LUBBOCK, TEXAS (December 30, 2017) – After marking a season low 21.7% (5-of-23) from three-point range, Lubbock Christian University fell to Eastern New Mexico University 82-73 in the Chap's final nonconference tilt of the season. Four Chaparral players recorded double-scoring figures, but junior Brennen Fowler led the way for LCU with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double performance of the season.
 
Lubbock Christian got off to a sluggish start scoring 27 points in the opening period of play. The Chaps bounced back and recorded 46 points in the second half to finish the day shooting a 41.9% (26-of-62) from the field. Despite doing a majority of their damage within the paint and outscoring the Greyhounds 36-28 in the key, the Chaparrals were plagued with errors as they committed 19 turnovers for the contest. Because LCU was unable to take care of the ball, Eastern New Mexico converted 17 points off of turnovers.
 
Zach Parker and Jamani Pierce led the way for the Greyhounds tying for game-high scoring performances and dropping 20 points each. Parker and Pierce pushed the ENMU squad to a 27-of-63 (42.9%) mark from the field and 44.4% (8-of-18) average from downtown. Lamarquis Thompson picked up 10 of Eastern New Mexico's 40 boards, but his efforts were not enough to push the Greyhounds past the Chaps on the glass as LCU won the rebounding battle by a 42-40 margin.
 
In total, there were six lead changes between the squads throughout the game. Lubbock Christian regained the lead twice in the final period, but were never able to pull further than a four-point margin over ENMU. All five of the Chap's three-pointers came in the second half where Isaac Asrat shot 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 4-of-8 from the field.
 
Asrat finished the afternoon with 15 points of his own while Marcos Schuster (13 points) and Jay Workman (10 points) marked double-scoring numbers.
 
Lubbock Christian falls to a 4-9 record on the season following the loss, while Eastern New Mexico improves to 5-8. The contest closes out the first half of the season for the Chaps and also concludes their nonconference schedule. The Chaps will now look to pull themselves out of a two-game slide.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Lubbock Christian stands 1-5 on the season when shooting between a 40-49% field goal average. They have shot above 50% from the field in three of their four wins this season.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Chaparrals will pick things up again on Thursday with a Heartland Conference matchup against Texas A&M International. Tipoff against the Dustdevils is set for 8 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center following the Lady Chaps 6 p.m. game.