CLAREMORE, Oklahoma (January 10, 2018) – Wednesday night proved troublesome for Lubbock Christian University where the Chaps marked a season-low 55 points in a 70-55 road loss to Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla. Kentton Williams stood at the forefront of the Chaparral offense scoring 14 points on four field goals and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Brennen Fowler registered his second consecutive double-double performance, sixth of the season, with 12 points and 14 boards.
 
Lubbock Christian found an early rhythm and jumped to out to a quick 8-0 lead at the beginning the night. Rogers State responded by heating up from distance and nailing their first four field goals from behind the arc, narrowing the Chaparral lead to 13-12. Marcos Schuster immediately answered with his first points of the evening on a triple of his own that sparked eight unanswered points from LCU. The Chaps closed out the half shooting 4-of-10 from the field allowing the Hillcats to take a narrow 32-30 lead at the break.
 
After opening up the evening scoring on their first four field goal attempts, LCU closed out the first period with a 48% (12-of-25) average from the floor. Williams' eight points led all Chap scorers in the opening 20 minutes on 3-of-6 shooting and a pair of free throws. Although Lubbock Christian's defensive play held Rogers State to a 44.4% (12-of-27) shooting performance, the Hillcats were able to knock down five three-pointers while outrebounding the Chaps 17-12 at the half.
 
The second half is where things went off the rails for LCU as they missed their opening four field goal attempts allowing Rogers State to extend their lead to 38-32. Though Lubbock Christian had more luck getting to the free throw line in the final period, they were unable to pull any closer than four-points of the Hillcats throughout the remainder of the night. RSU closed out the contest with their final nine points coming from the charity stripe. Rogers State finished the night with a 13-2 scoring run capping a 70-55 victory over the Chaparrals.
 
LCU simply went cold in the second half logging a 28.6% (8-of-28) shooting mark. The Chaps finished the game shooting 20-of-53 (37.7%) from the field despite converting 12-for-14 (85.7%) from the free throw line. A majority of Lubbock Christian's points came from the key as Lubbock Christian outscored the Hillcats 30-6 from inside the paint. Schuster (10 points) joined Fowler and Williams as LCU's only players in double-scoring figures.
 
Lubbock Christian falls to a 6-10 overall record this season and 2-3 inside Heartland Conference standings. RSU's victory pushes the Hillcats to a 16-7 advantage over the Chaps in the all-time rivalry.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
LCU has not experienced much success when playing Rogers State on the road. Wednesday night's loss inside Rogers State's Expo Center drops the Chaparrals to 1-9 road record in the series against the Hillcats.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Up next, Lubbock Christian will return home for another Heartland Conference scrap. The Chaps will take on St. Edward's University Thursday, Jan. 18. Tip is set for 8 p.m. inside Rip Griffin Center.