LUBBOCK, Texas (Nov. 30, 2024) – The Lubbock Christian men's basketball team forced a season-high 23 turnovers on Saturday en route to a 95-57 victory over the Arlington Baptist at the Rip Griffin Center.
 
The Chaparrals (5-3, 1-1) finished the homestand 3-1 with wins against. St. Edward's and UT Dallas, along with the Patriots. They averaged 89.8 points per game on their home floor, shooting 52.2 percent overall and 46.9 percent from behind the arc.
 
LCU had four players score in double-figures, led by Ty Caswell, who had 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Ethan Duncan tacked on 15 points, five assists and two steals and Amondo Miller Jr. chipped in as well with 14 points and two blocks. Sean Murphy tacked on an even 10 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting.
 
Trey Thompson and Dylan Walker both had season-highs in points as well with six apiece, and Thompson added in six rebounds (five on the offensive glass).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Patriots kept things close in the early goings, even leading by two just before the first media timeout. Caswell was hot to start though and scored nine points in the first six minutes play while Lubbock Christian took the lead for good.
 
Still, it was just a four-point deficit for ABU with 10:20 left in the opening half. Duncan hit a three-pointer with 8:09 left to stretch the gap to eight, and Caswell hit from deep a minute later as the Chaps led by double-digits for the first time all night.
 
LCU pretty much put the game out of reach for good with less than five minutes to go in the half. Duncan hit another three and sparked a 16-3 run before the break and led by 20 as the teams headed to their respective locker rooms.
 
The Chaps didn't shoot it quite as well in the second half, but they also limited the Patriot offense a lot more and the gap continued to grow. More and more of the Lubbock Christian reserves entered into the game as the lead ballooned past 30 points at the 6:18 mark on a Thompson layup.
 
With 3:19 left in the game, redshirt freshman Reagan Fiedler got the ball inside and split a pair of defenders to score his first collegiate points. Lubbock Christian scored one more time before the horn sounded on the dominant win.
 
GAME NOTES
» The Chaparrals shot well from three point range, knocking down 13 of 30 long range attempts. They have shot better than 40 percent from behind the arc in all but one game this season.
» For the second-straight game, LCU tallied five block on the defensive end. They now have 19 on the year.
» The Chaparrals held the Patriots to only 38.2 percent shooting from the field.It is the second-lowest opponent field goal percentage in a game this season.
» Lubbock Christian cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 14 offensive boards in the game.
» Lubbock Christian got a game-high eight rebounds from Ty Caswell. It is the second time this season he has led the team in rebounding.