Texans clobber Western Nebraska 102-49

November 6, 2012
LEVELLAND - Kendahl Amerson scored a game high 22 points to lead four Texan players in double figures as the No. 1 ranked South Plains College Texans clobbered Western Nebraska College 102-49 in front of a rowdy crowd in the Texans home opener at the Texan Dome.


South Plains kept the Cougars off balance the entire game, holding Western Nebraska to less than half of the 101 points they had averaged through their first two games of the season.

Sophomore Yanick Moreira made a case as the top player in the NJCAA, scoring 19 points on 9-of-16 shooting, grabbing eight rebounds, and blocking three shots in only 20-minutes of playing time.

Amerson - a 6-foot-3 guard from Detroit, Mich., - made 6-of-10 shots from beyond the three-point arc and 8-of-13 overall to lead all scorers and also had eight rebounds.  

Freshmen Michael Karena and Roderick Lawrence scored 12 and 11 points each, respectively.  

As a team, South Plains made 36-of-73 (.493) shots and 12-of-26 (.462) from downtown and outrebounded their opponents 52-35.

The Texans will return to the court when they host the Texan Classic Nov. 9-10 at the Texan Dome.  South Plains will go for their 40th consecutive win dating back to last season when they host Northeastern Colorado at 5 p.m on Friday before taking on North Lake College Saturday at 3 p.m.

Live video and stats of the games will be available at www.spctexans.com.

Western Nebraska (1-2)
Tahir Little 1-3 2-3 4, Zach Clemens 0-4 3-4 3, Quante Cooley 2-4 0-2 4, Rich Williams 2-6 0-0 6, Willie Mangum 3-12 1-2 8, Trey Moore 1-5 2-2 5, Isaiah Castellaw 0-2 0-0 0, Doudou Gueye 1-1 0-0 2, Charles Ward 3-9 2-4 8, Cody Johnson 3-10 2-4 8, Youssoupha Kane 0-2 1-2 1, Chad Calcaterra 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 16-59 13-25 49

South Plains (3-0)
Terrence Durham 1-3 0-1 2, Yanick Moreira 9-16 1-2 19, Jamaal Samuel 1-1 0-0 2, Darrel Lucky 1-2 1-2 4, Devonte Smith 2-7 1-2 6, Malik Nichols 0-1 1-2 1, Kendahl Amerson 8-13 0-0 22, Forrest Robinson 4-5 0-0 9, Roderick Lawrence 4-5 0-0 11, Brandon Neel 1-5 3-4 5,J.R. Owens 0-2 0-0 0, Ryan Martin 1-4 5-6 7, Michael Karena 4-8 4-4 12, Anthony Walker0-1 2-2 2. Totals 36-73 18-25 102

SCORE BY PERIODS     1st     2nd     TOTAL
Western Nebraska     24     25     49
South Plains     46     56     102

FG%: Western Nebraska .271, South Plains .493. 3-pt FG:Western Nebraska 4-23 (Clemens 0-1, Cooley 0-1, Williams 2-6, Mangum 1-8, Moore 1-2, Ward 0-2, Johnson 0-3), South Plains 12-26 (Durham 0-1, Moreira 0-3, Lucky 1-1, Smith 1-2, Amerson 6-10, Robinson 1-2, Lawrence 3-4, Neel 0-1, Owens 0-2). Rebounds: Western Nebraska 35 (Johnson 6), South Plains 52 (Moreira 8, Amerson 8). Fouls Western Nebraska 18, South Plains 20. Fouled out: Gueye . Technical: none. Assists: Western Nebraska 7 (Little 2, Mangum 2), South Plains 20 (Smith 5, Neel 5). Steals: Western Nebraska 4 (Gueye 1, Ward 1, Johnson 1, Calcaterra 1), South Plains 8 (Moreira 3). Blocked shots: Western Nebraska 2 (Castellaw 1, Kane 1), South Plains 5 (Martin 2). Turnovers: Western Nebraska 18, South Plains 10.