Chaps Take Down Arlington Baptist
By: Chris Due
Updated: November 20, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas (November 20, 2012) - Jamaal Crayton pitched in 17 points and Jabril Durham
had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, as Lubbock Christian University claimed their 12th consecutive November home
win with an 82-48 win over Arlington Baptist College Tuesday night inside Rip Griffin Center.
The
Chaps never trailed in the contest. They broke away from a 4-4 tie with
a 12-3 run to take
a 16-9 lead and later used a 16-2 first half run to build their lead to
44-29 going into the half. LCU opened the game shooting 17-of-32 (53%)
from the field and 4-of-9 (44%) from three point range and led ABC as
much as 21 points. The Patriots shot 11 of 27
(41%) from the field in the opening half and the Chaps held them to 3 of
12 (25%) from behind the arc.
LCU
kept a steady pace coming out of the locker room and built their
largest lead of the game
at 35 (81-46) with a 1:45 remaining in the game. The Patriots were never
able to get in a shooting rhythm, as LCU's defense held ABC to 7-of-28
(25%) from the field and 0-of-8 from the three point line in the second
half of play. LCU shot 13-of-23 (56.5%) from
the field in the second half and was able to keep the game out of reach.
Crayton
led the Chaps with 17 points, playing 21 minutes in the contest. Jabril
Durham had
16 points along with teammate Eli Baker adding 15 points and Jevvon
Hunter chipping in 10. LCU shot 54.5% (30/55) from the field, 28.6%
(4/14) from long range. Defensively, they forced 20 turnovers, had eight
steals and out-rebounded ABC 42-27. LCU out-scored
ABC 48-26 in the paint, 33-9 in points off turnovers and 20-0 in fast
break scoring.
LCU
moves to 4-4 on the season and dropped ABC to 0-3 against NAIA/NCAA
programs (ABC is an
ACCA member institution). The Chaps will return to action after the
Thanksgiving break facing Eastern New Mexico on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. inside
the Rip Griffin Center.
