PORTALES, NM – The Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team was handed a 71-49 loss by Midwestern State University on Saturday afternoon in Greyhound Arena.

ENMU and MSU traded baskets in the first three minutes of play before the Mustangs gained the advantage and never looked back.

The Hounds battled to shrink the deficit to four points at the nine-minute mark but Midwestern State ended the half up, 31-21.

In the second half, Eastern tried to stay in the game and came within eight points of the lead with 14:37 remaining to be played.

However, the Mustangs went on a quick 7-0 run (14:07- 12:45) to take back control of the offensive tempo. Midwestern State went on to claim the 71-49 victory over the Hounds.

NOTABLE STATS

• Marvin Mapaga paced the ENMU offense with a team-high 15 points. He also led the way on the glass with seven rebounds.
• Kentrell Pullian added nine points, while Yosnier Cobas, Jared Perry, and Adam Hess all chipped in six points each.
• Cornell Greenwood finished the night with a team-high three steals.
• For the Mustangs, Pierre Sanders led all scorers with 21 points. Terrell Wilson netted 14 points, while Jermane Carter scored 13. Defensively, Carter led the way with seven rebounds.

 

FROM THE SOURCE

"This was a very frustrating week of basketball. Unfortunately, we are not where we want to be right now and the bottom line is that we have to be better from the top down. It starts with me and our staff and then on to our players. All I can say is that we are going to fight with all we have to get this turned around," said head coach Brent Owen. "I appreciate the fans who continue to support us and look forward to better times ahead with all of them."
 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Greyhounds shift to 6-13 overall and 2-8 in Lone Star Conference action.
• MSU improves to 9-13 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
• The Mustangs hold a 36-16 lead in the overall series. Midwestern State has won the last two contests between the programs. 
• Eastern is back in action on Thursday, February 10 for a 6:30 p.m. contest at Cameron University.