UAFS men's basketball has bounced back for a big time win against Midwestern State in the second game of the weekend led by Brian Halums with 29 points and 12 rebounds. The final score of the game was 66-62. The Lions led by 14 in one point in the first half, but MSU never gave up and kept fighting back to make it interesting until the very last second. The Lions are going into next week with an 8-11 overall season record and 4-9 in conference play. 

Head coach Jim Boone was pleased with the defensive performance today, "Really pleased with our defensive effort today, I thought we did an outstanding job of guarding dribble penetration, they are a very quick and athletic team. As well, Botchway's ability to run our offense down the stretch to get what we wanted was outstanding. We moved the ball well and it showed in our balance today with four starters in double figures."

On the offensive end the Lions scored 66 points, while four players scored in double figures - Halums (29), Matthew Wilson (15), Charles Botchway (12) and Chris Rollins (10). UAFS shot 49 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from the three point line and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe. The Lions recorded nine assists, led by Charles Botchway with four. 

Defensively, the Lions held their opponents to 62 points on 37.3 percent shooting from the field, 34.4 percent from the three point line and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Lions were tied up with the Mustangs in the rebounding battle at 34 apiece. UAFS was led in rebounding by Halums (12) and Chris Rollins (8) while Evan Anderson and Charles Botchway added four each. The Lions forced 13 turnovers and scored 16 points off those. UAFS also recorded six steals, led by Wilson (3). 

UAFS men's basketball team will be back in action next week as the Lions host another conference game against Oklahoma Christian at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Both live stats and live video broadcast will be available for this game.