TYLER, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team was handed an 80-51 loss by the University of Texas at Tyler on Thursday night.

The Greyhounds opened the game with a three-pointer from Niko Bossinakis but the Patriots responded with four threes in a row to quickly gain a 12-3 advantage.

UT Tyler maintained that lead throughout the remainder of the frame to go up, 34-21, at halftime.

The Patriots opened the second half with a 11-0 run (19:34-16:28) before Eastern saw its first basket of the frame from James Jordan.

UT Tyler kept control the rest of the way, ultimately earning the 80-51 victory over ENMU.
 

NOTABLE STATS

• JaQuan Morris led the Greyhound offense with 11 points, while Kentrell Pullian and Kevin Nze Mba both added 10 points.
• Defensively, Nze Mba paced ENMU with five rebounds and two steals.
• For UT Tyler, Micah Fuller led all scorers with 21 points and Paul Djoko pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds.
• The Patriots finished the contest shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from beyond the arc, compared to Eastern's 28.3 (FG) and 24.0 (3PT) shooting percentages.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Hounds shift to 6-7 overall and 2-2 in Lone Star Conference play.
• The Patriots improve to 10-2 overall and 2-1 in the LSC.
• UT Tyler holds a 2-0 series lead over Eastern.
• ENMU is back in action on Saturday, January 15 for a 3 p.m. contest at Texas A&M University-Commerce.