Tuesday, February 06, 2018

SILVER CITY, NM —Down by 11 points with less than 2:30 to play, the Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team managed to pull within four points in Tuesday's Lone Star Conference matchup. The Greyhounds (10-13; LSC 5-9) dropped an 84-80 decision to Western New Mexico (4-19; LSC 1-13) at Drag's Court. Lamarquis Thompson paced the Greyhounds with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
Inside the Series

• Eastern is 54-46 against WNMU and 20-27 on the road in the series
• The loss snapped ENMU's four-game win streak in the series

The Key Run

• ENMU trailed 80-69 with 2:28 left but closed the game on an 11-4 run to close within four points
• Maurice Coleman hit two free throws to ignite the run
• Arcaim Lallemand fueled the surge with five points

 
In the Numbers

• Eastern held a 39-34 rebounding advantage with a 13-7 advantage on the offensive glass
• Jamani Pierce scored 14 points and shot 5-for-7 from the floor
• Coleman added 12 points, while Lallemand chipped in 11 points
• Jordan Enriquez paced WNMU with 25 points

 
Up Next

• The Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team will return to Greyhound Arena next Thursday evening to take on Midwestern State
• The contest will tip off at 7:30 p.m. MY and be sponsored by Graphic Connections
• The theme of the night will be Pink Out