Box Score

     JACKSON, Miss. - Texas Wesleyan shot a blistering 64 percent from the field on its way to a 109-88 victory over tournament host Belhaven College Saturday afternoon.

     Texas Wesleyan (1-2) rebounded after a loss Friday evening, to finish the Belhaven Classic with a 1-1 record.

     Senior Tommy Johnson was on fire, hitting 12-of-18 shots from the field, including 8-of-13 from behind the arc for 39 points to go along with his team-best eight rebounds. Junior Ben Hunt chipped in with 25 points, canning five treys.

     "I thought Tommy had a dominating performance on both ends of the floor," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "He set the tone for us early, and the rest of our team followed his lead. Our guard play was phenomenal today."

     Texas Wesleyan shot 66 percent (38-58) from the floor and an amazing 57 percent (17-30) from behind the arc. The Rams also shot 76 percent (16-21) from the free-throw line.

     "I thought we executed our offense as well as we can," Waldrop said. " We had a lot of guys score tonight. We constantly looked for and found the open man. Without question, shooting the ball is one of our definite strength."

     Belhaven (4-1) was undefeated before the game and had also knocked off nationally ranked John Brown earlier in the season. The Blazers shot 56 percent (37-66) from the field and 39 percent (10-26) from the three-point line. They also shot 50 percent (4-8) from the charity stripe.

     "We are still learning to play with each other," Waldrop said. "I think that the defense will continue to improve, as we continue to get comfortable with one another."

     Junior Brad Schilder led the Rams with 10 assists and tallied 11 points, while junior Khayri McKinney added 13 points and five assists.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Tuesday when they host Oklahoma Christian Tuesday evening. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium. Oklahoma Christian defeated the Rams, 90-80, on Nov. 9th in Edmond, Okla.