Texans fall in Lone Star Conference Tournament
By JARON COVEY
Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: Sports
The Tarleton Texan basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Lone Star Conference Tournament but was unable to walk away with the title as they fell to Midwestern State University for the third time this season.
The Lone Star Conference held their awards banquet last Thursday and honored Tarleton center Wale Oguonye by naming him to the Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Devon Hills was also honored at the banquet as he was named to the First Team South Division All-LSC, along with Effran Bryant, who was selected to the Second Team. Jeremiah Wilson and Corin Henry were named to the South Division Honorable Mention team as well.
In the first round of the tournament the Texans faced Texas A&M-Commerce for the second time this season, having claimed the victory in the first game by the score of 68-55. The Lions were not ready to give up easily the second time around as they built a 10-point lead with just over six minutes to play in the game. However, the Texans fought back furiously as they tied up the game with just over a minute to play and forced the game into overtime. In the overtime period, the Texans went up by as much as 10 as they took the first round victory.
The second round looked like a tough matchup for the Texans as they faced West Texas A&M for the third time this season. After hearing all the talk about how difficult it is to beat a team three times in one season, the Texans responded in a big way as they outscored the Buffaloes 32-24 in the first half and 50-44 in the second half to give them the 82-68 victory and their ticket to the championship game.
Tarleton reached the Lone Star Conference championship game for the first time since 2002, but they knew that the game was not going to be easy as they were slated to face the Mustangs of Midwestern State University. The Texans had fallen to the Mustangs twice already this season, suffering a 66-49 beating at home but just barely missing out on a victory in Canyon, loosing 72-69. The Mustangs were led by Jason Ebie, the Lone Star Conference South Division's Defensive Player of the Year and First Team selection. The Texans outscored the Mustangs in the second half, but the lead that Midwestern had built up in the first period proved to be too much to overcome as they eventually left with the 65-55 victory. Bryant and Henry were all-tournament selections with their play over the week.
The Texans will now turn their eyes to the South Central Regional Tournament, as they were selected as the No. 4 seed on Sunday. They will take on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavs in Wichita Falls, where Midwestern State will be hosting the tournament as the No. 1 seed.
The Lone Star Conference held their awards banquet last Thursday and honored Tarleton center Wale Oguonye by naming him to the Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Devon Hills was also honored at the banquet as he was named to the First Team South Division All-LSC, along with Effran Bryant, who was selected to the Second Team. Jeremiah Wilson and Corin Henry were named to the South Division Honorable Mention team as well.
In the first round of the tournament the Texans faced Texas A&M-Commerce for the second time this season, having claimed the victory in the first game by the score of 68-55. The Lions were not ready to give up easily the second time around as they built a 10-point lead with just over six minutes to play in the game. However, the Texans fought back furiously as they tied up the game with just over a minute to play and forced the game into overtime. In the overtime period, the Texans went up by as much as 10 as they took the first round victory.
The second round looked like a tough matchup for the Texans as they faced West Texas A&M for the third time this season. After hearing all the talk about how difficult it is to beat a team three times in one season, the Texans responded in a big way as they outscored the Buffaloes 32-24 in the first half and 50-44 in the second half to give them the 82-68 victory and their ticket to the championship game.
Tarleton reached the Lone Star Conference championship game for the first time since 2002, but they knew that the game was not going to be easy as they were slated to face the Mustangs of Midwestern State University. The Texans had fallen to the Mustangs twice already this season, suffering a 66-49 beating at home but just barely missing out on a victory in Canyon, loosing 72-69. The Mustangs were led by Jason Ebie, the Lone Star Conference South Division's Defensive Player of the Year and First Team selection. The Texans outscored the Mustangs in the second half, but the lead that Midwestern had built up in the first period proved to be too much to overcome as they eventually left with the 65-55 victory. Bryant and Henry were all-tournament selections with their play over the week.
The Texans will now turn their eyes to the South Central Regional Tournament, as they were selected as the No. 4 seed on Sunday. They will take on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavs in Wichita Falls, where Midwestern State will be hosting the tournament as the No. 1 seed.
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