Box Score The Wayland Baptist men's basketball team continued its success at home and remained undefeated on Friday night in Hutcherson Center, beating the Barclay College (Kan.) Bears, 107-72.
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The 12th-ranked Pioneers (3-0) were short-handed with injuries to some key players, but it didn't matter. Wayland received outstanding effort from senior
Robert Waters, who scored a career-high 37 points on 14-of-29 shooting, including 9-of-19 (two off the school record) from the 3-point line. He also dished six assists and grabbed six rebounds.
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"I expect him to have a big night," Wayland coach
Ty Harrelson said. "I would take that every game of the season from him."
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Also for the Pioneers, junior
Maurice Redmond continued his double-double streak, which is now up to three games after scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Redmond also had four assists and four steals.
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"Maurice was good again for us today," Harrelson said. "He's just playing fantastic basketball right now."
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Jordon Johnson also recorded a double-double with a dozen points and 10 rebounds, while
Thiago Randazzo added 12 points.
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Due to being short-handed, the Pioneers brought in two junior varsity players into the rotation.
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"Those two guys were ready to go," Harrelson said in reference to freshmen Ashton Davis and Nic Lucero. "They both did well."
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Even with the convincing win over the Bears (0-2), Harrelson still had concerns after the game.
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"We were a little bit sloppy with the basketball," he said, alluding to the team's 28 turnovers (Barclay had 30). "We didn't shoot the ball well from the free-throw line. We went from shooting 87 percent (in Tuesday night's exhibition win over Eastern New Mexico) to 42 percent (5-of-12)."
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Next for the Pioneers will be the Lubbock Christian Chaparrals at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 in the Hutch. The game will be an exhibition contest for Wayland and will not count toward the Pioneers' overall record.
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"Our old rivalry…," Harrelson said. "Hopefully, the school will get behind us."
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