Feb. 18, 2006
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Roadrunners fall at Texas State, 85-68
Box Score
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Junior Kyile Byrd led five Roadrunners in double figures but Lance Burroughs poured in 25 points to lead Texas State to its first conference victory of the season, an 85-68 decision over UTSA Saturday night at Strahan Coliseum.
Burroughs drained 6-of-8 3-pointers to lead four players in double figures for the Bobcats (3-20, 1-11 Southland Conference). Charles Dotson scored 15, while JuShay Rockett and Chris Langhorne added 14 apiece.
Byrd scored 17, including 4-of-5 from downtown, in nearly matching his career high of 18 posted last week in the McNeese State win. Byrd added eight rebounds for the Roadrunners, who fall to 10-14 overall and 5-8 in the conference.
Sophomore Abe Donlon added 12 points and five rebounds, while senior Andre Owens pitched in 11. Junior Kurt Attaway and freshman Nkem Ojougboh contributed 10 points apiece.
UTSA shot 47.1 percent from the field for the game, but Texas State shot 50.8 percent, taking 14 more field goal attempts (65-51) and making nine more (33-24) than UTSA. The Roadrunners controlled the glass, 36-28, but committed 19 turnovers, including 13 in the first half. The Bobcats only had one miscue in the first half and seven for the game.
Texas State broke a 15-all tie with a 9-0 run, capped by a 3-point play from Dotson at the 8:26 mark. UTSA answered with five straight points but the Bobcats went on another big run, a 17-5 stretch over the next 4:25, in building a 41-25 advantage. They extended that to 46-27 at the break on a Burroughs trey and a Dylan Moseley jumper.
The Bobcats pushed the lead out to 24 at 58-34 on a Rockett dunk at the 15:34 mark of the second half. UTSA made several attempts to cut into the deficit and pulled to within 13 at 73-60 on an Ojougboh jumper with 4:36 remaining. A controversial call on a near steal at mid-court drew a technical foul on the UTSA bench, only resulting in on Texas State point. However, another Burroughs 3-pointer and two free throws from Langhorne gave the Bobcats a 79-63 lead with just 2:48 left.
UTSA made final run with a Donlon jumper and a pair of Attaway freebies to make it 79-67 with 2:20 left, but that is as close as the Roadrunners would get as the Bobcats held on for the 85-68 victory.
The Roadrunners return home to host Stephen F. Austin on Thursday, Feb. 23. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.