LAWTON – In a game where they never led against rival Midwestern State, the Cameron men's basketball team lost by just five points, 75-70, after a late comeback fell short on Saturday.
Cameron got solid production from their junior leaders, as
Kendall Scott notched his fifth career double-double with 22 points on 8-16 shooting and 13 rebounds, while guard
Brock Schreiner knocked down four triples and added 14 points for the Black and Gold.
The Aggies, who seemed out-matched against the Mustangs in their prior meeting on Friday night, showed their resiliency in the second game of the series, as they found themselves down 22-7 midway through the first half. Minutes later, CU was within three points and trailed by just six at the break, 38-31.
In the opening frame, Cameron was just 12-34 from the field and 4-14 from long range. They also converted on just three of their eight foul shots. Schreiner, Scott,
Andrew Nguyen, and
Connor Slater each had six points in the first 20 minutes of action.
Cameron once fell behind their rival big, trailing by 14 with just under 10 to play in Saturday's bedlam. The young Aggies slowly chipped away at the lead and a three by freshman
Kino Thompson put them within strike distance, down three, with just 11 seconds on the clock. However, the Mustangs made all four of their free throws down the stretch as they secured the 75-70 win to move to 2-0 on the young season.
CU made 10 triples in the loss but shot just 38.1 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe. They also turned the ball over 17 times, which resulted in 14 points for the Mustangs. Slater added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
Midwestern State had three players in double-figures, led by Luke Hamilton, who had 14 points and made four trey-balls of his own. MSU shot 39 percent from the field with 11 triples and makes on 18 of their 24 free throw attempts.
Now 0-2, the Aggies will face their first road trip of the 2020-21 season next weekend when they head to UT Permian Basin for another back-to-back slate. Game one tips off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 and game two will be on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m.
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