LAWTON, Okla. (December 10, 2016) - Lubbock Christian University was sent home in shocking fashion, as a half court buzzer beater by Cameron's Tyler Williams gave the Aggies a 79-76 victory over the Chaparrals Saturday inside Aggie Gym. Williams' shot capped a 14-2 Aggies run, as LCU was up 74-65 with 1:17 remaining.
 
A layup by LCU's Michael Grant widened the Chaparral lead to 10 points, 68-58, with 2:38 left in the contest. The last 2:30 is where Cameron picked up the pace and rattled off a 19-6 run on the Chaps. Chuck Kendley tallied LCU's final field goal, putting the Chaps up 74-65 with 1:26 to go. Part of the 19-6 run to end the game was a 14-2 run in the final 1:16, beginning with a Trey Hall three-pointer with 1:16 left. Cameron took advantage of a pair of LCU turnovers with three straight points from the free-throw line, and then received a team rebound off a free-throw miss to setup a JV Long field goal to cut LCU's lead to 74-73 with 46 seconds left. Marcos Schuster extended the lead back to three (76-73) with a pair of made free throws with 45 seconds remaining. Hall tied the game at 76-76 by nailing a second three-pointer in the 14-2 run, with enough time to produce a two-second differential between the game clock and shot clock on the ensuing LCU inbound. Schuster put up an unsuccessful runner with under three seconds remaining and Williams took the rebound, transitioned and not only got the shot off at the horn, but avoided a charge as he crashed into LCU's Isaac Cardona during the shot.
 
The game opened with Brennen Fowler winning the tip and scoring the first bucket for LCU on a layup. The Chaps opened the game on a 7-0 run before the Aggies JV Long drained a pair of free throws to cut the score to 7-2 at the 17:26 mark of the first half. Long's bucket woke up an Aggies offense that went on a 15-7 run for a 17-14 lead. The three-point lead would be Cameron's largest lead of the half. Freshman Chuck Kendley provided a spark for LCU, as he closed out the half matching a season-high 10 points. Ridrell Holman netted a three-pointer to guide the Chaps to the halftime break with a 37-31 lead.
 
Lubbock Christian closed out the first half shooting 48% (12-25) from the field. Marcos Schuster and Kendley each grabbed five boards to lead LCU, as the Chaps outrebounded the Aggies 22-15 in the half. Kendley also led the Chaparrals with a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line. As a squad, Lubbock Christian shot 11-15 (73.3%) from the charity stripe in the half. Cameron was blanked from three-point range in the first half with 0-of-8 shooting. Delvonte Pierre led the Aggies with nine points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field.
 
To start the second half, LCU opened up their halftime lead to nine points on a three-pointer from Jay Workman just two minutes in the second period. However, Cameron remained persistent and eventually took their first lead of the half, 53-52, after a three pointer by Williams. Kendley continued his success and quickly gave the Chaps their lead back with a layup and a free throw with 8:38 left to play. A layup by LCU's Michael Grant widened the Chaparral lead to 10 points, 68-58, with 2:38 left in the contest. The last 2:30 is where Cameron picked up the pace and rattled off a 19-6 run on the Chaps, ultimately hitting a half court heave to give the Aggies a 79-76 win.
 
Cameron came out in a rhythm in the second half, as four different Aggies scored 15 points. Hall picked up all 15 of his points after halftime. LCU outrebounded the Aggies 43-30, but Cameron's three-point game provided the boost for their comeback victory. Hall's four three-pointers pushed the Aggies to 6-of-21 from behind the arc. Holman and Workman each knocked down a pair of three-pointers and accounted for all of LCU's points from downtown. Lubbock Christian was haunted with turnovers, as they committed 18 for the game. As a team, LCU finished the night shooting 26-56 (46.4%) from the field and 20-27 (74.1%) from the free throw line. The Cameron victory was their sixth of the season over a Heartland Conference opponent.
 
LCU's Chuck Kendley led all scorers for a career-high 19 points on 6-7 shooting and 7-7 from the free throw line. Kendley also grabbed 10 rebounds to pick up his first career double-double. He was one of five Chaps in double figures, as he was joined by Workman (12 points), Schuster (10 points), Holman (10 points) and Tyler Rogers (10 points). The ending marked the second time in the past three games in which the opposition hit a shot beyond half court at the end of regulation. In Puerto Rico, Northwood (Mich.) forced overtime with a desperation attempt, but LCU was able to recover with the overtime victory.
 
The loss drops the Chaps to a 5-4 record heading into a Dec. 13 showdown with Eastern New Mexico University. The Tuesday night tilt will be LCU's third and final Lone Star Conference opponent on their schedule and will serve as their last nonconference bout. Tip-off is at 8:00 pm in Portales, N.M.