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| Junior Joey Shank tied his career-high with six 3-pointers on Friday night. |
SAN ANTONIO ? Junior Joey Shank poured in a game-high 22 points to help guide UTSA past McMurry, 77-56, on Friday night at the Convocation Center.
Shank drained a season high-tying six 3-pointers en route to his second 20-point outing of the year, while junior Travis Gabbidon added 14 points and matched junior Antoine Dade with a team-best eight rebounds as the Roadrunners improved to 6-5 on the season.
UTSA broke open a close game late in the first half, outscoring McMurry, 17-2, over the final five minutes to take a 37-23 lead into the locker room. Gabbidon keyed a 10-2 stretch to begin the second half as the Roadrunners’ 26-4 run over an 8:40 span put the game out of reach.
Shank was red-hot to start the game, nailing his first four attempts from downtown to help stake the Roadrunners to a 13-10 lead through the first eight minutes. He finished 6-of-10 from behind the arc, while UTSA made a season-high 10 3-pointers as a team.
Senior Isaiah Allen and freshman JohnMark Ludwick contributed eight points apiece, while freshman Devin Gibson posted nine assists ? one shy of his season high ? and five steals.
UTSA forced 19 turnovers in the first half, the most in a half by an opponent this season, as McMurry committed an opponent-high 30 miscues for the game, 14 of those steals. The Roadrunners scored 33 points off turnovers, including eight on fast breaks.
Chris Beck led McMurry, which fell to 3-6, with 12 points, while Chris Gammage pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
The Roadrunners face Oklahoma State next Wednesday, Jan. 2, in the first of three straight road games. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena.