LAWTON – The Cameron men's basketball team nabbed a 71-62 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State in their home opener on Saturday evening.
 
While the Aggies scored a season low 71 points, CU still delivered the loss to the Bulldogs extending SWOSU's skid to five straight losses and a 1-5 record. The win brings Cameron to an even 3-3 overall mark.
 
Zach Dumas led Cameron with 18 points on a hot shooting night. The 6-3 guard from Huffman, Texas went 4-5 from the field, 3-4 beyond the arc and 7-10 at the stripe. Also in double digit scoring was Bryce Elie with 15 points and matched Tyus Momoh for a team high eight rebounds.
 
For SWOSU, Charles Beauregard led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Jerry Hurt and Nick Shoemaker joined him in double figures with 12 and 11 points respectively.
 
The game got off to a slow start as neither side reached double figures until six minutes in, but play was still contested with nine lead changes in the first half with CU never letting the Bulldogs lead by more than four points.
 
Cameron trailed by one entering the final minute of the half before Dumas broke for five points including a three-pointer with six seconds left to send CU to the locker room with a 34-30 advantage.
 
In the second half, the Aggies took advantage of a pair of Bulldog scoring droughts including one that lasted over four and a half minutes to take an 18-point lead, 65-47, down to seven minutes remaining.
 
SWOSU's cold 34 percent from the field hurt them as the Aggies shot a steady 44 percent in both halves and four three-pointers allowing them to out-score the Bulldogs 37-32 in the final period for the 71-62 victory. Cameron also won the rebounding battle 44-28 over SWOSU.
 
The Aggies will start league play on Nov. 30 as they host Texas A&M-Commerce.