LUBBOCK, Texas (January 4, 2019) – Lubbock Christian University's Brennen Fowler set a new Chaparral single-game scoring record with 47 points, marking just the fifth 40-point game in Chap history, to help LCU push past a hot start from Randall and defeat the Saints 104-98
 
LCU led for just 8:58 in the game after Randall opened the game 13-13 from the field, including 10-10 from the behind the arc. The Saints cooled off from behind the arc a little in the second half, but still shot 75% from three-point range overall in the game, forcing the Chaps to outscore them.
 
The 104 points for the Chaps marked the first time the team had scored triple digits since Nov. 29, 2013 against Ecclesia College and was only the fifth time LCU had surpassed the 100-point mark under head coach Todd Duncan.
 
Randall's scorching shooting start gave them a large early lead as they pushed the gap to 14 points less than 10 minutes in, but Fowler kept the Chaps in the game with a perfect 11-11 performance. He also crashed the boards for seven rebounds, setting him up for 15 total in the game and his sixth double-double of the season.
 
The Saints still held a double-digit lead with just under three minutes left in the half, but an 8-0 in one minute cut the Chap deficit to two, which is what Randal was still leading by as the two teams went into the locker room for halftime.
 
In the second half, the Chaps never allowed the Saints to get ahead by double-digits but struggled to get on top. Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath finally hit a go-ahead basket with 6:45 left to play to give LCU an 86-85 lead.
 
The two teams see-sawed back and forth for the next three minutes, but the Chaparrals finally pull away when an Isaac Asrat three-pointer sparked an 8-1 run that gave LCU the lead for good.
 
Fowler joined elite Chap company when the 40-point performance, with only four other players in history recording scoring efforts in the 40s. His 47 points surpassed the previous record of 43 set by Dusty Middleton on Feb. 10, 2001 and is also the sixth most points scored in a single game by a Division II player this year.
 
Two other Chaps finished in double-figures against the Saints in Gilbreath (15) and Zach Stepp, who hit three shots from behind the arc and had a career-high 13 points.
 
Randall, which competes in the NCCAA and is the three-time defending national champion at that level, had five players finish in double-figures, including team-leading scorer Antonio Wilson, who had 32 points.
 
TURNING POINT
 
Asrat's three-pointer with 3:01 left in the second half was followed by an and-one layup from Fowler to put Lubbock Christian up by six points. The Saints would not pull any closer than four pints the rest of the game.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
Thanks in large part to Brennen Fowler, the Chaparrals scored exactly half of their points (52) in the paint, compared to just 26 for the Saints. Lubbock Christian also set a new season high with 24 assists, led by Jay Workman, who had seven in the contest.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Chaps will begin Heartland Conference play next week as they hit the road to take on Texas A&M International Thursday in Laredo and St. Mary's on Saturday in San Antonio.