Texans take down Glendale thanks to 115 point explosion

January 2, 2012

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Sophomore Deshaunt Walker scored a game and season high 22 points coming off the bench to help the fourth-ranked South Plains College Texans to a 30-point victory over the Glendale College Gauchos Monday afternoon in a game every Texan player saw significant playing time and five players scored 10 points or more.

South Plains College took control of the game early on by jumping out to a 21 point lead midway through the first half. The Gaucho's crept back into the game by closing the gap to 10 points, but with the half winding down the Texans closed out on a 7-0 run to take a 53-36 lead to halftime.

The Texans (12-0) then scored 23 of the first 30 points of the second half to remove all doubt of who was in control of the contest, taking a commanding 76-43 lead with more than 14 minutes still left to be played and would go on to a dominating victory, 115-85.

Walker had an efficient night, making 8-of-11 shots including 6-of-8 from downtown. Marshall Henderson was also on target most of the evening, hitting 8-of-14 overall and 4-of-10 3's to finish with 20 points. Derrell Edwards also sunk 4 3-pointers and added a free throw to finish with 13, while Tymell Murphy and Yanick Moreira chipped in with 11 and 10 points. Sophomore Stanton Kidd just missed a double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds.

South Plains College returns to action Tuesday evening when they square off with Mesa Community College (10-3) at 8:30 p.m. CST.