Due to a scoreboard error, the Sam Houston Tigers briefly had 100 points in the second quarter. But even if they'd reached that number by the end, it still wouldn't have been nearly enough.
The Yates Lions started fast than beat up on the short-handed Tigers late for a 120-46 win Saturday afternoon at Delmar Fieldhouse, giving them a 60-game winning streak.
"We came out with energy but not at the intensity that I wanted us to be," Yates coach Greg Wise said.
"So I was, in a way, happy because we have so many new guys, and I'm kind of happy with where we are right now, but we're nowhere near where I think we'll be toward the middle of the season."
The Lions (2-0) forced 16 turnovers and outscored Sam Houston 36-17 in the first quarter. The Tigers had 31 turnovers at halftime and 52 for the game. Yates eased up its full-court press in the fourth.
All 15 players on Yates' roster scored. Clyde Santee led the way with 18 points, Damyeon Dotson added 15, and eight players had at least eight.
"We're still trying to figure out who our top group is," Wise said. "We've got a lot of guys who can play, so they're still fighting for position, but as we get further along we'll start tightening the rotation."
The Tigers (0-2) couldn't have tightened theirs any more.
They went into the game with just seven players suited up and were down to five with 6:46 left in the game, when Gilbert Good fouled out. Curry Young picked up his fifth foul with 2:01 in the third.
They came dangerously close to running with less than five. Denzell Booker, who had a team-high 17 points, drew his fourth foul 6 minutes into the third. He and Dante Bachus played all 32 minutes.
"It's pretty tough (facing Yates) if you have a 10-man roster," Sam Houston coach Ralph Barrera said.
"We played today without our two point guards. I'm not making any excuses, but one of them quit and the other one didn't show up to practice, so we were minus a point guard today."
Yates took advantage, closing with a 36-6 fourth. Charles Lewis' dunk put the Lions over the century mark with 5:01 remaining. A dunk at the buzzer by Larelle Broussard provided the final tally.
"It was tough today to come out and handle that kind of pressure," Barrera said. "I felt like our kids did a pretty good job of competing, but we just got wore out and they took advantage of that."
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