Things started off a little slowly but eventually the 17th-ranked Connors State Cowboys got the wheels rolling and stormed past the Aggies of Murray State 85-44 in Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference play Thursday night at Melvin Self Fieldhouse.
The win keeps the Cowboys undefeated on the season, now 16-0 and 4-0 in league play.
The Aggies used three treys by K.J. Boone in the first few minutes to grab the lead and they held on to it until the 7:40 mark of the first half when Connors took an 18-17 lead.
Xavier Glenn, who led all players with 25 points on the night, hit a 3-pointer shortly thereafter as the Cowboys pulled away. They led at halftime 37-23.
“This game was really all about defense,” said Cowboy head coach Bill Muse. “We gave up just 44 points and guarded hard except for some mistakes early on and to me that’s what the game is all about.”
Joining Glenn in double figures for the Cowboys were Brayden Hubbard with 16 points, Donyae May with 14, and Jhamyl Fricas with 10 points while ex-Rougher Xavier Brown contributed eight points.
Boone, who finished with 11 points on the night was the leading scorer for Murray State (6-13, 0-5).
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