Laredo, Texas- The Texas A&M International Dustdevils took on the Oklahoma Christian Eagles in a Thursday night showdown. The Dustdevils entered the game with a record of 7-9 overall and the Eagles were sitting at 5-7 overall. The Eagles entered the KCB gymnasium on Thursday winless on the road.

The Eagles outscored the Dustdevils in the first half 38-31. TAMIU finished the first half shooting 40% from the field, 38.5% from three and 66.7% from the free throw line. The first half was full of action as the Dustdevils and Eagles traded buckets back and forth. There were 11 lead changes and six ties in the first half. TAMIU used its inside presence to make themselves known as 20 of the total 31 points were scored in the paint. TAMIU showed its defensive prowess as they scored twenty-four points off of turnovers against the Eagles.

The second half the Dustdevils turned it on. The Dustdevils shot 46% percent, 33% from three and 60% from the free throw line. The Dustdevils were led by Anthony Ignowski tonight. Ignowski dropped 31 points followed by four steals, six assists and 1 rebound. Ignowski also had the game winning dunk for the Dustdevils which was assisted by Elijah Bailey. Emaniel Alexandre finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal. Elijah Bailey had nine points, one assist and two steals. Esteban Roacho finished with eight points for the Dustdevils. Duncan Alevok helped lead on the boards for the Dustdevils with six boards, one assist, one block, one steal and two points. The story has been the same most of the season as the deep rotation of the Dustdevils continues to show as the team finished with 17 bench points.

Coach Mac commented,
"We grabbed a much-needed win tonight. The guys started off slowly but played better in the second half. We learned from our last two games and were able to execute that tonight during the second half. We have more to improve on, but we are happy with the win. Short celebration and now we are going to start working on facing a very talented Cameron team."
 
The Texas A&M International Dustdevils will back in action 3:00 PM against the Cameron Aggies. It is Law Enforcement appreciation night at the KCB Gymnasium.