Last Wednesday, hundreds of fans witnessed a remarkable performance displayed by the Midwestern State basketball team in a 77-53 win over the Cardinals of Incarnate Word at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Getting past Incarnate Word wasn’t an easy task but Michael Loyd ignored the strength of the Cardinals and led the Mustangs with 16 points above seven rebounds and five assists.
Loyd played incredibly from the onset by making MSU’s first nine points before the guests could even get on the scoreboard. Keonte Logan backed Loyd’s effort with 12 points whereas DeJuan Plummer added to give MSU a vintage day offensively.
Loyd’s monumental early achievement triggered the Mustangs to create a reasonable margin between their opposition with up to an eleven-point gap in the first half.
Although the Cardinals flew as close as four points from leveling at the break, MSU silenced their efforts by extending the lead yet further.
Unsatisfied with getting the last word against the Cardinals, the Mustangs visited Texas A&M University-Kingsville where they disappointed their hosts with a 71-50 victory.
David Terrell took the reins of the Mustangs, launching with 15 points past TAMU-K. The forward had a vintage offensive game as he easily found space to make three dunks amidst the Javelinas’ defense. JaMichael Rivers made 11 points while Kevin Grayer scored ten for a significant contribution to the Midwestern State triumph.
Ryan Layssard, on the other hand, snuck in 12 points, four rebounds and four assists to steer the Javelinas.
The Mustangs extended their winning spree with a dramatic 80-75 win over Tarleton State. It took three overtimes to finally send the Texans packing.
MSU had lost earlier this month to the Texans and was looking forward to payback their guests.
Anthony Harris took the liberty of scoring 20 points for the Mustangs as well as up to eight rebounds. Terrel added 11 points to the Mustangs repertoire while Darrick Thomas, Rivers and Loyd contributed 10 each.
Although Fabian Wilson (24 points) and Wes Dipprey (19 points) seemed threatful, the Mustangs were able to overpowere the Texans with great support from the Midwestern State fans.
The Mustangs improved to 21-2 on the season. MSU will host Central Oklahoma Saturday at 2 p.m.
