The LeTourneau men have now won 10-straight games en route to a 14-4 overall record. They are now tied for the longest winning streak in school history with the 1986-87 squad that finished 18-11. LETU sits atop the ASC East Division with a 7-3 record, winning their last six conference games.
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Alec Colhoff and
Jeff Martin each scored 18 to lead the YellowJackets who shot 61.8 percent (42-68) from the floor.
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Martin and
Nate West each had four assists for LETU who recorded 18 assists to only eight turnovers. LeTourneau leads NCAA Division III in assist-to-turnover ratio, averaging 1.76 assists per turnover.
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"The guys did a good job of executing offensively as we shot 61% and assisted on 18 baskets," said Miller after the win. "I was very pleased with our bench tonight as we had 33 bench points and great energy. We know to accomplish our goals we need to win on the road and this was a good win tonight."
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Freshman guard
Nate West also scored 14 points to go along with three rebounds and three steals.
Caylab Herrera also scored in double figures pouring in 11 points in 19 minutes.
Sam Talbert and
Christian Seidl were perfect from the floor as they scored eight and six respectively.
Caleb Loggins also finished with eight points on 4-5 shooting.
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In all, 14 YellowJackets tallied points as they crossed the century mark for the third time this season. LETU forced 18 Blazer turnovers and were able to score 32 points off those turnovers. LeTourneau also owned the paint in the second half scoring 34 points at the rim.
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Belhaven jumped out to an early lead as a Brandon Pressley layup gave BU a five-point lead at the 14:11 mark. The YellowJackets would go on a 9-0 run to take an 18-14 lead after a pair of Talbert free throws. LETU would never trail again as they stretched the lead to 16 on a
Jeff Martin fadeaway jumper as time expired at the half.
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In the second half, LeTourneau attacked the rim, taking just five shots from behind the arc and shooting 23-33 from the field to outscore the Blazers 52-44. Freshman
Shannon Beck gave LETU their largest lead on a tip-in with 34 seconds remaining.
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The YellowJackets will return to Solheim Arena on Thursday, January 26
th at 7:30 p.m. as they host the Highway 80 showdown against the Tigers of East Texas Baptist. The YellowJackets will then square off with Louisiana College on Saturday, January 28
th as they also plan to raise awareness for cancer as they participate in the national Coaches vs Cancer campaign. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
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