LUBBOCK, Texas (December 16, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University improved to a 4-7 overall record Saturday afternoon following an 81-78 win over Cameron University inside Rip Griffin Center. The Chaps knocked down a season-high 23 free throws in the victory and finished the afternoon shooting 53.1% (26-of-49) from the field. Isaac Asrat led the way for the Chaparrals with a game-high 23 points. Brennen Fowler added in his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Chaps found the basket early jumping out to a 12-6 lead over the Aggies within the opening six minutes of play. Cameron mounted a comeback and cut the LCU lead to a one-point margin on two occasions before CU's Johann Tate nailed a triple to tie the score up at 17-17 with 11:38 to play in the period. Jay Workman and Fowler stepped in for Lubbock Christian and regained a four-point lead for the Chaparrals with back-to-back buckets. The Aggies remained persistent and took a 24-23 lead, their first of the afternoon, after a jumper from JV Long found the net. Zach Dumas extended the Cameron lead to three, but that would be as far as the Aggies would get for the entirety of the contest. Asrat found his stroke and tacked on six of the Chap's next eight points, putting Lubbock Christian up 34-32 with two minutes left in the half. Rashaan Proctor stepped up next to put his stamp on the contest taking the ball from behind the arc and driving the lane for a one-handed jam. Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath closed out the half for LCU with a pair a of free throws to give the Chaparrals a 41-35 advantage heading into the locker room.
 
Asrat led the charge for Lubbock Christian in the opening period with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Despite shooting 3-of-8 from beyond the arc, the Chaps closed out the first half with a 53.3% (16-of-30) field goal average. Fowler and Gilbreath were right behind Asrat in the scoring column with seven points each. The LCU squad out-rebounded the Aggies 19-15 while also outscoring Cameron 18-8 inside the paint.
 
CU was kept in the game with their three-point play where they knocked down five of their 11 field goals from behind the arc. All nine of Delano Jones' nine-points came from downtown as he led the Aggies scoring efforts in the half. Cameron was limited to 11-of-28 (39.3%) from the field, but captured a 62.5% mark from three-point range.
 
Stephen Lennox kicked off LCU's offense in the second period with a mid-range jumper. Jones responded with five straight points for Cameron cutting the Lubbock Christian lead to 43-40. Gilbreath remained composed for the Chaps and knocked down his second three-pointer of the afternoon to elevate LCU to an eight-point advantage with 12:02 on the clock. Four minutes later Gilbreath was at it again knocking down a free throw that put the Chaparrals up 66-52 for their largest lead of the game. Lubbock Christian managed their double-digit lead until Long converted a layup with 1:36 remaining bringing the Aggies within nine points, 75-66. Dumas and Tyus Momoh then combined for back-to-back Cameron three-pointers to close the gap at 75-72 in favor of LCU. Momoh scored Cameron's next to baskets before Long tucked away another layup for the Aggies final points of the contest. Asrat was inbounded the ball for Lubbock Christian with 11 seconds remaining forcing CU to foul and send him to the free throw line. Asrat split the free throws, but that was enough to hand the Chaparrals an 81-78 victory.
 
Asrat tacked on another 10 points in the second half to help Lubbock Christian to a 52.6% (10-of-19) field goal mark in the period. The Chaparrals were sent to the free throw line 25 times in the final half where they drained 17 of their opportunities for a 68% average. Kentton Williams led the Chaps with six second-half rebounds that pushed LCU to a 20-15 advantage on the boards.
 
Jones led the Aggies for the afternoon with 20 points on six three-pointers and a pair of free throws. Jones was one of four Cameron players to record double-scoring figures for the game. Overall, CU shot 39.1% (25-of-64) from the field and 73.9% (17-of-23) from the charity stripe.
 
LCU recorded a season-high 23 free throws on 34 attempts for a 67.6% average in the win. The Chap's 53.1% shooting mark was once again highlighted by Asrat who finished with 23 points for his 11^th consecutive game in double-scoring figures. Gilbreath (13 points), Fowler (12 points) and Marcos Schuster (11 points) joined Asrat with double-figures.
 
The Chaparrals move to 4-7 on the season and will return to action Tuesday, Dec. 19 against Angelo State University. Tipoff against the Rams is slated for 7 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.