Texans clobber NMMI Broncos 114-66

Texans clobber NMMI Broncos 114-66
February 6, 2012
LEVELLAND - The NJCAA No. 1 ranked South Plains College Texans made nearly 60-percent of their shots from the field on their way to clobbering the New Mexico Military Broncos 114-66 Monday night at the Texan Dome. South Plains got all over their opponent early and often, grabbing a 20 point lead midway through the first half.

Leading by 28 points at halftime, South Plains was able to get each player on the bench significant playing time, allowing several Texan players to take a break. Freshman point guardDevonte Smith - SPC's leader in minutes played - sat out the entire second half after recording nine assists in the first 20 minutes.

The Texans finished with seven players scoring in double figures, led by Greg Gainey with 14 points. Sophomore Stanton Kidd finished the game with 13 points; Yanick Moreira had 12, while Tymell Murphy, Deshaunt Walker, and Anthony Walker each had 11. Malcolm Millerchipped in with 10. Moreira also pulled down seven rebounds and swatted away five shots in only 18 minutes.

The victory improves South Plains' overall record to 22-0 and 7-0 as they reach the midway point of conference play. Round two of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) begins Thursday when the Texans play host to Midland College. Thursday's game is scheduled for a 7:45 p.m. tip-off and live video will be available at www.spctexans.com where the crew from SPC TV will have the call.

Fans tuning in on the radio dial can listen to HPRN's Michael Wiiest on KLVT 1230 AM as well as over the internet at www.klvtradio.com.

South Plains College will celebrate Homecoming Thursday and will also offer a brisket meal from 5-6:30 p.m. Cost of the meal is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under and includes admittance to the contest as well as one opportunity to enter a raffle for a flat screen television. Additional opportunities can be purchased for $2 apiece. 

New Mexico Military (8-13, 1-6)
D'Marnier Cunningham 3-15 4-6 11, Desmond Barnes 0-2 0-2 0, Juwan Newman 2-8 5-6 9, Jeff Fields 6-22 2-9 15, Tristan Clay 0-0 0-0 0, Royce Williams 6-12 0-0 14, Joshua Gener 2-4 0-0 4, A.J. Peralta 4-5 0-0 8, Andrew Brewster 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Gaskins 2-12 0-0 5. Totals 25-80 11-23 66

South Plains (22-0, 7-0)
Deshaunt Walker 4-9 0-0 11, Yanick Moreira 5-10 2-2 12, Derrell Edwards 3-8 0-0 7, Corey Spence 0-0 0-0 0, Devonte Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Stanton Kidd 5-7 0-2 13, Marshall Henderson3-6 0-0 9, Tymell Murphy 5-10 0-0 11, Greg Gainey 6-9 2-2 14, Malcolm Miller 4-5 0-0 10,Chase Campbell 3-5 0-0 6, Terrence Durham 1-1 1-2 3, Anthony Walker 5-7 1-1 11, Alex Giraudier 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 47-81 6-9 114

SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
New Mexico Military 27 39 66
South Plains 55 59 114

FG%: New Mexico Military .313, South Plains .580. 3-pt FG:New Mexico Military 5-19 (Cunningham 1-5, Barnes 0-1, Fields 1-3, Williams 2-6, Gaskins 1-4), South Plains 14-26 (Walker 3-5, Edwards 1-4, Kidd 3-4, Henderson 3-6, Murphy 1-2, Miller 2-3, Campbell 0-1, Giraudier 1-1). Rebounds: New Mexico Military 46 (TEAM 8, Williams 8), South Plains 51 (Gainey 9). Fouls New Mexico Military 11, South Plains 17. Fouled out: none. Technical: MOREIRA. Assists: New Mexico Military 8 (Cunningham 4), South Plains 30 (Smith 9). Steals: New Mexico Military 5 (Cunningham 2, Gaskins 2), South Plains 8 (Edwards 2, Henderson 2). Blocked shots: New Mexico Military 0, South Plains 7 (Moreira 5). Turnovers: New Mexico Military 15, South Plains 9.