Box Score

Postgame Interview with Ron Cottrell

HOUSTON – Houston Baptist freshman forward Dauson Womack posted his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Huskies in double figures in a 100-61 victory over Arlington Baptist in non-conference basketball Tuesday night at Sharp Gym.
 
Womack made 8-of-9 field goals and four of his boards came on the offensive end for the Huskies (4-6). Sophomore guard Tyler Russell had 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and five steals, while freshman guard James Harper added a career-high 12 points. Senior guard Anthony Hill and freshman guard Rob Lewis each had 10 points, with Lewis adding a career-high seven assists, the most by a Husky in a game this season. Senior forward Art Bernardi had nine points and five rebounds in only 15 minutes, while freshman forward Caleb Crayton and freshman center Cody Joyce had seven points apiece. Joyce also pulled down eight boards in only nine minutes.
 
Josh Green led Arlington Baptist (6-8) with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from the line. Rod Reed made a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 11 points and four rebounds. Raphael Garcia added 10 points and Jeremiah Ford had nine points and led the Patriots with six rebounds.
 
HBU shot 61 percent from the field, made 4-of-12 from 3-point range, and made 16-of-29 from the free-throw line. Arlington Baptist shot 42 percent from the field, 5-of-13 from long range, and 10-of-18 from the line. The Huskies outrebounded the Patriots, 45-24, and forced Arlington Baptist to commit 23 turnovers.
 
The Huskies started the game with a 9-0 run over the first 2:45 behind five points from Bernardi. An alley-oop dunk by Womack from Lewis on an inbounds play punctuated HBU's 14-2 spurt midway through the half to extend the HBU's lead to 34-13 with 7:36 remaining. The Patriots got 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions from Reed and Green, but the Huskies scored on 14-straight trips down the court, a streak that did not end until their final possession of the half. HBU took a 50-27 lead into the break.
 
The Huskies shot 58 percent from the field in the opening frame, but missed all five of their 3-point attempts. They also shot 6-of-10 from the free-throw line. The Patriots shot 55 percent from the field, 2-of-5 from behind the arc, but only 1-of-6 from the line. Arlington Baptist also turned the ball over 14 times and HBU took advantage by a 21-2 margin in points off turnovers.
 
Womack led HBU with 14 points and seven rebounds in the half, while Bernardi added nine points. Ford and Green each had six to lead Arlington Baptist.
 
Arlington Baptist scored the first four points of the second half, but HBU bounced back with the next seven to spark a 14-1 run which put the Huskies ahead, 66-32, with 13:46 to go. Harper capped the run by knocking down a three then following with a tip-in on the next possession.
 
After Garcia drained a three to cut the Patriots' deficit to 83-53, HBU scored the next 10 points to push their lead to 40, their largest of the game, with 4:02 remaining.
 
The Huskies return to action when they travel to face Oregon Saturday at 2 p.m. CST in Eugene, Ore. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.