Chaps survive double OT at Angelo State to stay unbeaten
SAN ANGELO — Aamer Muhammad scored 30 points and top-ranked Lubbock Christian University needed double overtime Thursday night to keep its record spotless with an 85-79 victory at Angelo State in Lone Star Conference basketball.
Muhammad, a third-year sophomore guard, scored all 30 points after halftime and finished one point short of his career high.
LCU (18-0, 6-0) trailed by 13 points early in the second half. Angelo State (13-5, 3-3) had a chance to win at the end of regulation.
After Muhammad's 3-point goal gave LCU a 66-65 lead with 13 seconds left, the Rams' Dante Moses was fouled in the act of shooting with two seconds remaining, but he made only the second of the two free throws.
Angelo State led 75-71 with a little more than a minute to go in the first overtime, but a basket by Parker Hicks at the 1:05 mark and two free throws from Muhammad with nine seconds left again extended the game.
Hicks finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Jalen Brattain, Lloyd Daniels and Rowan Mackenzie added 13, 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Chaps.
Paul Williams, Moses and Carroll, a trio of guards, scored 20, 18 and 18 points, respectively, for the Rams. Lathaniel Bastian had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
LCU plays UT-Permian Basin (11-8, 3-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday in Odessa.
Angelo State 67
LCU women 63
SAN ANGELO — Blakely Gerber scored 14 points and Roosevelt graduate Payton Brown had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Angelo State upset No. 8 Lubbock Christian University, knocking the Lone Star Conference preseason favorite Lady Chaps farther back in the pack in the standings.
LCU (16-4, 5-3) now trails four teams with one loss in conference play and two with two losses, not counting Angelo State (6-10, 3-2), which also has two conference losses but a worse winning percentage.
In a game that was tight throughout the second half, Brown scored five points in the last 4:12, including a basket that gave the Belles the lead for good at 60-59.
Allie Schulte scored 21 points for LCU, and Channing Cunyus had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Laynee Burr and Audrey Robertson scored eight apiece.
LCU plays UT-Permian Basin (4-14, 0-6) at 2 p.m. Saturday in Odessa.
WBU women 86
Central Christian 49
PLAINVIEW — Kaitlyn Edgemon's triple-double of 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists fueled No. 12 Wayland Baptist to a rout of Central Christian in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup at Hutcherson Center.
Kaylee Edgemon and Jenna Cooper added 19 and 17 points, respectively, each with seven rebounds for Wayland (21-3, 13-2).
The Flying Queens host Langston (14-6, 9-5) at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Destiny Broussard scored 13 points for Central Christian (1-21, 0-15).
WBU men 86
Central Christian 55
PLAINVIEW — Parrish Hewitt scored 20 points and R.J. Mason 16 as Wayland Baptist downed Central Christian for its third win in the past four games.
Wayland (11-11, 7-8) made up for a 70-65 loss to Central Christian (10-12, 4-11) in the first round of Sooner Athletic Conference play. The Pioneers made 11 3-point goals, their second-most of the season, on a season-high 30 attempts.
Mason went 4 of 9 from 3-point range, and Shallowater graduate Josh Servantez scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting on 3s.
Wayland hosts Langston (1-19, 0-15) at 3:45 p.m. Saturday.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock Christian survives double OT to beat Angelo State, stay unbeaten
