining, it broke the old standard set Jan. 30, 1990 against Northwestern State.
  • During halftime, Davalos said he talked to his team about a level of disrespect the Indians were showing them. McMurry ran a 1-4 flat in the first half on offense, which sent four attackers to the baseline, and only one into the paint. The Bobcats didn't change their defensive scheme that much in the second half, but got their hands in the lane. Texas State finished with 12 steals and 35 points off turnovers.
  • The Bobcats scored 23 second-chance points and outrebounded the Indians, 42-22.
  • Texas State scored 63 points in the second half. Four points shy of another Strahan Coliseum record.

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