AUSTIN, Texas - For the second time this season, the McMurry University men's basketball team fell at the hands of Concordia University-Texas, this time by a 107-84 score at the Concordia Fieldhouse. The loss dropped the War Hawks to 7-14 overall and 5-9 in the American Southwest Conference, while the Tornados improved to 14-8 and 8-6 in ASC action.
 
The final score, however, would have been hard to forecast, after the McMurry led for the first 10:05 minutes of the contest. From that point on, CTX went on a 32-16 run to close the half and carried a 54-39 advantage into the locker room. The second half proved much the same, as McM was out-scored by the hosts, 53-45.
 
Sophomore Zacc Carter led all scorers with 19 points, after going 5-for-10 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Carter also led McMurry with eight rebounds in his 26 minutes of action.
 
Freshman Elijah Johnson – a former Cooper High School Cougar – came off the bench to chip in 18 points. Johnson also went 5-of-10 from the floor and sank 6-of-9 free throws, as well as draining a pair of treys, in 13 minutes of court time.
 
Sophomore Darius Watts – who also came off the McM bench – had a game-best four three-point baskets made, finishing with 12 points and also snagging six rebounds. Senior LaRandall Scroggins was the fourth double-figure scorer with 11 points, to go along with five rebounds.
 
Next up for the War Hawks is a home date versus Howard Payne University on Thursday (Feb. 3).