MSU uses double-overtime to beat Eastern New Mexico
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MSU uses double-overtime to beat Eastern New Mexico

  • 24 January 2007
  • 2 min read

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The Midwestern State University Mustangs let an 18-point second half lead slip away, then had to battle through two overtimes before claiming an 81-75 victory over Eastern New Mexico in Lone Star Conference South play Thursday night at Gerald Stockton Court in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

MSU (9-8, 2-3) seemed to be in total control of the game for over 30 minutes, only to have the last 10 minutes of regulation turn into a nightmare.

ENMU (9-8, 0-5) trailed MSU 52-34 with 10:39 to play when they started the comeback.

A three by Heather Brown began a 21-4 run for the Zias who closed the gap to 56-55 with 4:321 to play.

Midwestern appeared to have the upper hand when Brittni Burks buried a jumper with 2:48 remaining to go up by three at 62-59, but Roni Gomez tied the game for the Zias with a three with 1:39 to go in regulation.

Both teams missed shots in the last 90 seconds, but when Gomez stole the ball with 41 seconds to play it looked bad for MSU.

The got a missed jumper from Brown, but got the offensive board. As the clock ran down Brown went in for a layup with 0.9 to play only to run over MSU's Andi Richardson and was called for her fifth foul.

In the first overtime MSU came back from a three-point deficit to tie the game at 67 with 30 seconds left, and got the ball back on a Gomez turnover with three seconds remaining.

Burks got the inbounds pass and got off a running jumper that went in, but it came just after the horn sounded and was nullified.

In the second extra frame, MSU got a three-point play from Stacey Staten and a layup from

Richardson
to build a quick five-point lead then never let go.

Freshman Andrea Buben led the Mustangs with 24 points to go with seven rebounds, while Burks tallied 17 points with seven boards and two blocks and senior Sonya Calhoun-Courtney tallied 15 points.

Staten just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine assists.

Richardson
led the squad with 14 rebounds.

Eastern New Mexico
got a 20 point-14 rebound double-double from Elizabeth Richards, while Heather Brown added 15 points. Gomez and Missy Kirkland each posted 10 points.

MSU next faces No. 13 West Texas A&M on Saturday at 6 p.m., the first game of a doubleheader that is Cram The Coliseum night. General admission is $2 for the event, with children 12-and-under free.

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