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STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Men's Basketball) – It was a tale of two halves Saturday at Wisdom Gym as Texas A&M University-Kingsville (10-12, 2-9 LSC) could not shake off its slow start Saturday, falling to #RV Tarleton State University (17-7, 6-5 LSC) 76-63.
 
The Javelinas outscored the Texans and held one of the nation's most efficient shooting teams to 25 percent shooting from three-point range. Troy Jones led Kingsville in scoring with 14 points after going 4-8 from the field and the senior added seven rebounds. Will West scored 12 points and Jamar Goodwin added 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
 
The Javelinas were 9-30 in the first half and went into the locker room trailing 41-26, but came out connecting in the second half, cutting their deficit to 12 with 7:21 left to play in the game. The rally came just a hair too late as time ran out on comeback hopes for the Hogs against the Lone Star Conference preseason favorite.
 
Three Texan players reached double figures, led by the game's leading scorer, EJ Reed, who scored 19 points.
 
The Javelinas head home to host nationally-ranked Midwestern State University Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
 
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