Box Score Lubbock Christian won its first road game of the season in an 81-67 win over Wayland Baptist on Thursday night at Hutcherson Center. The Chaps, who entered the contest with a record of 0-5 away from home, hit ten three-pointers and made 21 of their 24 free throw attempts to spoil the Pioneers first game at home in over three weeks.
Isaiah Jackson led all scorers with 19 points for the WBU men, who fell to 5-5 overall and remain winless in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
The Pioneers had trouble hitting the basket in the opening 20 minutes, shooting 36.4 percent from the field. They only trailed by three at the half, however, 32-29.
Jackson scored on back-to-back possessions to start the second period to tie the game at 35, but LCU outscored WBU 14-4 over the next four minutes to regain the momentum. Jaime Eisinger's three-pointer with 3:20 left in the game cut the deficit to seven, but that was as close as the Pioneers were able to get.
Afterwards, Wayland head coach Matt Garnett took the blame for his team's loss.
"This loss is on me. I've got to get them better prepared to compete at a higher level in this conference."
In the final period, the Pioneers shot 60 percent (15-for-25), but LCU went 16-for-28 (57.1 percent) and made 15 trips to the charity stripe, hitting 13 of those.
Both teams had 32 rebounds and 24 points in the paint. The Chaps held the advantage in points off turnovers, converting 10 Pioneer miscues into 15 points. Wayland turned 13 LCU turnovers into just eight points.
Jackson and Rodrigo Silva had seven rebounds apiece for the Pioneers. Jamie Eisinger added eight assists.
Lubbock Christian, which improved to 5-5 and 1-2, was led by Rashad Sample with 18 points. Sample also handed out six assists.
The Pioneers don't return to action until Dec. 29 when they host Texas Lutheran at 4 p.m.
