CANYON, Texas – SWOSU Men's Basketball was unable to get anything going against No. 6-ranked West Texas A&M and fell to the Buffs 79-56 on day two of the Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic.
SWOSU dug themselves a hole too deep, too early, against the Buffs. Their largest deficit in the game came in the first half, as the visiting Dawgs trailed 43-17 with 2:30 left before halftime.
In the second half, a 9-1 run got the Dawgs within 13 points around the midway point, but the margin proved to be too steep. The Buffs answered and pushed the lead back to 20-plus points where the game remained the rest of the way.
The Bulldogs were held to 32% shooting from the field, compared to WTAMU's 48%. SWOSU also lost the turnover battle 17-9 but did outrebound West Texas A&M 43-38.
Kamden Gipson was SWOSU's lone double-digit scorer. He finished with 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting including 3-for-7 beyond the arc and had a team best two assists. Ben Smith grabbed a team high eight rebounds.
Up next, will be Great American Conference action beginning Thursday, December 2nd at home against Southeastern.
