Saints Men Falter Versus Texarkana 91-74

TEXARKANA, TEXAS (Feb. 3, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team fell to Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMUT) 91-74 on Saturday. The Saints are now 9-12 overall and 6-9 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Eagles improve to 7-14 overall and 5-10 in conference.

Head Coach Chris Dial commented, "We were very content with Thursday's win. Today we played a tougher team that knew they had to compete for a bigger purpose. We just showed up. I'm really disappointed in our effort, which translates clearly to our defense, or lack thereof. We are back home next week and are looking to put a better product on the floor."

History

The Saints were 2-4 against the Eagles prior to the matchup.

Basics

The Saints shot well from the field in the first half but marked 4-of-15 from the three-point line. Texarkana shot over 50 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from three-point range. The Eagles led by nine points at halftime backed by 14 assists. Trey Law and Breion Powell had double-digit points at the break.

Texarkana's offense continued to shoot well in the second half. They hit half of their three-point shots and had five steals. They also had nine offensive rebounds to OLLU's five. Law had double-digit points again, but the three-point shooting woes continued for the Saints. The Saints were unable to catch up to Texarkana's scoring run and lost 91-74.

Offensive/defensive standouts

Law led the Saints with a season-high 26 points. Rob Gil grabbed seven rebounds for OLLU. Gil also tallied four assists.

Jeff Norment led Texarkana with 19 points. Raschard Greene grabbed seven rebounds. Levelle Zeigler led the team with nine assists.

Inside the box

OLLU combined for 26-of-59 shooting for 44.1 percent, 6-of-23 from three-point range for 26.1 percent and 16-of-22 from the free-throw line for 72.7 percent. TAMUT shot 35-of-68 for 51.5 percent, 13-of-29 three pointers for 44.8 percent and 8-of-11 from the free-throw line for 72.7 percent.

The Saints grabbed 31 rebounds while TAMUT collected 34. The Saints forced 20 turnovers and committed 19.  

Up next

The Saints battle Paul Quinn College at home on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.