UT Tyler Basketball: Patriots host Oklahoma Christian Saturday | Sports

The fourth doubleheader in a five-game homestand is on faucet on Saturday because the UT Tyler Patriot basketball groups play host to Oklahoma Christian on the Herrington Patriot Center.

The girls play at 1 p.m., adopted by the lads at 3 p.m.

The Patriot girls are 17-3 general and 12-1 within the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots have gained three consecutive video games. Oklahoma Christian is 3-15 and 3-11. The Eagles have misplaced three straight. 

The UT Tyler males are 8-9 general and 4-9 within the LSC. The Patriots are attempting to snap a five-game dropping streak. The Eagles are 8-11 and 4-9.

WOMEN

UT Tyler jumped out to an early lead after which held off Arkansas-Fort Smith, 63-53, on Thursday on the Herrington Patriot Center.

The Patriots ran out to a 14-0 some 5:47 into the sport.

Tina Machalova led the Patriots with 13 factors whereas chipping in three rebounds. Frances King added in 12 factors and 5 rebounds to go together with 5 assists. Destini Whitehead was additionally in double figures, scoring 10 factors and including three rebounds.

Others scoring for UT Tyler have been Lovisa Hevinder (6), Monte Gutierrez (6), Megan Mendazona (5), Franzi Prinz (3), Lauren Cortinas (3), Victoria Ikenasiso (3) and Ella Bradley (2).

Hannah Boyette led the Lions (6-14, 4-10) with 22 factors, whereas Rodrea Echols had 10 factors.

The Patriots have been 8 of 29 from 3-point (Gutierrez, 2; Machalova, 2; King, 1; Hevinder, 1; Mendazona, 1; Prinz, 1) and 13 of 16 on the free throw line.

The Lions have been 9 of 25 from 3-point (Boyette, 6; Riley Hayes, 2; Echols, 1) and 10 of 15 on the free throw line.

UT Tyler led 56-36 coming into the fourth quarter. UAFS obtained shut, outscoring the Patriots 17-7 within the remaining interval.

MEN

Senior Rashun Williams led UT Tyler with 16 factors on the evening whereas Milan Szabo turned in one other high quality outing with 10 factors and 6 rebounds, however the Patriots fell to Arkansas-Fort Smith 68-58 on Thursday.

The Patriots trailed simply 30-27 on the halftime break after which saved the deficit inside a manageable margin for the primary eight minutes of the second half.

UT Tyler made it a two-point recreation on three completely different events inside the first couple of minutes of the second half, however by no means managed to money within the tying bucket.

Junior Jordan Hairston stuffed the stat sheet with seven factors, three assists and a pair of steals, whereas redshirt freshman DJ Jones added six factors on a pair of 3-point makes for UT Tyler.

Others scoring for the Patriots have been Quinn Smith (5), Jordan Love (4), Mohamed Diallo (3), Kyle Frelow (2), Hasaan Herrington (2), Barnell Davis (2) and Terrell Wilson (1).

Three Lions (Sept. 11, 5-9) have been in double figures — Cameron Bush (19), Payton Brown (18) and Evan Anderson (14).

UT Tyler was 6 of 18 from 3-point (Williams, 3; Jones, 2; Hairston, 1). The Patriots have been 20 of 27 from the free throw line.

UAFS was 4 of 12 from 3-point (Brown, 2; Anderson, 2) and 14 of twenty-two from the free throw line.