Texans continue to roll, drop North Lake 94-51
South Plains (5-0) entered the game having won their last three by an average of 53 points.
It wasn't an entirely pretty game, though, as a slight lapse allowed North Lake to cut into the Texans 20-8 deficit early in the first half. The Blazers pulled to within five points on three occasions before South Plains ended the half with a 12-2 run, taking a 15 point lead into the locker room.
The team that came out in the second half looked more like the Texans have all season long as South Plains scored the first 17 points of the half to remove any drama of a possible comeback by the Blazers.
Sophomore Yanick Moreira once again led the Texans in scoring with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Devonte Smith had 15 points and seven assists, while only turning the ball over twice. Kendahl Amerson and Brandon Neel each contributed with 13 and 11 points, respectively, and Ryan Martin collected a season high 13 rebounds.
South Plains will now turn their attention to Tuesday's opponent, Temple College. The Leopards are 4-0 on the season and have most recently defeated Tomball College, 139-86, and the East Texas Flyers, 136-70.
Texan head coach Steve Green has a slight edge over Temple since arriving at South Plains with a 9-8 record. The last time the Texans traveled to Temple, the Leopards handed South Plains a 73-70 loss, though South Plains avenged the defeat 86-60 just 11 days later.
Tipoff for the Texans game versus Temple is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
North Lake (2-2 )
Drew Peters 1-7 0-0 3, Darrian Dempsey 3-7 3-3 9, Robert Waters 1-2 0-0 2, Zac Tabor 1-3 0-0 3, Gerodd Calahan 0-1 0-0 0, Niko Maxwell 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Walker 4-5 2-3 10, R.J. Brown 2-3 1-2 5, Christian Onyemem 0-0 0-0 0, Jose Lara 0-0 2-2 2, Gary Coleman 0-1 0-0 0, Jason Nwisieryi 5-13 0-0 11, Joe Scott 3-10 0-2 6. Totals 20-52 8-12 51
South Plains (5-0)
Anthony Walker 2-2 1-2 5, Terrence Durham 0-2 1-2 1, Devonte Smith 6-11 2-4 15, Yanick Moreira 7-13 4-4 19, Ryan Martin 2-5 0-0 4, J.R. Owens 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Neel 5-7 0-0 11,Roderick Lawrence 2-7 2-3 8, Forrest Robinson 2-3 0-0 4, Kendahl Amerson 5-9 0-0 13,Malik Nichols 3-5 1-2 7, Darrel Lucky 0-1 0-0 0, Jamaal Samuel 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 37-70 11-17 94
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
North Lake 27 24 51
South Plains 42 52 94
FG%: North Lake .385, South Plains .529. 3-pt FG:North Lake 3-10 (Peters 1-4, Dempsey 0-1, Tabor 1-2, Brown 0-1, Nwisieryi 1-1, Scott 0-1), South Plains 9-26 (Durham 0-1, Smith 1-4, Moreira 1-3, Neel 1-1, Lawrence 2-6, Robinson 0-1, Amerson 3-7, Nichols 0-1, Lucky 0-1, Samuel 1-1). Rebounds: North Lake 28 (Nwisieryi 5), South Plains 42 (Martin 13). Fouls North Lake 13, South Plains 12. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: North Lake 11 (Waters 3, Scott 3), South Plains 21 (Smith 7). Steals: North Lake 5 (Dempsey 1, Walker 1, Brown 1, Lara 1, Scott 1), South Plains 12 (Moreira 4). Blocked shots: North Lake 1 (Peters 1), South Plains 5 (Moreira 3). Turnovers: North Lake 19, South Plains 10.