CANYON, Texas  Western Colorado lost for the first time this season to No. 7 West Texas A&M 71-48 in a game that saw five lead changes.  
 
JUST THE FACTS 
Final Score: West Texas A&M def. Western Colorado 71-48
Records: Western Colorado 1-1, West Texas A&M 3-0 
Location: First United Bank Center; Canyon, Texas. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Mountaineers got on the board first and matched the Buffs fast tempo offense early which allowed them to stay in the game for the majority of the first half. Each team traded shots with five lead changes until WTAMU gained a nine-point lead by a pair of made free throw attempts by Zach Toussaint.  

• West Texas A&M capitalized off 14 turnovers from the Mountaineers in the first half and scored 24 points from 16 total turnovers from Western Colorado in the contest. 

• At the break the Mountaineers were down 41-24 and had a little bit of a slow start going into the final 20 minutes. The Buffaloes went on a 13-point run extending their lead to 32 points, before a free-throw by Tyler Halligan gave Western Colorado their first points of the half.  

• The Mountaineers found their groove in the back half of the second period as Xavier Harris and Halligan recorded six points each in the half.  

COURT NOTES 

• Kade Juelfs led the Mountaineers with 10 points including going 4-for-8 from the field and one three pointers. The Mountaineers offensive unit tallied a 36.5-percent shooting from the field including a 39.3 clip in the second half.  

• The Mountaineers bench was responsible for 25 points in the contest highlighted by a seven-point performance from Xavier Harris.  

• Trevin Lieck led the Mountaineers in rebounds with seven, while Jamel Hollins had five offensive boards and a total of six rebounds.  

• WTAMU recorded a 49.1-percent shooting from the field behind a 21-point performance from Toussaint.  

UP NEXT 

The Mountaineers will play at home for the first time this season on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. against Texas A&M International. They will then play Texas A&M Kingsville on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., in Paul Wright Gym.