Thursday, February 1, 2018

PORTALES, NM — Devin Pullum paced the Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team (9-12; LSC 4-8) with nine points in Thursday night's Greyhounds come-from-behind Lone Star Conference win. ENMU used a 13-4 second-half run and led the rest of the way to pick up a 61-57 win over visiting Tarleton State (12-9; LSC 7-5). The contest was sponsored by Combs Properties.

Inside the Series

• The win was Eastern's ninth against Tarleton State
• The victory snapped a 12-game skid in the series
• ENMU's last win over the Texans was a 59-56 decision on January 16, 2013
• The four-point margin was the largest in the last three contests between the teams

 
The Key Run

• Tarleton State took a 32-28 lead on a Jaraan Lands jumper with 17:03 left in the contest
• Eastern's Zach Parker answered just under a minute later with a trey at the 16:10 mark
• The bucket ignited a 13-4 Greyhound run over the ensuing five minutes
• Towards the end of the run, ENMU received back-to-back treys from Nick Brown and Lamarquis Thompson to tie the game and give ENMU the lead for good
• Just 33 seconds later, Pullum completed a fastbreak with a layup to give Eastern a 41-36 lead with 11:10 left

Beyond the Box Score

• Eastern won while trailing in the rebounding category for the first time since a December game against Lubbock Christian
• The win was ENMU's first without at least one double-digit scorer since at least the 2000-01 season

 
Inside the Numbers

• The lead changed hands seven times in the game with four tie scores
• ENMU led for 17:53 of play, while the Texans led for 17:16
• The Hounds held a 28-7 advantage in points off turnovers
• After shooting 8.3 percent from three-point range in the opening half, they converted on 45.5 percent of their long-range shots in the second half
• Arcaim Lallamand paced the Hounds with 10 rebounds
• Thompson and Jamani Pierce each scored eight points
• Shawn Shelton contributed six points and blocked two shots
• Corinthian Ramsey led Tarleton State with 15 points, while Lands had a double double

Up Next

• The Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team will return to action on Saturday afternoon to take on Texas A&M-Commerce in a game sponsored by Roosevelt General Hospital
• The game will tip off at 4 p.m. MT
• It will be Green-Out Day, so be sure to come to Greyhound Arena wearing plenty of green!
• Don't miss the celebratory 25-year reunion of Eastern's championship women's team from 1992-93, at halftime of the women's game, which starts at 2 p.m.