Jan. 6, 2011

Final Stats

UT-Permian Basin defeated Texas A&M International University 83-71 in the Heartland Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building.

Boosted by 11 first half 3-pointers, UTPB (12-3, 1-0 Heartland) led 53-35 at the half.

TAMIU (3-14, 0-1) fought back steadily in the second half, cutting the lead to 66-63 on a 3-pointer by Valencia Roy at the 8:18 mark. The Lady Falcon lead stood at 75-69 at the 5:02 mark but the Dustdevils would get no closer than that six-point margin.

A combination of turnovers and a more deliberate pace by UTPB limited TAMIU to four field goal attempts over the final four minutes of the contest.

Both teams finished with 27 field goals made but UTPB made 13 3-pointers compared to five treys for the Dustdevils. The Lady Falcons finished with a 45-40 rebounding edge.

Johnna Williams led the Dustdevils with 13 points with Nikkiti Scott finishing with 11 points and Samantha Chacon 10 points. Scott finished with a team-high six rebounds.