PRYOR, Okla - Texas Wesleyan (1-2) lost to Saint Mary (2-2) 78-72 on Saturday. The Rams were held to 35.2% shooting and went 3 of 21 from 3-point range while Saint Mary shot 47.9% from the field.
The Rams opened the first half by keeping Saint Mary scoreless until 13:34, forcing early turnovers and getting five points from
Caleb Harris before
Michael DeHorney's free throw made it 7-0. Saint Mary closed to 7-6, but
Daniel Sohn answered with a steal and layup, DeHorney added a layup and free throw, and Sohn later scored off a
Devon Carter assist to put the Rams ahead 19-11 at 8:41.
Juraj Minarovjech hit a 3-pointer to make it 22-15, and the Rams pushed the lead back to 28-20 on free throws by DeHorney and
Anthony Sierras. Saint Mary finished the half with the stronger late stretch, tying the score on Zach Hayslett's 3-pointer at 1:27 and taking a 32-31 halftime lead on Hayslett's two free throws at :31.
Saint Mary stretched the Rams' deficit early in the second half, getting 3-pointers from Zach Hayslett, Jordan Brown and Hassan Flemming around a Flemming layup to move ahead 43-31 before
Devon Carter's tip-in at 16:29. The Rams got baskets from Sierras and
James Stevenson, but Saint Mary kept adding to the margin and led 61-42 after Camory Hall's 3-pointer at 10:31. The Rams answered with an 8-0 run, with Stevenson dunking off a Sohn assist, Sohn scoring a layup and tip-in, and
Michael DeHorney adding a free throw to make it 61-50 at 8:47.
Jensen Knowles hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Rams within 64-56, and Sohn's layup made it 71-66 with 2:31 left, but Saint Mary held on at the free-throw line and finished off a 78-72 win.
DeHorney scored 16 points, converting 12 of 15 free throws, and added six rebounds. Sohn matched him with 16 points, went 6 of 7 at the line and recorded four steals. Carter finished with six rebounds, two blocks and two assists. Stevenson added seven points, five rebounds and two steals.
The Rams return home next week as they get a rematch with Oklahoma Wesleyan on Thursday, November 5 at 6:30pm.
