SILVER CITY, NM —Down by 11 points with less than 2:30 to play, the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team managed to pull within four points in Tuesday’s Lone Star Conference matchup. The Greyhounds (10-13; LSC 5-9) dropped an 84-80 decision to Western New Mexico (4-19; LSC 1-13) at Drag’s Court. Lamarquis Thompson paced the Greyhounds with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Inside the Series
Eastern is 54-46 against WNMU and 20-27 on the road in the series
The loss snapped ENMU’s four-game win streak in the series
The Key Run
ENMU trailed 80-69 with 2:28 left but closed the game on an 11-4 run to close within four points
Maurice Coleman hit two free throws to ignite the run
Arcaim Lallemand fueled the surge with five points
In the Numbers
Eastern held a 39-34 rebounding advantage with a 13-7 advantage on the offensive glass
Jamani Pierce scored 14 points and shot 5-for-7 from the floor
Coleman added 12 points, while Lallemand chipped in 11 points
Jordan Enriquez paced WNMU with 25 points
Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team will return to Greyhound Arena next Thursday evening to take on Midwestern State
The contest will tip off at 7:30 p.m. MY and be sponsored by Graphic Connections
The theme of the night will be Pink Out
