Men's Basketball 2/11/2012 5:59:00 PM

OCU falls short 66-63 to Lubbock Christian

Adams leads charge with 14 points for Stars

Elhadji Wade produced 13 points and a season-high nine rebounds for OCU on Saturday.

LUBBOCK, Texas – Oklahoma City University suffered a 66-63 setback to Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Saturday at the Rip Griffin Center.
Troynell Adams, a junior from Chicago, gave the Stars a 63-62 edge with 1:23 remaining in the game. Lubbock Christian responded with Rashad Sample's layup and free throw with 53 seconds left as OCU went to 11-11, 8-10 in Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball.
Adams and Charlton Jones, a junior from Katy, Texas, topped the Stars with 14 points each. Adams dropped in 5 of his 10 shot attempts from the floor and added four rebounds and two steals. Jones handed out three assists.
Elhadji Wade, a junior from Dhakar, Senegal, recorded 13 points, nine rebounds and 6-for-7 shooting from the field. Wade's nine rebounds were a season high.
"In order to win on the road, you have to put two halves together," OCU coach Dionne Phelps said. "Waiting until the second half to play with a sense of urgency makes winning very difficult."
OCU shot 52.1 percent from the field as a team while holding Lubbock Christian to 38.6 percent shooting. Lubbock Christian hit 25 percent of its shots from the floor in the second half.
From the free-throw line, OCU sank 10 of its 17 attempts, but knocked in 7-for-8 in the second half.
The Stars rallied from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late. Adams' jumper finished an 11-2 run that put OCU ahead 63-62 at the 1:23 mark.
Jones added four points, and Wade chipped in a 3-point play during OCU's outburst.
After Sample's 3-point play, Anthony Brancato knocked in a free throw for Lubbock Christian with three seconds left for the final margin.
Douglas Williams' layup gave Lubbock Christian a 46-30 advantage with 19:05 left in the game. Williams provided Lubbock Christian its largest lead of the game and capped an 11-2 Lubbock Christian run.
The Stars take on Rogers State at 8 p.m. Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena.
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