LAWTON, Okla. — St. Mary's Men's Basketball found a way to win on the road in a victory over Cameron University on Thursday, thanks in part to 24 points and five 3-pointers from sophomore
Caleb Jordan.
Kobe Magee and
Lamont Traylor were the other Rattlers to score in double figures, with 12 and 15 points, respectively. Magee also had a game-high eight assists. Markeques Houston and
Dylan Isenhower both brought down double-digit rebounds, with 12 and 11. On defense, Houston had three steals and
Emmanuel Ewuzie had four blocks.
The Rattlers opened the game on a 12-0 run, with consecutive threes from
Matej Gaspert, Jordan and Magee. The Aggies brought it back within single-digits, but the Rattlers hit another trifecta of threes to get out to a 25-15 lead midway through the first half. Isenhower hit another three and Jordan dropped two more to to increase the lead to 16, 37-21, with seven minutes left in the first half. Both teams went through a scoring drought in the final minutes of the half, but Houston made a layup with 30 seconds left to give St. Mary's a 47-34 lead at halftime.
Jordan picked up where he left off early in the second half, hitting his fifth 3-pointer of the night to give the Rattlers a 52-36 lead less than three minutes into the period. Cameron was able to go on a small run and cut the deficit back to single digits, 59-51, midway through the second half. The Rattlers were able to hold on, however, and a layup by Jordan with 7:34 to go extended the lead back to double digits permanently. Traylor had 12 of his 15 points in the latter half of the second period to cement the Rattler victory.
St. Mary's stays on the road to take on Midwestern State next on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Wichita Falls. Links to live stats and streaming can be found on the schedule page.
