Tarleton men overwhelm Arlington Baptist, 97-46

Advertisement
EJ Reed slams home two of his 25 points to go with 11 rebounds for Tarleton State Tuesday evening. || Courtesy NATE BURAL/Tarleton Athletics

By BRAD KEITH

TheFlashToday.com NEWS & SPORTS – FREE & LOCAL

STEPHENVILLE (December 1, 2015) — No. 9 Tarleton State (6-1) dominated from the onset against overmatched Arlington Baptist College (2-4) in a 97-46 rout at Wisdom Gym Tuesday evening.

Tarleton seniors EJ Reed and Malcolm Hamilton combined for 47 points, one more than the Saints totaled as a team. Reed and Hamilton each had double-doubles with 11 boards and 10, respectively. The Texans had five in double digits with Xavier Smith scoring 14 and collecting eight boards off the bench, Charles Hill scoring 11 with six steals, four rebounds and three assists off the pine and starting point guard Michael Hardge dropping 11 through the net with four helpers.


Advertisement
Advertisement

 

Tarleton scored all of the game’s 32 fast break points, with many of those overlapping a 37-5 advantage in scoring off turnovers. The Texans also outscored ABC 60-22 in the paint and 37-14 off the bench.

The Texans continued to struggle from the arc, something veteran head coach Lonn Reisman is growing more concerned with as the poor shooting continues. The Texans were just 4-23 from the arc Tuesday, slipping to just 43-155 – 27.7 percent – for the season.

On the flip side, Tarleton did do a better job of denying the 3-pointers. Opponents were shooting 43.9 percent from deep entering the contest, but ABC was just 3-19 for 15.7 percent.

Tarleton has a tougher challenge ahead Saturday against Our Lady of the Lake, a ‘Sweet 16’ team in NAIA last season. Tipoff at Wisdom Gym is at 7 p.m. following a 5 p.m. women’s contest against St. Mary’s.

Saturday is Optimist Club Toys 4 Kids night, with free admission granted to anyone who donates a new, unwrapped toy for needy children. Free photos with Santa Clause will also be available.


Advertisement
Advertisement

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.