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ENMU's Curtis Wilkinson goes to the basket against Tarleton State's Fabian Wilson during Wednesday night's Lone Star Conference men's game at Greyhound Arena.
ENMU's Devone Davis collides with Tarleton State's Wes Dipprey as he goes up for a shot during Wednesday night's Lone Star Conference men's game at Greyhound Arena.
Senior guard Chris Harrell scored 21 points, hitting 5-of-7 from 3-point range, and Tarleton State held on late for a 55-52 Lone Star Conference men's basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Wednesday night at Greyhound Arena.
The Texans (12-1, 4-0 LSC) won their ninth in a row, but it didn't come easily after the Greyhounds rallied from a 27-8 deficit with six minutes left in the first half. They went on a 23-4 run, pulling even at 31-31 on a layup by junior guard Devone Davis with 14 1/2 minutes to go, but never could take the lead.
Senior guard Reggie Nelson, who led ENMU (9-5, 2-3) with 17 points, hit a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to pull the Hounds to 53-52. After two free throws by Tarleton guard Shedrick Haynes with two seconds to go, a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer by ENMU sophomore Kyle Lantz was off the mark.
Harrell's performance led an 8-for-17 showing from 3-point range by the Texans, ranked ninth in NCAA Division II. Meantime, the Hounds struggled, going 5-for-23 from the field in the opening half, including 0-of-9 from 3-point range, in trailing 29-17 at the break.
Senior forward Curtis Wilkinson added 12 points for the Hounds, while Haynes finished with 12 for Tarleton.
After Davis' tying layup, the Texans appeared to retake control with a 17-5 run capped by Brian Word's layup for a 48-36 lead with 8:58 remaining. The Texans then went nearly six minutes without scoring, but the Hounds were only able to shave six points off their deficit.
Nelson's two free throws made it 53-49 with 1:25 left, then Davis stole the ball from Harrell and Nelson's 3-pointer pulled the Hounds to within a point.
ENMU finished the game 3-for-19 from 3-point distance.
