MARSHALL, Texas – The Louisiana Christian University men's basketball program crossed enemy lines into the Wildcats' homecoming festivities and snuck out of the party with its first win of the season, an 88-82 back-and-forth thriller in East Texas.

The Basics:
 

• Score
  • Louisiana Christian – 88
  • Wiley – 82

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (1-1, 0-0 Red River)
  • Wiley (1-2, 0-0 Gulf Coast)

 

• Location
  • Marshall, Texas – Alumni Gymnasium

 

• Series History (Since 2007-08)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 1-0 (100%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2007-08)
  • Louisiana Christian (W1) | Wiley's Last Win: N/A

 
Wildcats Top Performers:
 

• Jon'Quarius McGhee held the hot hand for Head Coach Reni Mason, going 7-for-14 (50%) for a team-high 22 points and contest-best four steals while having a perfect night from the charity stripe (6-of-6).

 

• Drew Tebbe logged a pair of career benchmarks, producing double-digit points (12) for the first time on top of a personal-high three steals.

 

• D'Marcus Fugett was the top assister among all players (4) and led the visitors in boards by tallying a career-high seven.

 

• Gary Smith (17) and Omarion Layssard (13) combined to drop 30 points on the Purple and Black, on 11-of-21 (52.4%) shooting including seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals between them.

 
Notes:
 

• The Orange and Blue nailed half of its shot attempts (31-of-62) and more than half of its three-pointers (8-for-15, 53.3%) in a hot-shooting performance.

 
Next:
 

• After a string of three road games in-a-row, the Wildcats will finally get to play in front of the Wildcats faithful on Thursday at 6 p.m. versus William Carey.

 
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