Box Score DENVER, Colo. – No. 3 Metro State led throughout on their way to defeating the Western New Mexico University men's basketball team, 85-57, Saturday night at the Auraria Event Center in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.


Lucio Luttrell (Las Cruces, NM/Las Cruces High School) and Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) tallied early baskets for WNMU (1-4, 1-1 RMAC) to get the Mustangs within two both times early in the first half, before MSC (7-0, 2-0 RMAC) went on an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to open a 14-4 lead at the 15:08 mark of the first half.


The Roadrunners would push the lead into the 20's and after Everett Duis (El Paso, TX/El Dorado High School) knocked down a three-pointer to cut the deficit to 17, 33-16, MSC would control the rest of the first half adding 10 more points to their lead to take a 50-23 lead into the locker room.


MSC kept the pressure on early in the second half, keeping the lead around 30-40, before the Mustangs made a rally midway through the second half.


Down 40, 78-38, Luttrell got loose for a three, which Brelan Berry (Chandler, AZ/Basha High School) followed with a jumper and then a layup by Chris Mason (Phoenix, AZ/St. Mary's High School) had WNMU on a 7-0 run.


After a Roadrunner basket, Berry tallied another jumper and after Luttrell dialed long distance again the Mustangs were back within 30, 80-50, with five minutes to play.


Ryan Crane (Anthem, AZ/Boulder Creek High School) closed the game with a layup with just under a minute to play to leave the deficit at 28, which would end up being the final margin of victory.


Berry and Luttrell each tallied double-digits in points for the Mustangs, with Berry leading the team with 14 points, while he also tied for the team lead in rebounds in seven along with Luttrell, as he added 12 points.


Carter was third on the team with nine points.


MSC shot over 53 percent from the field (34-64), while WNMU shot in the 36 percent range (19-52).


WNMU will return home for their next two games beginning with Colorado Mesa on Friday night with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. inside Drag's Court.

 
Western New Mexico vs Metro State
12/03/11 7:05 p.m. at Denver, CO (Auraria Event Center)
At Denver, CO (Auraria Event Center)
METRO STATE 85, WESTERN NEW MEXICO 57
WESTERN NEW MEXICO (1-4, 1-1 RMAC)
Brelan Berry (Chandler, AZ/Basha High School) 6-10 2-2 14; Lucio Luttrell (Las Cruces, NM/Las Cruces High School) 5-8 0-0 12; Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) 2-7 4-4 9;
Chris Mason (Phoenix, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 1-3 4-6 6; Juan Suarez (Nogales, AZ/Nogales High School) 1-4 1-2 4; Merle Branch (Sierra Vista, AZ/Buena High School) 1-2 1-3 3; Ryan
Crane 1-4 1-2 3; Everett Duis (El Paso, TX/El Dorado High School) 1-2 0-0 3; TJ Riley (Tyler, TX/Chapel Hill High School) 1-10 1-2 3; Daryl
Littleton 0-1 0-0 0; Edward Estavillo (Willcox, AZ/Willcox High School) 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 14-21 57.
METRO STATE (7-0, 2-0 RMAC)
Brandon Jefferson 7-13 2-2 19; Reggie Evans 7-13 1-2 15; Demetrius Miller
5-9 3-3 14; Jonathan Morse 5-9 0-0 10; Paul Brotherson 3-4 2-2 8; Sam Porter
2-2 1-2 5; Nicholas Kay 2-3 1-1 5; Derrick January 2-4 1-3 5; DeShawn Phenix
0-2 2-2 2; Isaiah Boyd 1-1 0-0 2; Tyler Cooper 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 13-17
85.
Western New Mexico............   23   34  -   57
Metro State...................   50   35  -   85
3-point goals--Western New Mexico 5-16 (Lucio Luttrell (Las Cruces, NM/Las Cruces High School) 2-4; Juan Suarez (Nogales, AZ/Nogales High School) 1-1;
Everett Duis (El Paso, TX/El Dorado High School) 1-1; Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) 1-3; TJ Riley (Tyler, TX/Chapel Hill High School) 0-3; Edward Estavillo (Willcox, AZ/Willcox High School) 0-1; Ryan
Crane 0-2; Chris Mason (Phoenix, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 0-1), Metro State 4-16 (Brandon Jefferson 3-8;
Demetrius Miller 1-3; Paul Brotherson 0-1; Tyler Cooper 0-2; Reggie Evans
0-2). Fouled out--Western New Mexico-Everett Duis (El Paso, TX/El Dorado High School), Metro State-None.
Rebounds--Western New Mexico 26 (Brelan Berry (Chandler, AZ/Basha High School) 7; Lucio Luttrell (Las Cruces, NM/Las Cruces High School) 7), Metro
State 41 (Jonathan Morse 7). Assists--Western New Mexico 11 (Ryan Crane (Anthem, AZ/Boulder Creek High School) 3),
Metro State 15 (Brandon Jefferson 4). Total fouls--Western New Mexico 18,
Metro State 21. Technical fouls--Western New Mexico-None, Metro State-None.
A-275
Metro State ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II