GOODWELL, Okla. (January 12, 2017) - Lubbock Christian University jumped back on track by defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State 86-70 Thursday evening in Heartland Conference action inside Oscar Williams Field House. Five different Chaparrals tallied double figures in scoring and 40 of LCU's 86 points came from their bench. LCU nailed 10 three-pointers in the game, with four coming from Ridrell Holman.
 
Tyler Rogers kicked things off for LCU by splitting a pair of free throw just 20 seconds into the game. OPSU quickly answered with back-to-back three pointers from Sita Sesay and Jake Regier to give the Aggies an early 6-1 lead. A monstrous dunk and a mid-range jumper by LCU's Rogers evened the score up at 8-8 at the 15:32 mark of the opening period. Regier immediately knocked down another trey and gave Panhandle State an 11-8 lead before two quick buckets by Brennen Fowler helped regain the lead for the Chaps. Roddy Pierre converted an old fashioned three-point play to return the lead to the Aggies at 14-12. Fowler then knocked down two free throws at the 10:08 mark to give Lubbock Christian their final lead change of the game at 18-16. LCU held the Aggies to just 14 more points in the half, while opening up their lead to 41-30 at the break.
 
Holman streaked out to 11 points for the Chaparrals on 66% (4-of-6) shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from behind the three-point line. As a squad, the Chaps posted a 53.3% (16-of-30) shooting percentage for the first period, their highest since beginning Heartland play. Although LCU held an 11-point lead at halftime, OPSU shot the ball effectively with a 50% (12-of-24) field goal mark. Regier single-handedly knocked down all four of Panhandle State's three-pointers to finish the period with 12 points.
 
A three-pointer by OPSU's Sesay cut the LCU lead to eight points just two minutes into the second half. It would turn out to be the closest the Aggies would get to the Chaps for the rest of the evening. Marcos Schuster knocked down a three-pointer to close out a 17-4 run with 11:04 left to play, giving Lubbock Christian a 63-42 lead. With 2:37 left in the game, Chuck Kendley threw down a dunk to give the Chaparrals their largest lead of the game at 26-points. Although OPSU scored the final 10 points of the contest, LCU's lead proved to be too lofty and the Chaps ultimately finished the night with an 86-70 win.
 
Lubbock Christian was sent to the charity stripe 16 times in the second half and converted on 15 of them for a 93.8% free throw percentage. Schuster continued LCU's stellar three-point play by knocking down 3-of-4 triples and finished with 13 points. The Chap squad shot an impressive 60% (6-of-10) from downtown in the second period. In total, Coach Duncan's men finished the game shooting 50.9% (28-of-55) from the floor and 87% (20-of-23) from the free throw line. Chuck Kendley, 12 points, Brennen Fowler, 12 points, and Jay Workman, 11 points, combined for 35 of Lubbock Christian's 40 bench points. LCU forced the Aggies into 16 turnovers while only committing eight of their own. Of OPSU's 16 turnovers, the Chaparrals converted 21 points. Holman, a senior, netted 12 of his 14 points from downtown while shooting an impressive 55.5% (5-of-9) from the field.
 
Panhandle State's Sita Sesay had a game-high 17 points on 50% (7-of-14) shooting. Sesay put in most of his work from three-point land as he racked up nine points from behind the arc. Jace Kerr added 15 points, while Jake Regier had 12 of his own.
 
With the win, the Chaps jump to 9-7 on the year and 3-3 in Heartland play. They will continue their road trip by heading to Wichita, Kans. for a bout with Newman University on Saturday afternoon. Tip off is at 3pm inside Newman's Fugate Gymnasium.