Men's Basketball

Gold Rush wins, improves to 10-1

Box Score      KINGSVILLE, Texas — Jarrel Lake and Kelechi Okoroha scored 12 points apiece Saturday to lead five double-figure scorers for Xavier University of Louisiana in a 72-54 men's basketball victory over Texas A&M International in the opening game of the Texas A&M-Kingsville Holiday Tournament.
     Alfred Williams and Shaun Dumas scored 11 points apiece for the Gold Rush (10-1), ranked 11th in NAIA Division I, and Mark Stewart had 10. Williams was 3-of-3 from 3-point range and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and the sixth of his career.
     Reserve Tracy Johnson scored a season-high 13 points for Texas A&M International (3-5), an NCAA Division II member. Chris Swan, who entered the game averaging 20.6 points and shooting 54 percent from the floor, scored a season-low 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting. Swan was scoreless in 14 first-half minutes.
     Xavier never trailed and outscored the Dustdevils 15-4 in the first seven minutes. The Rush led 29-19 at halftime and maintained a double-digit lead for nearly 18 minutes of the second half.
     Xavier outshot TAMIU 49 to 38 percent from the floor — 65 to 43 percent in the second half — and outrebounded the Dustdevils 39-30. Both teams committed 18 turnovers.
     The Rush is 10-1 for the third time in five seasons and the first time since 2003-04. Xavier has a four-game winning streak and has won 25 of its past 29 games.
     Xavier will play Texas A&M-Kingsville at 7 p.m. Sunday in the final game of the tournament. The Javelinas defeated Huston-Tillotson 86-68 in the second game Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Shaun Dumas

#12 Shaun Dumas

G
5' 11"
Junior
2L
Jarrel Lake

#21 Jarrel Lake

F/C
6' 8"
Sophomore
TR
Kelechi Okoroha

#3 Kelechi Okoroha

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
1L
Mark Stewart

#4 Mark Stewart

G
6' 1"
Senior
3L

Players Mentioned

Shaun Dumas

#12 Shaun Dumas

5' 11"
Junior
2L
G
Jarrel Lake

#21 Jarrel Lake

6' 8"
Sophomore
TR
F/C
Kelechi Okoroha

#3 Kelechi Okoroha

6' 4"
Sophomore
1L
G
Mark Stewart

#4 Mark Stewart

6' 1"
Senior
3L
G