THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – Josh Sanchez scored 36 points, including 16 at the free-throw line, and the Concordia University Texas men's basketball rolled to a 104-94 victory over Texas-Tyler in American Southwest Conference (ASC) action on Saturday at Concordia Fieldhouse.
Sanchez was 7-of-13 from the field, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc. The Houston native also knocked down a school-record 16 free throws in 17 attempts.
Three other Tornados (10-3, 7-3 ASC) also scored double figures.
Dwayne Patterson netted his sixth double-double of the campaign, as the Long Beach, Calif., product scored 25 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Patterson also dished out eight assists and collected seven steals while playing all 40 minutes.
Andre Potts hit five 3-pointers and tallied 24 points, while
Adam Whitlock turned in his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 boards.
Concordia Texas, which led 66-41 at halftime, increased its advantage to 29 points (78-49) with 14:05 to play in the second half.
The Tornados led 96-75 10 minutes later, but the Patriots (7-5, 6-4 ASC) used a 15-2 run to pull within eight points.
Concordia then outscored Texas-Tyler, which shot 61.4 percent from the floor in the contest, 6-4 over the final minute to clinch the win.
Five Patriots registered double digits, led by Chris Rios' 18 points.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Concordia has won seven of its last eight games.
• Saturday marked the second time this season that the Tornados topped the century mark.
• The quartet of
Josh Sanchez (36),
Dwayne Patterson (25),
Andre Potts (24) and
Adam Whitlock (14) combined for 99 of Concordia's 104 points.
•
Xavier Alvarado (3 points) and
Jeromy Bynum (2) were the only other scorers for CTX.
• Sanchez's 36 points was one short of his career high, which he set on Jan. 19, 2013, at Texas Lutheran.
• Sanchez's 16 made free throws broke the previous program mark of 15, which Patterson had tied on Nov. 26, 2013, versus Schreiner.
• The Tornados shot 51.6 percent (32-of-62) from the field, including 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from beyond the arc.
• Patterson again came close to a triple-double, as the 6-foot-5, 205-pound forward was two assists shy of the second-ever triple-double in school history.
• Potts scored 24 points, which equaled his season high. The Houston native was 9-for-14 from the floore, including 5-of-9 from behind the three-point line. Potts also was 1-for-2 from the charity stripe, and he collected four rebounds and one assist.
• Concordia outrebounded UT Tyler, 37-21.
• The Tornados drilled 13 3-pointers on Saturday, the second-highest by the squad this season (14 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor/Dec. 14).
• CTX forced 20 turnovers, which marked the ninth time this season the opponent has turned the ball over 20 or more times.
WHAT'S NEXT
Concordia hits the road for the next four games. The Tornados will begin the road trip on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Hardin-Simmons.
