WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Texas A&M International (0-4, 0-2 LSC) came up just short in the weekend series finale 71-67 to Midwestern State (4-0, 4-0 LSC) on Friday.

Three Dustdevils finished in double digits. Junior Jamyus Jones and freshman Journee Phillips led TAMIU with 14 points apiece. Jones logged three rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal, while Phillips added six rebounds, an assist and a steal. Freshman Anthony Scott posted 11 points with three steals and a rebound. Junior Daniel Kiely contributed seven points with six rebounds and an assist. Junior Tre Thomas added six points, eight rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal.

Much like game one of the series, the first half was close early with both teams trading leads and keeping the game within a single digit margin for most of the period. The Mustangs began to pull away with a 19-8 run to take a 48-29 lead with 1:44 left in the half. MSU took a 48-34 advantage into the intermission.

The Mustangs looked like they may continue to roll as they opened the second half on a 11-2 run to take their largest lead of the game at 59-38 just three minutes into the period. However, TAMIU slowly began to cut into the deficit and managed to take their first lead since the opening moments of the game at 64-63 with five minutes left. Unfortunately, the Dustdevils couldn't hang on as MSU closed out the game on an 8-0 run to take the 71-67 victory.

TAMIU will take a break for the holidays and return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 3:30 p.m. for a home matchup against Texas A&M-Kingsville.