Lewis has 18 points, leads Abilene Christian to 90-69 win (Dec 10, 2016)
ABILENE, Texas (AP) Jaren Lewis scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals as Abilene Christian rolled over NAIA Northern New Mexico 90-69 on Saturday.
Jalone Friday had 16 points; Hayden Farquhar added 12 with seven rebounds and Jovan Crnic chipped in 10 points.
Abilene Christian (5-3) shot 32 of 55 (58.2 percent) from the floor, while limiting the Eagles to 21-of-48 shooting.
The Wildcats held Northern New Mexico scoreless for almost seven minutes in the first half.
Farquhar nailed a 3-pointer to start ACU on a 19-3 run midway through the first period to take a 51-34 lead into the locker room.
ACU pushed its advantage to 66-42 at the 13:14 mark of the second half. The Eagles closed to 78-64 with 4:54 left in the game but ACU responded with another run.
Jeffrey long and Ezini Ugbisien had 16 and 15 points respectively to lead the Eagles.
